Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goa and Daman

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2006.11.25 – ...):

Cardinal Filipe Neri António Sebastião do Rosário Ferrão (72)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via

Patriarch of East Indies

President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India

President of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences

Auxiliary Bishop (2024.04.06 – ...):

Bishop Simiao Purificaçao Fernandes (57)

Titular Bishop of Saldæ

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Goa and Daman (Roman Rite)

Cardinal Filipe Neri António Sebastião do Rosário Ferrão (72)
(2006.11.25 – ...)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via
Patriarch of East Indies
Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa and Daman (India)
President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India
President of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences

Tim sogllim ek zaum

Born:	1953.01.20 (Aldona, India)
Ordained Priest:	1979.10.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1994.04.10
Created Cardinal:	2022.08.27

Priest of Goa and Daman (India) (1979.10.28 – 1993.12.20)

Titular Bishop of Vanariona (1993.12.20 – 2004.01.16)

Auxiliary Bishop of Goa and Daman (India) (1993.12.20 – 2004.01.16)

Archbishop of Goa and Daman (India) (2004.01.16 – 2006.11.25)

Patriarch of East Indies (2004.01.16 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa and Daman (India) (2006.11.25 – ...)

Vice-President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (2011.01.11 – 2017.02.06)

Second Vice-President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (2014.02.12 – 2018.02.09)

President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (2019.01.12 – ...)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via (2022.08.27 [2023.10.22] – ...)

President of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (2025.01.01 – ...)

Archbishops of Goa and Daman (Roman Rite)

Patriarch Filipe Neri António Sebastião do Rosário Ferrão (72) (later Cardinal)
(2004.01.16 – 2006.11.25)

(see above)

Patriarch Raul Nicolau Gonsalves
(1978.01.30 – 2004.01.16)

Born:	1927.06.15 (Bambolim, India)
Ordained Priest:	1950.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1967.03.05
Died:	2022.07.01 (Panaji, India † 95)

Titular Bishop of Rapidum (1967.01.05 – 1978.01.30)

Auxiliary Bishop of Goa and Daman (India) (1967.01.05 – 1978.01.30)

Apostolic Administrator of Goa and Daman (India) (1972 – 1978.01.30)

Patriarch of East Indies (1978.01.30 – 2004.01.16)

Archbishop of Goa and Daman (India) (1978.01.30 – 2004.01.16)

Metropolitan Archbishops of Goa and Daman (Roman Rite)

Bishop Raul Nicolau Gonsalves (later Patriarch)
(Apostolic Administrator 1972 – 1978.01.30)

Bishop Francisco Xavier da Piedade Rebello
(Apostolic Administrator sede plena 1966 – 1972)

Patriarch José Vieira Alvernaz
(1953.09.16 – 1975.02.22)

Born:	1898.02.05 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1920.06.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1941.12.01
Died:	1986.03.13 († 88)

Bishop of Cochin (India) (1941.08.13 – 1950.12.23)

Titular Archbishop of Anasartha (1950.12.23 – 1953.09.16)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Goa and Daman (India) (1950.12.23 – 1953.09.16)

Patriarch of East Indies (1953.09.16 – 1975.02.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa and Daman (India) (1953.09.16 – 1975.02.22)

Patriarch José da Costa Nuñes (高若瑟) (later Cardinal)
(1940.12.11 – 1953.09.16)

Duc in altum

Born:	1880.03.15 (Candelária, Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1903.07.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1921.11.20
Created Cardinal:	1962.03.19
Died:	1976.11.29 (Roma, Italy † 96)

Priest of Macau 澳門 (Macau) (1903.07.26 – 1920.12.16)

Bishop of Macau 澳門 (Macau) (1920.12.16 – 1940.12.11)

Patriarch of East Indies (1940.12.11 – 1953.09.16)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa and Daman (India) (1940.12.11 – 1953.09.16)

Titular Archbishop of Odessus (1953.12.16 – 1962.03.19)

