Edgar Moreira da Cunha
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Edgar Moreira da Cunha, S.D.V. |
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| Bishop of Fall River | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Boston |
| Diocese | Fall River |
| Appointed | July 3, 2014 |
| Installed | September 24, 2014 |
| Predecessor | George William Coleman |
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| Ordination | March 27, 1982 by Joseph Abel Francis |
| Consecration | August 4, 2003 by John J. Myers, Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio, and Arthur J. Serratelli |
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August 21, 1953 Riachão do Jacuípe, Brazil |
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| Motto | SUFFICIT TIBI GRATIA MEA (My grace is enough for you) |
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Styles of Edgar Moreira da Cunha, S.D.V. |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | John J. Myers |
| Date of consecration | September 3, 2003 |
Edgar Moreira da Cunha, S.D.V. (August 21, 1953) is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church serving as bishop of the Diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts.
Edgar M. da Cunha was born in Riachão do Jacuípe, Brazil. He studied at the Universidade Catolica Fatima dos Salvados and was ordained a priest on March 27, 1982 by Bishop Joseph Abel Francis, S.V.D..
He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark as well as titular bishop of Ucres on June 27, 2003 by John Paul II. da Cunha was consecrated an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark on September 3, 2003 as the only Brazilian-born bishop in the United States.
On July 3, 2014, Bishop da Cunha was announced as the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Fall River, and was installed on September 24.
Biography of His Excellency [1] Retrieved July 5, 2014
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