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Archdiocese of Goa e Damï¿½o

Archidioecesis Goanus et Damanensis

Bishop(s)

Filipe Neri Antï¿½nio Sebastiï¿½o do Rosï¿½rio Ferrï¿½o, Archbishop
Raul Nicolau Gonsalves, Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

Sindhudurg

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
United: 1 May 1928
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: India
Square Kilometers: 4,194 (1,619 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.archgoadaman.org/
Mailing Address: Paco Patriarcal, P.O. Box 216, Altinho, Panaji, Goa-403001, India
Telephone: (0832)2223.353; 2225.291
Fax: 2224.139

Historical Details

Diocese of Goa
- Latin Name: Goanus
- Erected: 31 January 1533
- Country: India
Archdiocese of Goa
- Latin Name: Goanus
- Elevated: 4 February 1558
- Metropolitan See
- Country: India

Past and Present Ordinaries

Mateus de Medina † ( 1588 Appointed - 1592 Resigned)
Alejo de Meneses † ( 1595 Appointed - 1612 Appointed, Archbishop of Braga)
Inï¿½cio de Santa Teresa, O.S.A. † (3 Feb 1721 Appointed - 13 Feb 1740 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Faro {Algarve})
Eugï¿½nio Trigueiros, O.S.A. † (19 Dec 1740 Appointed - 22 Apr 1741 Died)
Lourenï¿½o de Santa Maria † ( 1742 Appointed - 6 Jan 1752 Resigned)
Francisco da Assumpï¿½ï¿½o e Brito, O.S.A. † (20 Dec 1773 Appointed - 23 Jun 1783 Resigned)
Manuel de Santa Catarina, O.C.D. † (18 Jul 1783 Appointed - 10 Feb 1812 Died)
Manuel Santo Galdino, O.F.M. † (10 Feb 1812 Succeeded - 15 Jul 1831 Died)
Joï¿½o Crisï¿½stomo de Amorim Pessoa, O.F.M. † (22 Mar 1861 Appointed - 17 Nov 1874 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Braga)
Aires de Ornelas de Vasconcelos † (23 Jul 1874 Appointed - 28 Nov 1880 Died)
Antonio Sebastiï¿½o Valente † (4 Aug 1881 Appointed - 25 Jan 1908 Died)
Matheus de Oliveira Xavier † (20 Feb 1909 Appointed - 1929 Died)
Teotonio Emanuele Ribeira Vieira de Castro † (25 May 1929 Appointed - 16 May 1940 Died)
Josï¿½ da Costa Nuï¿½es † (11 Dec 1940 Appointed - 16 Dec 1953 Resigned)
Josï¿½ Vieira Alvernaz † (16 Sep 1953 Succeeded - 22 Feb 1975 Retired)
Francisco Xavier da Piedade Rebello † ( 1966 Appointed - 1972 Retired)
Raul Nicolau Gonsalves (30 Jan 1978 Appointed - 16 Jan 2004 Retired)
Filipe Neri Antï¿½nio Sebastiï¿½o do Rosï¿½rio Ferrï¿½o (12 Dec 2003 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Goa
31 January 1533	Erected		Diocese of Goa (erected)
Archdiocese of Goa
4 February 1558	Elevated	Diocese of Goa	Archdiocese of Goa
1637	Territoryï¿½Lost	Archdiocese of Goa	Vicariate Apostolic of Idalcan / Deccan / Bijapur (erected)
1 September 1886	Territoryï¿½Lost	Archdiocese of Goa	Diocese of Damï¿½o (erected)
Archdiocese of Goa e Damï¿½o
1 May 1928	United	Diocese of Damï¿½o Archdiocese of Goa	Archdiocese of Goa e Damï¿½o
19 September 1953	Territoryï¿½Lost	Archdiocese of Goa e Damï¿½o Diocese of Poona	Diocese of Belgaum (erected)
1 January 1976	Elevated		Archdiocese of Goa e Damï¿½o (No longer a metropolitan)
25 November 2006	Elevated		Archdiocese of Goa e Damï¿½o (Became a metropolitan)

