Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River

Diocese of Fall River

Dioecesis Riverormenensis
Catholic
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
Territory Massachusetts counties of Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, and the towns of Marion, Mattapoisett, and Wareham on the south coast of Plymouth County
Episcopal conferenceUnited States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Ecclesiastical regionRegion I
Ecclesiastical provinceBoston
MetropolitanBoston
Coordinates41°42′39″N 71°08′50″W / 41.71083°N 71.14722°W / 41.71083; -71.14722
Statistics
Area3,107 km2 (1,200 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2021)
  • 825,540
  • 275,290 (33.3%)
Parishes78
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedMarch 12, 1904
CathedralCathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
Patron saintSaint Mary of the Assumption
Secular priests123 plus 63 religious priests
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopEdgar Moreira da Cunha
Metropolitan ArchbishopRichard Henning
Map
Website
www.fallriverdiocese.org

The Diocese of Fall River (Latin: Dioecesis Riverormensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in southeastern Massachusetts in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Boston.

The mother church of the diocese is St. Mary's Cathedral in Fall River. The patron saint of the diocese is Mary, mother of Jesus. The current bishop as of 2025 is Edgar Moreira da Cunha.