Fr. William Rodrigues

Fr. Bill comes from a family with deep roots in Fall River, Massachusetts, where he was raised. He attended school in the nearby town of Somerset, Massachusetts. After graduating from Somerset High School, Fr. Bill entered St. John’s Seminary College of Liberal Arts in Brighton, Massachusetts, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in Philosophy and History. He studied Theology at the Gregorian University in Rome and at St. John’s Seminary in Brighton. Ordained a priest of the Diocese of Fall River in 2000, Fr. Bill has served in various and diverse ministries, including in Spanish- and Portuguese-language ministries and hospital chaplaincy. He has recently recieved his assignment to St. Edmund’s Retreat by by the Most Rev. Edgar M. de Cunha, Bishop of Fall River.