Since 2017 when Bishop Parkes established the Disaster Relief Fund, the Diocese of Saint Petersburg has donated nearly $2 million for disaster relief thanks to the generosity of our parishioners, as outlined below:

• $100,000 to help those impacted by Hurricane Idalia (2023)

• $100,000 for Lanai fire relief in Maui in the Diocese of Honolulu (2023)

• $250,000 for Hurricane Ian relief in the Diocese of Venice (2022)

• $100,000 for tornado relief in the Diocese of Owensboro (2021)

• $100,000 for Hurricane Ida Relief in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana (2021)

• $75,000 for Hurricane Grace Relief in the Dioceses of Jeremie, Les Cayes and Hinche, Haiti (2021)

• $50,000 for Hurricane Laura Relief in the Diocese of Lake Charles, Louisiana (2020)

• $50,000 for Hurricane Laura Relief in the Diocese of Beaumont, Texas (2020)

• $100,000 for COVID-19 Relief in the Diocese of St. Petersburg (2019)

• $250,000 for Hurricane Dorian Relief in the Archdiocese of Nassau, Bahamas (2019)

• $300,000 for Hurricane Michael Relief in the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee (2018)

• $155,000 for Hurricane Harvey Relief in Texas (2017)

• $200,000 for Hurricane Maria Relief in Puerto Rico (2017)

• $165,000 for Hurricane Irma Relief (2017)

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