Vice-Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Reverend Apostolic Camera (1953.12.16 – 1962.03.19)

Patriarch ad personam (1953.12.16 – 1976.11.29)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Prisca (1962.03.22 – 1976.11.29)

Patriarch Teotonio Emanuele Ribeira Vieira de Castro
(1929.05.25 – 1940.05.16)

Born:	1859.07.27 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1882.04.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1899.08.15
Died:	1940.05.16 († 80)

Bishop of São Tomé de Meliapor (India) (1899.06.22 – 1929.05.25)

Patriarch of East Indies (1929.05.25 – 1940.05.16)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa and Daman (India) (1929.05.25 – 1940.05.16)

Patriarch Matheus de Oliveira Xavier
(1928.05.01 – 1929.05.19)

Born:	1858.10.14 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1881.06.11
Died:	1929.05.19 († 70)

Bishop of Cochin (India) (1897.10.11 – 1909.02.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa (India) (1909.02.20 – 1928.05.01)

Patriarch of East Indies (1909.02.20 – 1929.05.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa and Daman (India) (1928.05.01 – 1929.05.19)

Metropolitan Archbishops of Goa (Roman Rite)

Patriarch Matheus de Oliveira Xavier
(1909.02.20 – 1928.05.01)

(see above)

Patriarch António Sebastião Valente
(1881.08.04 – 1908.01.25)

Born:	1846.01.20 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1872.05.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1881.09.25
Died:	1908.01.25 († 62)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa (India) (1881.08.04 – 1908.01.25)

Patriarch of East Indies (1886.09.01 – 1908.01.25)

Archbishop Aires de Ornelas de Vasconcelos
(1874.07.23 – 1880.11.28)

Born:	1837.09.18 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1860.11.11
Consecrated Bishop:	1871.05.07
Died:	1880.11.28 († 43)

Titular Bishop of Gerasa (1871.03.06 – 1872.10.27)

Coadjutor Bishop of Funchal (Portugal) (1871.03.06 – 1872.10.27)

Bishop of Funchal (Portugal) (1872.10.27 – 1874.07.23)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa (India) (1874.07.23 – 1880.11.28)

Archbishop João Crisóstomo de Amorim Pessoa
(1861.03.22 – 1874.11.17)

Born:	1810.10.14 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1835.09.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1860.08.26
Died:	1888.12.22 († 78)

Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde (Cabo Verde) (1859.06.08 – 1861.03.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa (India) (1861.03.22 – 1874.11.17)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Braga (Portugal) (1874.11.17 – 1876.11.27)

Apostolic Administrator of Aveiro (Portugal) (1876.11.27 – 1881.09.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Braga (Portugal) (1876.11.27 – 1883.04)

Archbishop José Maria da Silva Torres, O.S.B.
(1843.06.19 – 1848.12.22)

Born:	1800.10.14 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1823.02.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1843.10.08
Died:	1854.11.07 († 54)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa (India) (1843.06.19 – 1848.12.22)

Titular Archbishop of Palmyra (1848.12.22 – 1854.11.07)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Braga (Portugal) (1851.02.17 – 1854.11.07)

Archbishop Manuel de Santo Galdino (賈定諾), O.F.M.
(1812.02.10 – 1831.02.01)

Born:	1769.04.18 (Lisboa, Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1793.08.04
Consecrated Bishop:	1803.03.27
Died:	1831.02.01 (Goa, India † 61)

Bishop of Macau 澳門 (Macau) (1802.12.20 – 1804.08.20)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Goa (India) (1804.08.20 – 1812.02.10)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa (India) (1812.02.10 – 1831.02.01)

Archbishop Manoel de Santa Catarina Soares, O.C.D.
(1783.07.18 – 1812.02.10)

Born:	1726.02.26 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1751.03.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1778.09.13
Died:	1812.02.10 († 85)

Bishop of Cochin (India) (1778.07.20 – 1783.07.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa (India) (1783.07.18 – 1812.02.10)

