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Ordination to the Permanent Diaconate, St. Mary’s Cathedral, May 18, 2019

Ordination to the Permanent Diaconate, St. Mary's Cathedral, May 18, 2019

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May
2019
Virginia Educator Appointed Principal of Holy Family-Holy Name School

NEW BEDFORD — Joseph Branco, a current assistant principal and former teacher and technology specialist in the Chesapeake (Virginia) Public Schools system, will become the new principal at Holy Family-Holy …

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May
2019
Nine to be Ordained Permanent Deacons

FALL RIVER — Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., will ordain nine men to the Permanent Diaconate for service in the Fall River Diocese on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at …

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May
2019
56 to Receive Diocesan Youth Award

FALL RIVER —Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., will present the Pope Saint Pius X Youth Award to 56 young persons from parishes throughout the Fall River Diocese in the …

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May
2019
Seminarian to be Ordained a Transitional Deacon

ACUSHNET — Diocesan seminarian Steven A. Booth (in photo) will be ordained a transitional deacon by Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., in the context of an 11 a.m. Mass …

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May
2019
Bishop Appoints Priests to Serve Emerging Parish Collaboratives

FALL RIVER — In his two pastoral letters to members of the Fall River Diocese, Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., presented his vision for renewing the Diocese (Rebuilding in …

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May
2019
Clergy Transfers, Retirements Announced

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 and transfers: Reverend Brian E. Albino, …

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May
2019
Diocese Launches 78th Catholic Charities Appeal

FALL RIVER–The 78th Annual Catholic Charities Appeal is underway in the Diocese of Fall River. Each year, the Appeal invites parishioners in the Diocese and community supporters to bear witness …

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St. John Vianney Relic Coming to Diocese

FALL RIVER — The incorrupt heart of St. John Vianney will be visiting the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption, 327 Second Street in Fall River, on Easter Monday, …

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Bishop da Cunha’s 2019 Easter Message

“If Christ has not been raised, then empty is our preaching; empty, too, your faith” (I Cor. 15:14). Thanks be to God for Easter!  We need the light, the joy, …

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