Edgar Moreira da Cunha

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Edgar Moreira da Cunha, S.D.V.
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
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (2003–2014)
Orders
Ordination	March 27, 1982 by Joseph Abel Francis
Consecration	August 4, 2003 by John J. Myers, Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio, and Arthur J. Serratelli
Personal details
Born	(1953-08-21) August 21, 1953 (age 71) Riachão do Jacuípe, Brazil
Motto	SUFFICIT TIBI GRATIA MEA (My grace is enough for you)

Styles of Edgar Moreira da Cunha, S.D.V.

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Ordination history of
Edgar Moreira da Cunha

History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated by	John J. Myers
Date	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.

Biography

Edgar M. da Cunha was born in Riachão do Jacuípe, Brazil. He studied at the Universidade Catolica Fatima dos Salvados^[1] and was ordained a priest on March 27, 1982 by Bishop Joseph Abel Francis, S.V.D..

Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey

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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.^[2]

Bishop of Fall River, Massachusetts

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.^[3]^[4]

References

Biography of His Excellency [1] Retrieved July 5, 2014

^ "Interview with Auxiliary Bishop Edgar Moreira da Cunha". Retrieved 5 January 2013.
^ "Bishop Edgar Moreira da Cunha". Retrieved 5 January 2013.
^ "Pope Francis appoints new bishop for Fall River Diocese". Taunton Daily Gazette. Taunton, Mass. July 3, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
^ Allard, Deborah (July 4, 2014). "Da Cunha named new bishop of Fall River diocese". Taunton Daily Gazette. Taunton, Mass. Retrieved July 4, 2014.

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Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by George William Coleman	Bishop of Fall River 2014–present	Incumbent
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark 2003–2014	Succeeded by –

v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River
Ordinaries	Bishops William Stang Daniel Francis Feehan James Edwin Cassidy James Louis Connolly Daniel Anthony Cronin Seán Patrick O'Malley George William Coleman Edgar Moreira da Cunha
Churches	Cathedral St. Mary's Cathedral Parishes St. Anthony of Padua, New Bedford St. Anne's, Fall River
Education	High schools Bishop Stang High School Bishop Feehan High School Saint John Paul II High School Closed Bishop Connolly High School Coyle and Cassidy High School
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v t e Ordinaries of the Archdiocese of Newark
Bishops	James Roosevelt Bayley Michael Corrigan Winand Wigger John O'Connor
Archbishops	Thomas J. Walsh Thomas Aloysius Boland Peter Leo Gerety Theodore McCarrick John J. Myers Joseph W. Tobin
Coadjutor Archbishop	Bernard Hebda
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v t e Churches in the Archdiocese of Newark
List	List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart
Parishes	St. Henry's Church, Bayonne Madonna Church, Fort Lee Church of Our Lady of Grace, Hoboken Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Bayonne St. Anthony of Padua Church, Jersey City St. Antoninus Church, Newark St. Casimir's Church, Newark St. Columba's Church, Newark St. John's Church, Newark St. Joseph's Church, Newark Pro-Cathedral of Saint Patrick, Newark St. Rocco's Church, Newark St. John's Church, Orange St. Mary's Church, Plainfield Former parishes Sacred Heart Church, Jersey City
Abbey	St. Mary's Abbey Church

v t e Education in the Archdiocese of Newark
Higher education	Seton Hall University Caldwell University Felician College Saint Peter's University
Seminary	Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology
High schools	Bergen County Academy of the Holy Angels, Demarest Bergen Catholic High School, Oradell Don Bosco Preparatory High School, Ramsey Immaculate Conception High School, Lodi Immaculate Heart Academy, Washington Township Paramus Catholic High School, Paramus St. Joseph Regional High School, Montvale St. Mary High School, Rutherford Essex County Christ the King Preparatory School, Newark Immaculate Conception High School, Montclair Lacordaire Academy, Upper Montclair Mount Saint Dominic Academy, Caldwell St. Benedict's Preparatory School, Newark St. Vincent Academy, Newark Seton Hall Preparatory School, West Orange Hudson County Hudson Catholic Regional High School, Jersey City St. Dominic Academy, Jersey City St. Peter's Preparatory School, Jersey City Kenmare High School, Jersey City Union County Mother Seton Regional High School, Clark Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child, Summit Oratory Preparatory School, Summit Roselle Catholic High School, Roselle St. Mary of the Assumption High School, Elizabeth Union Catholic Regional High School, Scotch Plains
Former	Benedictine Academy, Elizabeth Holy Family Academy, Bayonne Marist High School, Bayonne Queen of Peace High School, North Arlington St. Anthony High School, Jersey City St. Cecilia High School, Englewood
Grade schools	St. Anne School, Fair Lawn All Saints Catholic Academy, Bayonne

v t e Clergy of the Archdiocese of Newark
Auxiliary bishops	Thomas Aloysius Boland Paul Gregory Bootkoski Joseph Arthur Costello Edgar Moreira da Cunha Manuel Aurelio Cruz Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio Gaetano Aldo Donato John Joseph Dougherty John Walter Flesey Joseph Abel Francis Robert Francis Garner William A. Griffin Elias R. Lorenzo Dominic Anthony Marconi Justin J. McCarthy Charles James McDonnell James T. McHugh Thomas Henry McLaughlin Jerome Arthur Pechillo David Arias Pérez Michael Angelo Saltarelli Michael A. Saporito Arthur J. Serratelli John M. Smith Martin Walter Stanton Gregory J. Studerus
Priests	Peter Baldacchino Harold P. Darcy Robert Seton Charles J. Watters

v t e Cemeteries in the Archdiocese of Newark
Gate of Heaven Cemetery (East Hanover) Holy Cross Cemetery (North Arlington) Holy Name Cemetery (Jersey City) Mount Olivet Cemetery (Newark) Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (East Orange) Saint Peter's Cemetery (Jersey City)

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