Archbishop Francisco da Assumpção e Brito, O.E.S.A.
(1773.12.20 – 1783.06.23)

Born:	1726 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1750.07.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1773.10.03
Died:	1808.12.16 († 81)

Bishop of Olinda (Brazil) (1773.03.08 – 1773.12.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa (India) (1773.12.20 – 1783.06.23)

Archbishop António Taveira da Neiva Brum e Silveira
(1750.11.26 – 1773)

Born:	(Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1737.01.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1750.03.08
Died:	1775.06.02

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa (India) (1750.11.26 – 1773)

Archbishop Lourenço de Santa Maria e Melo
(1742.11.26 – 1750.01.17)

Born:	(Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1730.06.13
Consecrated Bishop:	1743.06.09
Died:	1783.12.05

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa (India) (1742.11.26 – 1750.01.17)

Archbishop-Bishop of Faro (Portugal) (1752.09.08 – 1783.12.05)

Archbishop Eugénio de Trigueiros (德), O.E.S.A.
(1740.12.19 – 1741.04.22)

Born:	1687.01.09 (Torres Vedras, Portugal)
Consecrated Bishop:	1727.12.07
Died:	1741.04.22 (Goa, India † 54)

Titular Bishop of Verinopolis (1725.02.21 – 1735.09.20)

Coadjutor Bishop of Macau 澳門 (Macau) (1725.02.21 – 1735.09.20)

Bishop of Macau 澳門 (Macau) (1735.09.20 – 1740.12.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa (India) (1740.12.19 – 1741.04.22)

Archbishop Inácio de Santa Teresa, O.E.S.A.
(1721.02.03 – 1740.02.13)

Born:	1682.11.22 (Portugal)
Consecrated Bishop:	1721.03.30
Died:	1751.04.15 († 68)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa (India) (1721.02.03 – 1740.02.13)

Archbishop-Bishop of Faro (Portugal) (1740.02.13 – 1751.04.15)

Archbishop Sebastião de Andrade Pessanha
(1716 – 1721.01.25)

Born:	(Portugal)
Consecrated Bishop:	1716.03.22
Died:	1737.03.02

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa (India) (1716 – 1721.01.25)

Archbishop Agostinho da Anunciação
(1691 – 1713.04.06)

Born:	(Portugal)
Consecrated Bishop:	1690.06.29
Died:	1713.04.06

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa (India) (1691 – 1713.04.06)

Archbishop Alberto da Silva, O.E.S.A.
(1685 – 1688.04.08)

Born:	(Portugal)
Died:	1688.04.08

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa (India) (1685 – 1688.04.08)

Archbishop Manuel de Sousa e Menezes
(1681.09.20 – 1684.01.31)

Born:	(Portugal)
Died:	1684.01.31

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa (India) (1681.09.20 – 1684.01.31)

Archbishop António Brandão, O. Cist.
(1675 – 1678.07.06)

Born:	(Portugal)
Consecrated Bishop:	1675.02.24
Died:	1678.07.06

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa (India) (1675 – 1678.07.06)

Archbishop Cristóvão da Silveira
(1670 – 1673.04.09)

Born:	1614.03.13 (Portugal)
Consecrated Bishop:	1671.06.07
Died:	1673.04.09 († 59)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa (India) (1670 – 1673.04.09)

Archbishop Francisco dos Mártires, O.F.M.
(1636 – 1652.11.25)

Born:	1583.07.16 (Portugal)
Consecrated Bishop:	1636.03.09
Died:	1652.11.25 († 69)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa (India) (1636 – 1652.11.25)

Archbishop Manuel Teles de Brito, O.P.
(1631 – 1633.07.04)

Born:	(Portugal)
Died:	1633.07.04

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa (India) (1631 – 1633.07.04)

Archbishop Sebastião de São Pedro, O.E.S.A.
(1625 – 1629.11.07)

Born:	(Portugal)
Died:	1629.11.07

Bishop of São Tomé de Meliapor (India) (1606.01.09 – 1615)

