Candidates to be Installed as Acolytes Author: O Reverendíssimo Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., D.D. In the News 3 Jun 2022 Share 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 7 p.m., Tuesday, June 21, in Holy Trinity Church in Fall River. The Ministry of Acolyte is the second of two ministries which candidates must receive and exercise as part of their preparation for ordination as a permanent deacon. Assisting Bishop da Cunha will be Father Robert A. Oliveira and Deacon Frank R. Lucca, who are co- directors of the Permanent Diaconate program in the Diocese. The candidates are the tenth class for the Permanent Diaconate of the Diocese of Fall River and have been in the formation program for four years. They will continue with one more year of academic and pastoral formation before their ordination as deacons. Those to be installed as Acolytes are as follows: 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’s Parish, Mansfield; David Roderick, Corpus Christi Parish, East Sandwich; Shawn Seybert, St. Theresa Child of Jesus Parish, Attleboro; and Scott Taveira, Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Parish, New Bedford. O Reverendíssimo Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., D.D. The Bishop of Fall River Categories Sem categoria Mensagens do Bispo In the News Press Releases and Statements Success Stories Photo Gallery Videos Related Posts In the News 14 Jun 2021 Candidates for Diaconate to be Installed as Readers 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 … 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 15 Out 2020 Seventeen Men to be Admitted as Candidates for the Permanent Diaconate FALL RIVER — Seventeen men will be admitted to candidacy for the Permanent Diaconate of the Diocese of Fall River on Tuesday, October 27, at 7:00 p.m. at Holy Trinity … Read More