Candidates for Diaconate to be Installed as Readers Author: Diocese of Fall River In the News 14 Jun 2021 Share Fifteen candidates currently studying for the Permanent Diaconate in the Fall River Diocese will be installed as Readers by Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., at 7 p.m., Tuesday, June 22, 2021, in Holy Trinity Church in Fall River. Assisting Bishop da Cunha will be Reverend Robert A. Oliveira and Deacon Frank R. Lucca, Co- Directors of the Permanent Diaconate in the Diocese. The Ministry of Reader is the first of two ministries which candidates must receive and exercise as part of their preparation for ordination as permanent deacons. These candidates are the tenth class for the Permanent Diaconate of the Diocese of Fall River and have been in the formation program for two years. They will continue in two more years of academic and pastoral formation before ordination as deacons. Those to be installed as Readers and their parishes follow: James “Gus” Adams, St. Anthony Parish, East Falmouth; Jeremias Carranza, Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish at St. James, New Bedford; Richard Fish, Jr., Christ the King Parish, Mashpee; David Gaspar, St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Swansea; Tyrone Gonsalves, Corpus Christi Parish, East Sandwich; Leonard Guyette, Corpus Christi Parish, East Sandwich; Philip Koch, St. Joan of Arc Parish, Orleans; David Laird, Christ the King Parish, Mashpee; Thomas Martin, Corpus Christi Parish, East Sandwich; Joseph Martino, St. John Neumann Parish, East Freetown; Americo Miranda, Our Lady of Grace Parish, Westport; John O’ Brien, St. Mary Parish, Mansfield; David Roderick, Corpus Christi Parish, East Sandwich; Shawn Seybert, St. Theresa of the Child of Jesus Parish, Attleboro; Scott Taveira, Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Parish, New Bedford. Diocese of Fall River Office of Communications Categories Sem categoria Mensagens do Bispo In the News Press Releases and Statements Success Stories Photo Gallery Videos Related Posts In the News 1 Jun 2017 Nine Studying for the Permanent Diaconate to be Installed as Readers NEW BEDFORD — Nine candidates who are currently studying for the Permanent Diaconate in the Fall River Diocese will be installed as Readers by Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., … Read More In the News 9 Mai 2023 Diocese to Welcome New Deacons FALL RIVER — On Saturday, May 20, at 11 a.m. in St. Mary’s Cathedral in Fall River, Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., will ordain 15 men to the Permanent … Read More In the News 3 Jun 2022 Candidates to be Installed as Acolytes FALL RIVER — Fifteen candidates currently studying for the Permanent Diaconate for the Diocese of Fall River will be installed as Acolytes by Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., at … Read More