Bishop of Cochin (India) (1615 – 1625)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa (India) (1625 – 1629.11.07)

Archbishop Cristóvão de Sá e Lisboa, O.S.H.
(1616.05.03 – 1622.03.31)

Born:	(Portugal)
Consecrated Bishop:	1604.11.21
Died:	1622.03.31

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa (India) (1616.05.03 – 1622.03.31)

Archbishop Aleixo de Menezes, O.E.S.A.
(1595 – 1612.03.19)

Born:	1559.01.25 (Portugal)
Consecrated Bishop:	1595.03.26
Died:	1617.05.03 († 58)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa (India) (1595 – 1612.03.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Braga (Portugal) (1612.03.19 – 1617.05.03)

Archbishop Mateus de Medina, O.E.S.A.
(1588.02.19 – 1592)

Born:	(Portugal)
Died:	1593.07.29

Bishop of Cochin (India) (1577.01.29 – 1588.02.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa (India) (1588.02.19 – 1592)

Archbishop João Vicente da Fonseca, O.P.
(1583 – 1586)

Born:	(Portugal)
Died:	1586

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa (India) (1583 – 1586)

Archbishop Henrique de Távora e Brito, O.P.
(1577.01.29 – 1581.05.17)

Born:	(Portugal)
Died:	1581.05.17

Bishop of Cochin (India) (1567.01.13 – 1577.01.29)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa (India) (1577.01.29 – 1581.05.17)

Archbishop Gaspar de Leão Pereira
(1574 – 1576.08.15)

Born:	(Portugal)
Consecrated Bishop:	1560.04.15
Died:	1576.08.15

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa (India) (1560 – 1567)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa (India) (1574 – 1576.08.15)

Archbishop Jorge Temudo, O.P.
(1567.01.13 – 1571.04.29)

Born:	(Portugal)
Consecrated Bishop:	1560.04.15
Died:	1571.04.29

Bishop of Cochin (India) (1558.02.04 – 1567.01.13)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa (India) (1567.01.13 – 1571.04.29)

Archbishop Gaspar de Leão Pereira
(1560 – 1567)

Born:	(Portugal)
Consecrated Bishop:	1560.04.15
Died:	1576.08.15

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa (India) (1560 – 1567)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Goa (India) (1574 – 1576.08.15)

Bishops of Goa (Roman Rite)

Bishop João Afonso de Albuquerque, O.F.M.
(1537.04.11 – 1553.02.28)

Born:	(Portugal)
Consecrated Bishop:	1538.01.13
Died:	1553.02.28

Bishop of Goa (India) (1537.04.11 – 1553.02.28)

Bishop Francisco de Mello
(1533.01.31 – 1536.04.27)

Born:	(Portugal)
Died:	1536.04.27

Bishop of Goa (India) (1533.01.31 – 1536.04.27)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop José Vieira Alvernaz (later Patriarch) (1950.12.23 – 1953.09.16)
Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop Manuel de Santo Galdino (賈定諾), O.F.M. (1804.08.20 – 1812.02.10)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Filipe Neri António Sebastião do Rosário Ferrão (72) (later Cardinal) (1993.12.20 – 2004.01.16)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Raul Nicolau Gonsalves (later Patriarch) (1967.01.05 – 1978.01.30)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Francisco Xavier da Piedade Rebello (1963.11.15 – 1966)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Antônio Joaquim de Medeiros (明德祿) (1882.08.29 – 1884.11.13)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Tommaso Gomes de Almeida (1879.09.22 – 1883.08.09)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Antonio de Noronha, O.F.M. (1751.03.26 – ?)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Hyacinthus de Saldanha, O.P. (1675.01.28 – ?)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Emmanuel a S. Ludovico, O.F.M. (1672.02.08 – ?)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Domingos Torrado, O.E.S.A. (1605.02.07 – 1612.12.30)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Diego da Conceição de Araújo, O.E.S.A. (1595.11.13 – 1597?)