The Diocese of Palm Beach (Latin: Dioecesis Litoris Palmensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the U.S. state of Florida. The patron saint of the diocese is the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title Queen of the Apostles. The current diocesan bishop is Gerald Barbarito. The Diocese serves 280,000 Catholics in 53 parishes and missions. The Diocese of Palm Beach is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Miami.