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Emilio Biosca Agüero
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Emilio Biosca Agüero

Bishop of Venice
Bishop
1964
1994
Ordained
2026
Consecrated Bishop
Venice
Diocese
United States
Country
The Life

Emilio Biosca Agüero, O.F.M. Cap., was born on December 15, 1964, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Cuban immigrant parents. He was ordained a priest of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin on May 21, 1994, by Abp. Seán Patrick O'Malley.

He served as a missionary in Papua New Guinea for twelve years, then took assignments in Cuba between 2007 and 2019, and was pastor of the Shrine of the Sacred Heart in Washington, D.C., when Pope Leo XIV appointed him Bishop of Venice on May 13, 2026. He was ordained and installed on July 11, 2026, at St. John XXIII parish in Fort Myers, as the third Bishop of Venice.

Major Works & Initiatives
Bishop of Venice (2026- )
A Capuchin missionary (Papua New Guinea, then Cuba) and Washington pastor, appointed on 13 May 2026 and ordained and installed on 11 July 2026, succeeding Bp. Dewane.
In His Own Words
I truly did not know why I had been sent here from Cuba, but later I came to understand that my mission was to accompany this vibrant community,
Homily at his final Mass as pastor of the Shrine of the Sacred Heart, Washington, June 21, 2026, three weeks before his installation at Venice - a Capuchin who had served in Cuba and Papua New Guinea; Catholic Standard. This is his farewell as pastor, not his installation homily
If my first assignment as a priest in New Guinea - in the mountains and jungles among indigenous communities - profoundly shaped my priesthood, then certainly the Sacred Heart community has marked and will always mark my heart as I begin my ministry as bishop of the Diocese of Venice,
Homily at his final Mass as pastor of Sacred Heart Shrine, Washington, June 21, 2026; Catholic Standard
Each person brings their own story and culture, and here everyone is integrated. Today our parishioners are marrying one another, blending nationalities, and in this way the Church continues to grow,
Final Mass as pastor of Sacred Heart Shrine, June 21, 2026, of a parish of many nationalities that had lived through restrictive immigration enforcement; Catholic Standard
I am very proud to have been in this parish all these years and very grateful to God.
Final Mass as pastor of Sacred Heart Shrine, Washington, June 21, 2026; Catholic Standard
The Old Mass, See by See
Venice2026-07-11 – presentNo act of his own
2 sites → 2 sites
What he inheritedBp. Dewane's Venice: two Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter sites - Christ the King, Sarasota, and Corpus Christi Chapel - continuing under the faculties Dewane extended in 2021. No act of Biosca Aguero's own on the old Mass has been published in his first months.
Since the SSPX decree of 2 July 2026: No statement recorded as of 2026-10-22.
Reviewed 2026-10-22Confidence: mediumSee the diocese on the scorecard ›
Domus Dei’s Verdict
The Bishop & the Mass of Ages
Inherited preservation

He inherited Bp. Dewane's Venice, where the two Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter sites continued under faculties extended in 2021. No act of his own on the old Mass has been published in his first months.

References & Further Reading
1.
Rite of ordination of a bishop — Florida Catholic · thefloridacatholic.org · 2026Contemporary account of his ordination and installation, 11 July 2026.
2.
Installation coverage — Diocese of Venice in Florida · dioceseofvenice.org · 2026Diocesan coverage of the appointment and installation.
Portrait: Own work / Wikimedia Commons
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