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Goa e Damï¿½o
1970	259,660	655,700	39.6%	608	124	732	354	189	627	148	ap1971
1980	424,500	1,106,850	38.4%	460	188	648	655	232	764	158	ap1981
1990	385,076	1,852,000	20.8%	404	178	582	661	366	744	160	ap1991
1999	451,220	1,442,913	31.3%	361	247	608	742	450	951	166	ap2000
2000	453,450	1,445,915	31.4%	365	244	609	744	423	955	162	ap2001
2001	458,450	1,446,219	31.7%	370	245	615	745	507	944	163	ap2002
2002	450,130	1,502,057	30.0%	371	248	619	727	450	941	162	ap2003
2003	449,818	1,665,994	27.0%	364	248	612	734	424	888	165	ap2004
2004	454,926	1,685,335	27.0%	382	226	608	748	386	849	165	ap2005
2006	627,400	1,763,598	35.6%	377	253	630	995	436	870	166	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops

Joï¿½o Crisï¿½stomo de Amorim Pessoa, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 22 Mar 1861 to 17 Nov 1874)
Francisco da Assumpï¿½ï¿½o e Brito, O.S.A. † (Archbishop: 20 Dec 1773 to 23 Jun 1783)
Blasco Francisco Collaï¿½o (Priest: 2 May 1954 to 23 Sep 1977)
Josï¿½ da Costa Nuï¿½es † (Archbishop: 11 Dec 1940 to 16 Dec 1953)
Francisco Xavier da Piedade Rebello † (Priest: 26 Sep 1915; Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Nov 1963; Apostolic Administrator: 1966 to 1972)
Filipe Neri Antï¿½nio Sebastiï¿½o do Rosï¿½rio Ferrï¿½o (Priest: 28 Oct 1979; Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Dec 1993; Archbishop: 12 Dec 2003 - )
Andrew Alexis D'Souza † (Priest: 20 Dec 1919 to 12 May 1949)
Manuel Marilla Ferreira da Silva † (Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Feb 1931 to 29 May 1949)
Tommaso Gomes de Almeida † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Sep 1879 to 9 Aug 1883)
Raul Nicolau Gonsalves (Priest: 21 Dec 1950; Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Jan 1967; Archbishop: 30 Jan 1978 to 16 Jan 2004)
Antï¿½nio Joaquim de Medeiros † (Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Aug 1882 to 13 Nov 1884)
Mateus de Medina † (Archbishop: 1588 to 1592)
Alejo de Meneses † (Archbishop: 1595 to 1612)
Matheus de Oliveira Xavier † (Archbishop: 20 Feb 1909 to 1929)
Aires de Ornelas de Vasconcelos † (Archbishop: 23 Jul 1874 to 28 Nov 1880)
Teotonio Emanuele Ribeira Vieira de Castro † (Archbishop: 25 May 1929 to 16 May 1940)
Manuel de Santa Catarina, O.C.D. † (Archbishop: 18 Jul 1783 to 10 Feb 1812)
Lourenï¿½o de Santa Maria † (Archbishop: 1742 to 6 Jan 1752)
Inï¿½cio de Santa Teresa, O.S.A. † (Archbishop: 3 Feb 1721 to 13 Feb 1740)
Manuel Santo Galdino, O.F.M. † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 20 Aug 1804; Archbishop: 10 Feb 1812 to 15 Jul 1831)
Eugï¿½nio Trigueiros, O.S.A. † (Archbishop: 19 Dec 1740 to 22 Apr 1741)
Antonio Sebastiï¿½o Valente † (Archbishop: 4 Aug 1881 to 25 Jan 1908)
Josï¿½ Vieira Alvernaz † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 23 Dec 1950; Archbishop: 16 Sep 1953 to 22 Feb 1975)

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