Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River

Diocese of Fall River

Dioecesis Riverormenensis
Catholic
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
Territory Massachusetts counties of Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, and the towns of Marion, Mattapoisett, and Wareham on the south coast of Plymouth County[1]
Episcopal conferenceUnited States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Ecclesiastical regionRegion I
Ecclesiastical provinceBoston
MetropolitanBoston
Coordinates41°42′39″N 71°08′50″W / 41.71083°N 71.14722°W / 41.71083; -71.14722
Statistics
Area3,107 km2 (1,200 sq mi)[1]
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2021)
825,540[a]
275,290[a] (33.3%)
Parishes78[a]
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedMarch 12, 1904
CathedralCathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
Patron saintSaint Mary of the Assumption[3]
Secular priests123 plus 63 religious priests[1]
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopEdgar Moreira da Cunha
Metropolitan ArchbishopSeán Patrick O'Malley
Map
Website
www.fallriverdiocese.org

The Diocese of Fall River (Latin: Dioecesis Riverormensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in southeastern Massachusetts in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Boston.

The mother church of the diocese is St. Mary's Cathedral in Fall River. The patron saint of the diocese is Mary, mother of Jesus. The current bishop as of 2023 is Edgar Moreira da Cunha.

  1. ^ a b c d "Diocese of Fall River". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. March 17, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  2. ^ "A Look at the Diocese". Diocese of Fall River. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
  3. ^ "St. Mary's Cathedral".


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