Edgar Moreira da Cunha

His Excellency Edgar Moreira da Cunha
Bishop of Fall River
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Fall River
Appointed	July 3, 2014
Installed	September 24, 2014
Predecessor	George William Coleman
Successor	Incumbent
Orders
Ordination	March 27, 1982 by Joseph A. Francis
Consecration	August 4, 2003 by John J. Myers
Personal details
Born	(1953-08-21) August 21, 1953 Riachão do Jacuípe, Brazil
Previous post	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark(2003-2014)
Motto	SUFFICIT TIBI GRATIA MEA (My grace is enough for you)
Coat of arms	${{{coat_of_arms_alt}}}$

Styles of Edgar Moreira da Cunha

Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor
Posthumous style	not applicable

Ordination history of Edgar Moreira da Cunha
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	John J. Myers
Date of consecration	September 3, 2003

Edgar Moreira da Cunha, (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 A. Francis, S.V.D..

Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey

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 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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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 –

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 Connolly High School Bishop Stang High School Bishop Feehan High School Coyle and Cassidy High School Saint John Paul II High School

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Archdiocese of Newark

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 Edgar McCarrick John J. Myers

Coadjutor Archbishop	Bernard Hebda

Churches in the 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 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. Mary's Church, Plainfield Former parishes Sacred Heart Church, Jersey City

Abbey	St. Mary's Abbey Church

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 Queen of Peace High School, North Arlington 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 Marist High School, Bayonne St. Anthony High School, Jersey City St. Dominic Academy, Jersey City St. Peter's Preparatory School, Jersey City Kenmare High School, Jersey City Union County Benedictine Academy, Elizabeth 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	Holy Family Academy, Bayonne

Grade Schools	St. Anne School, Fair Lawn All Saints Catholic Academy, Bayonne

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 Dominic Anthony Marconi Justin J. McCarthy Charles James McDonnell James T. McHugh Thomas Henry McLaughlin Jerome Arthur Pechillo David Arias Pérez Michael Angelo Saltarelli Arthur J. Serratelli John Mortimer Smith Martin Walter Stanton

Priests	Peter Baldacchino Harold P. Darcy Robert Seton

Cemeteries in the Archdiocese of Newark

Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, East Orange

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