Archdiocese of East Indies

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Bishop(s) Filipe Neri António Sebastião do Rosário Ferrão, Patriarch Suffragan Dioceses (none)

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Erected: 1 September 1886 Patriarchal See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: India Mailing Address: Paco Patriarcal, Panaji, Goa-403001, India Telephone: (0832)2223.353; 2225.291 Fax: 2224.139

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Antonio Sebastião Valente † (1 Sep 1886 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)
• José da Costa Nuñes † (11 Dec 1940 Appointed - 16 Dec 1953 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Odessus)
• José Vieira Alvernaz † (16 Sep 1953 Succeeded - 22 Feb 1975 Retired)
• Raul Nicolau Gonsalves (30 Jan 1978 Appointed - 16 Jan 2004 Retired)
• Filipe Neri António Sebastião do Rosário Ferrão (12 Dec 2003 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
1 September 1886	Erected		Archdiocese of East Indies (erected)

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Affiliated Bishops

• José da Costa Nuñes † (Patriarch: 11 Dec 1940 to 16 Dec 1953)
• Filipe Neri António Sebastião do Rosário Ferrão (Patriarch: 12 Dec 2003)
• Raul Nicolau Gonsalves (Patriarch: 30 Jan 1978 to 16 Jan 2004)
• Matheus de Oliveira Xavier † (Patriarch: 20 Feb 1909 to 1929)
• Teotonio Emanuele Ribeira Vieira de Castro † (Patriarch: 25 May 1929 to 16 May 1940)
• Antonio Sebastião Valente † (Patriarch: 1 Sep 1886 to 25 Jan 1908)
• José Vieira Alvernaz † (Coadjutor Patriarch: 23 Dec 1950; Patriarch: 16 Sep 1953 to 22 Feb 1975)