Diocese of Fall River

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The Diocese of Fall River is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church in southeastern Massachusetts, overseeing parishes and ministries in areas including Fall River, New Bedford, Cape Cod, and the Islands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin Church ecclesiastical territory
Roman Catholic diocese
cathedral Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption
cathedralLocatedIn Fall River, Massachusetts
cityServed Fall River, Massachusetts
New Bedford, Massachusetts
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countrySubdivision Massachusetts
surface form: Commonwealth of Massachusetts
currentBishop Edgar Moreira da Cunha
currentBishopTitle Bishop of Fall River
denomination Catholic Church worldwide
surface form: Catholic Church
episcopalSee Fall River, Massachusetts
established 1904
establishedBy Pope Pius X
governedBy bishop
hasCoatOfArms Coat of arms of the Diocese of Fall River
hasPastoralCenter Fall River, Massachusetts
hasPastoralResponsibilityFor parishes in Fall River
parishes in New Bedford
parishes on Cape Cod
parishes on Martha's Vineyard
parishes on Nantucket
hasWebsite https://www.fallriverdiocese.org/
languageOfLiturgy English
Latin
locatedIn Massachusetts
southeastern Massachusetts
metropolitanSee Archdiocese of Boston
oversees Catholic charities in the Diocese of Fall River
Catholic hospitals and healthcare ministries in the Diocese of Fall River
Catholic schools in the Diocese of Fall River
Catholic social service agencies in the Diocese of Fall River
partOf Catholic Church in the United States
province Ecclesiastical Province of Boston
regionServed Cape Cod
Martha's Vineyard
Nantucket
the Islands of southeastern Massachusetts
regionType diocese
rite Roman Rite
suiIurisChurch Latin Church worldwide
surface form: Latin Church
territoryIncludes Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Bristol County, Massachusetts
Dukes County, Massachusetts
Nantucket County
surface form: Nantucket County, Massachusetts

part of Plymouth County, Massachusetts

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Archdiocese of Boston provinceIncludes Diocese of Fall River
Ecclesiastical Province of Boston containsDiocese Diocese of Fall River
this entity surface form: Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River