Exhibit 23.2

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Fifth Third Bancorp on Form S-8 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
November 7, 2001