Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman

Archdiocese of Goa and Daman Archidioecesis Goanus et Damanensis
Cathedral of St Catherine, Goa
Location
Country	India
Ecclesiastical province	Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
Metropolitan	Goa
Statistics
Area	4,194 km2 (1,619 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 1,763,598 [1] 627,400 [1] (35.6 [1]%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Sé Cathedral of Santa Catarina
Current leadership
Pope	Benedict XVI
Bishop	Filipe Neri António Sebastião do Rosário Ferrão

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman (Latin: Goan(us) et Damanen(sis), Português: Goa e Damão) is an archdiocese encompassing the state of Goa and the Union Territory of Daman in India. The archdiocese is the Primatial See of the East, and the archbishop carries the title of the Patriarch of the East Indies.

Contents 1 History 2 Special churches 3 Leadership 4 Suffragan dioceses 5 Notes 6 See also 7 External links

History

• January 31, 1533: Established as Archdiocese of Goa ^{[2] [3]} from the Diocese of Funchal
• 4 February 1557 : Established Diocese of Cochin ^{[2] [4] [5] [6]} as a suffragan diocese (other being Diocese of Malacca)
• February 4, 1558: Established suffragan diocese - Diocese of Malacca^{[2] [7] [8] [9]} ,(other being Diocese of Cochin)
• February 4, 1558: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goa
• May 1, 1928: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
• January 1, 1976: Demoted as Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
• November 25, 2006: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goa and Daman

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Basilica of Bom Jesus

Leadership

• Archbishops of Goa and Daman (Latin Rite)
  • Patriarch Filipe Neri do Rosário Ferrão (November 25, 2006 – present)
• Archbishops of Goa and Daman (Latin Rite)
  • Patriarch Filipe Neri do Rosário Ferrão (January 16, 2004 – November 25, 2006)
  • Patriarch Raul Nicholau Gonsalves (January 30, 1978 – January 16, 2004)
• Metropolitan Archbishops of Goa and Daman (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop Raul Nicholau Gonsalves (later Patriarch) (Apostolic Administrator 1972 – January 30, 1978)
  • Bishop Francisco Xavier da Piedade Rebello (Apostolic Administrator sede plena 1966 – 1972)
  • Patriarch José Vieira Alvernaz (September 16, 1953 – February 22, 1975)
  • Patriarch José da Costa Nunes (高若瑟) (later Cardinal) (December 11, 1940 – December 16, 1953)
  • Patriarch Teotonio Emanuele Ribeira Vieira de Castro (May 25, 1929 – May 16, 1940)
  • Patriarch Matheus de Oliveira Xavier (May 1, 1928 – 1929)
• Metropolitan Archbishops of Goa ( Rite)
  • Patriarch Matheus de Oliveira Xavier (February 20, 1909 – May 1, 1928)
  • Patriarch António Sebastião Valente (August 4, 1881 – January 25, 1908)
  • Archbishop Aires de Ornelas de Vasconcelos (July 23, 1874 – November 28, 1880)
  • Archbishop João Crisóstomo de Amorim Pessoa (March 22, 1861 – November 17, 1874)
  • Archbishop José Maria da Silva Torres (1844 – 1849)
  • Archbishop Manuel de Santo Galdino, O.F.M. (賈定諾) (February 10, 1812 – February 1, 1831)
  • Archbishop Manuel de Santa Catarina, O.C.D. (July 18, 1783 – February 10, 1812)
  • Archbishop Francisco da Assumpção e Brito, O.S.A. (December 20, 1773 – June 23, 1783)
  • Archbishop António Taveira da Neiva Brum e Silveira (1750 – 1773)
  • Archbishop Lourenço de Santa Maria e Melo (1742 – January 6, 1752)
  • Archbishop Eugénio de Trigueiros, O.E.S.Aug. (德主教) (December 19, 1740 – April 22, 1741)
  • Archbishop Inácio de Santa Teresa, O.S.A. (February 3, 1721 – February 13, 1740)
  • Archbishop Sebastião de Andrade Pessanha (1716 – 1720)
  • Archbishop Agostinho da Anunciação (1691 – 1713)
  • Archbishop Manuel de Sousa e Menezes (1681 – 1684)
  • Archbishop Alberto da Silva, O.S.A. (1675 – 1679)
  • Archbishop António Brandão (1675 – 1678)
  • Archbishop Cristóvão da Silveira (1671 – 1673)
  • Archbishop Francisco dos Mártires, O.F.M. (1636 – 1652)
  • Archbishop Manuel Teles de Brito, O.P. (1633 – 1633)
  • Archbishop Sebastião de San Pedro, O.S.A. (1625 – 1629)
  • Archbishop Cristóvão de Sá e Lisboa (1613 – 1622)
  • Archbishop Aleixo de Menezes (1595 – 1609)
  • Archbishop Mateus de Medina (1588 – 1592)
  • Archbishop João Vicente da Fonseca, O.P. (1582 – 1587)
  • Archbishop Henrique de Távora e Brito, O.P. (1578 – 1581)
  • Archbishop Gaspar de Leão Pereira (1574 – 1576.08.15)
  • Archbishop Jorge Temudo, O.P. (1568 – 1571)
  • Archbishop Gaspar de Leão Pereira (1560 – 1567)
• Bishops of Goa (Latin Rite)
  • Bishop João Afonso de Albuquerque (1539 – 1553)
  • Bishop Francisco de Melo (1533 – 1533)

Suffragan dioceses

• Sindhudurg

Notes

See also

• Christianity in India
• Roman Catholicism in India
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in India
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured_view)-Episcopal Conference of India
• Goan Catholics

External links

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Archdiocese website