Diocese of Fall River

DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER (Dioecesis Riverormenensis)

Country : United States
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1904

Official blazon

Argent, a bend wavy azure, over all a cross nowy throughout gules, charged with a star of six points of the first.

Origin/meaning

The wavy blue bend is a canting element for a 'falling river'. The cross symbolises redemptation and graces which flow from the cathedral as a spiritual centre of the diocese.

The red circle with the 6 pointed star honors the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary; the title of the cathedral is ¨Morning Star¨.

Arms of Bishops

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  William Stang (1904-1907)

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  Daniel Francis Feehan (1907-1934)

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  James Edwin Cassidy (1934-1951)

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  James Louis Connolly (1951-1970)

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  Daniel Anthony Cronin (1970-1992)

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  Seán Patrick O'Malley (1992-2002)

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  George William Coleman (2003-2014)

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  Edgar Moreira da Cunha (2014-present)

Arms of Auxiliary Bishops

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  James Joseph Gerrard (1959-1976)

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Template:Media1 notes from Hans van Heijningen on info of the diocese.