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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on
Form S-8 of Fifth Third Bancorp of our report dated January 16, 2001,
incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Fifth Third
Bancorp for the year ended December 31, 2000.

                                              /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Cincinnati, Ohio
June 20, 2001