Diocese of Fall River
OFFICIAL
His Excellency, the Most Reverend Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., D.D., Bishop of Fall River, announces the following appointments:
Rev. Antonio Lisboa da Silva, S.D.V., of the Society of Divine Vocations (Vocationist Fathers) Pastor of Saint Patrick Parish in Wareham
Rev. Cyril Offiong, S.D.V., of the Society of Divine Vocations (Vocationist Fathers) Parochial Vicar of Saint Patrick Parish in Wareham
Rev. Robert A. Oliveira, Co-Director of the Permanent Diaconate Program while remaining Pastor of Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in New Bedford
Deacon Frank R. Lucca, Co-Director of the Permanent Diaconate Program
Effective June 28, 2017
Rev. David C. Deston, Jr., Chaplain, Bishop Connolly High School in Fall River, while remaining Administrator of Saint Anne’s Parish in Fall River
Effective: July 1, 2017
His Excellency, the Most Reverend Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., Bishop of Fall River, has accepted the nomination of the Very Reverend Johnathan A. Hurrell, ss.cc., Provincial Superior of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts – United States Province, and has made the following appointment:
Rev. Stephen Banjare, ss.cc., Parochial Vicar of Saint Joseph Parish in Fairhaven to Pastor of Saint Joseph Parish in Fairhaven
Effective: July 1, 2017