Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River
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Diocese of Fall River Dioecesis Riverormenensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Counties of Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, and Plymouth (specifically, the towns of Marion, Mattapoisett, and Wareham) |
| Ecclesiastical province | Boston |
| Metropolitan | Boston |
| Population - Catholics |
313,115 (39.7%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | March 12, 1904 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption |
| Patron saint | Saint Mary of the Assumption |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Edgar Moreira da Cunha |
| Metropolitan Archbishop |
Seán Patrick O'Malley, OFM Cap Archbishop of Boston |
| Emeritus Bishops | George William Coleman |
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| Website | |
| fallriverdiocese.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River (Latin: Dioecesis Riverormensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the New England region of the United States. It is led by the prelature of a bishop administering the diocese from the mother church St. Mary's Cathedral in Fall River, Massachusetts.
The diocese was canonically erected by Pope Saint Pius X on March 12, 1904, taking its territories from the Diocese of Providence in Rhode Island. It comprises the counties of Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, and Nantucket, as well as three towns in Plymouth County.
Religious include the bishop, 147 priests currently serving in parishes, 90 permanent deacons, 16 religious brothers and 295 religious sisters. There are 96 parishes, 11 missions, a health care center, and 5 nursing homes.
The total Catholic population of the area is approximately 313,115.
The diocese maintains one college, Stonehill, five high schools — (Bishop Connolly High School in Fall River, Bishop Stang High School in Dartmouth, Bishop Feehan High School in Attleboro, Coyle and Cassidy School in Taunton, and Saint Pope John Paul II High School in Hyannis), two middle schools, twenty-five elementary schools and one nursery school.
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