Diocese of Fall River
Diocese of Fall River Dioecesis Riverormenensis | |
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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 |
| Episcopal conference | United States Conference of Catholic Bishops |
| Ecclesiastical region | Region I |
| Ecclesiastical province | Boston |
| Metropolitan | Boston |
| Coordinates | 41°42′39″N 71°08′50″W / 41.71083°N 71.14722°W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,107 km2 (1,200 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 78 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | March 12, 1904 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption |
| Patron saint | Saint Mary of the Assumption |
| Secular priests | 123 plus 63 religious priests |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Edgar Moreira da Cunha |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Richard Henning |
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| Website | |
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The Diocese of Fall River (Latin: Dioecesis Riverormensis) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in southeastern Massachusetts in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Boston. The mother church is St. Mary's Cathedral in Fall River. The bishop is Edgar Moreira da Cunha.