Under the authority of Bishop da Cunha, the Diocesan Pastoral Council (DPC) is a group of lay leaders, clergy, and religious who study and advise the Bishop about the pastoral works of the diocese. The DPC also advises the Bishop on matters related to pastoral ministry within the Diocese of Fall River including, but not limited to the implementation of the Diocesan Pastoral Plan.
Diocesan Pastoral Council Members
Attleboro Deanery:
Jennifer Sheytanian
Carrie Smith
Ellen Sullivan
Cape Cod Deanery:
Deacon Peter Guresh
Peter Marshall
Fall River Deanery:
Richard Grace
Kathleen Splinter
New Bedford Deanery:
Michael Murray
Cheryl Paulo
Nathan Pierce
Taunton Deanery:
Virginia Jacques
Joseph Sollecito
Nancy Sylvester
Joseph Silveira
Ex Officio:
Most Reverend Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., Bishop of Fall River
Very Rev. David Frederici, Vicar General, Fall River Diocese
Staff:
Laura Carrillo, Director of Strategic and Pastoral Planning
Deacon Joseph Harrington, Associate Director of Strategic and Pastoral Planning