Background
Cunha, Edgar Moreira da was born on August 21, 1957 in Riachão do Jacuípe, Bahia, Brazil. Son of Manoel and Josefa.
Cunha, Edgar Moreira da was born on August 21, 1957 in Riachão do Jacuípe, Bahia, Brazil. Son of Manoel and Josefa.
Bachelor in Philosophy, University Catolica do Salvador, 1978. Master of Divinity, Immaculate Conception Seminary, Darlington, New Jersey, 1984.
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 World War 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. 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.
Member of Clergy Personnel Board, Archdiocesan Board Consultors, United States Catholic Conference Bishops (member committee on church in Latin American, member committee on migration).