2024 Ordinations to be held at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Fall River
Ordination to the Diaconate (Transitional and Permanent) – Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 11:00 am–Lucas DaCosta
Ordination to the Priesthood – Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 11:00 am–Deacon Bryan Bangs
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Our seminarians are under the guidance of Vocations Director Fr. Jack Schrader and Associate Director Fr. John Garabedian.
See the diocesan webpage for more info https://fallrivervocations.org/
June 2024:
Deacon Lucas DaCosta: IV Theology at St. John’s Seminary, Brighton MA. He is from St. Francis Xavier Parish, Acushnet.
Jose Antonio Costa Torrejao: IV Theology at St. John XXIII National Seminary, Weston MA. (Bishop da Cunha has accepted him as a new seminarian for the Diocese of Fall River; Aug. 2023. This seminary is for those 30 years of age and older responding to a call to priestly ministry.)
Kaique Duarte Santos: IV Theology Immaculate Conception Seminary, South Orange, NJ
Shayne Dias: II Theology at Our Lady of Providence Seminary, Providence RI. He is from Santo Christo Parish, Fall River.