Archdiocese of Goa e Dam�o

Historical Details

• Diocese of Goa
  • Latin Name: Goana
  • Erected: 31 January 1533
  • Country: India

• Archdiocese of Goa
  • Latin Name: Goana
  • Elevated: 4 February 1558
  • Metropolitan See
  • Country: India

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Francisco de Mello † (31 Jan 1533 Appointed - 27 Apr 1536 Died)
• Jo�o de Albuquerque, O.F.M. † (11 Apr 1537 Appointed - 28 Feb 1553 Died)
• Gaspar de Le�o Pereira † (4 Feb 1558 Appointed - 1567 Resigned)
• Jorge Temudo, O.P. † (13 Jan 1567 Appointed - 29 Apr 1571 Died)
• Gaspar de Le�o Pereira † (19 Nov 1572 Appointed - 15 Aug 1576 Died)
• Henrique de T�vora e Brito, O.P. † (29 Jan 1578 Appointed - 17 May 1581 Died)
• Vicente de Fonseca, O.P. † (31 Jan 1583 Appointed - 1586 Died)
• Mateus de Medina, O. Mil. J. Chr. † (19 Feb 1588 Appointed - 29 Jul 1593 Died)
• Alexeu de Jesu de Meneses, O.S.A. † (13 Feb 1595 Appointed - 19 Mar 1612 Appointed, Archbishop of Braga)
• Cristov�o da S� e Lisboa, O.S.H. † (12 Nov 1612 Appointed - 31 Mar 1622 Died)
• Sebasti�o de S�o Pedro, O.S.A. † (7 Oct 1624 Appointed - 7 Nov 1629 Died)
• Manoel Telles de Brito, O.P. † (10 Feb 1631 Confirmed - 4 Jul 1633 Died)
• Francisco dos Martyres, O.F.M. † (3 Dec 1635 Appointed - 25 Nov 1652 Died)
• Cristov�o da Silveira, O.S.A. † (22 Dec 1670 Appointed - 9 Apr 1673 Died)
• Ant�nio Brand�o, O. Cist. † (17 Dec 1674 Appointed - 6 Jul 1678 Died)
• Manoel de Sousa e Menezes † (19 Aug 1680 Appointed - 31 Jan 1684 Died)
• Alberto de S�o Gon�alo da Silva, O.S.A. † (18 Mar 1686 Appointed - 10 Apr 1688 Died)
• Agostinho da Anuncia��o, Ord. D.N.J.C. † (6 Mar 1690 Appointed - 6 Jul 1713 Died)
• Sebasti�o de Andrade Pe�anha † (16 Dec 1715 Appointed - 25 Jan 1721 Resigned)
• In�cio (de Santa Teresa) Torres de Souza, O.E.S.A. † (3 Feb 1721 Appointed - 19 Dec 1740 Confirmed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Faro {Algarve})
• Eug�nio Trigueiros, O.S.A. † (19 Dec 1740 Confirmed - 19 Apr 1741 Died)
• Francisco de Mello, O.F.M. Ref. † (26 Nov 1742 Confirmed - 17 Jan 1750 Resigned)
• Antonius Taveira de Neiva Brum † (19 Jan 1750 Confirmed - 11 Dec 1773 Resigned)
• Francisco da Assump��o e Brito, O.E.S.A. † (20 Dec 1773 Confirmed - 23 Jun 1783 Resigned)
• Emmanuel Felix Soares (de Santa Catarina), O.C.D. † (18 Jul 1783 Confirmed - 10 Feb 1812 Died)
• Manuel Santo Galdino, O.F.M. Disc. † (10 Feb 1812 Succeeded - 15 Jul 1831 Died)
• Jos� Maria da Silva Torres, O.S.B. † (19 Jun 1843 Confirmed - 22 Dec 1848 Resigned)
• Jo�o Cris�stomo de Amorim Pessoa, O.F.M. Ref. † (22 Mar 1861 Confirmed - 17 Nov 1874 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Braga)
• Aires de Ornelas de Vasconcelos † (17 Nov 1874 Appointed - 28 Nov 1880 Died)
• Antonio Sebasti�o Valente † (4 Aug 1881 Appointed - 25 Jan 1908 Died)
• Matheus de Oliveira Xavier † (26 Feb 1909 Appointed - 19 May 1929 Died)
• Teot�nio Emanuel Ribeiro Vieira de Castro † (25 May 1929 Appointed - 16 May 1940 Died)
• Jos� da Costa Nunes † (11 Dec 1940 Appointed - 16 Sep 1953 Resigned)
• Jos� Vieira Alvernaz † (16 Sep 1953 Succeeded - 22 Feb 1975 Retired)
• Raul Nicolau Gonsalves † (30 Jan 1978 Appointed - 12 Dec 2003 Retired)
• Filipe Neri Ant�nio Sebasti�o do Ros�rio Ferr�o (12 Dec 2003 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Goa e Dam�o
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
2013	640,616	1,818,000	35.2%	449	252	701	913		455	965	167	ap2014
2016	657,429	2,121,000	31.0%	389	358	747	880		562	877		ap2017*
2019	682,200	2,200,940	31.0%	372	366	738	924	1	503	1,073	172	ap2020
2021	696,550	2,247,250	31.0%	367	381	748	931	1	514	1,063	172	ap2022
2023	642,561	2,292,420	28.0%	365	351	716	897		457	1,071	174	ap2024

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Blasco Francisco Colla�o (Priest: 2 May 1954 to 23 Sep 1977)
• Simi�o Purifica�ao Fernandes (Priest: 10 May 1993; Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Apr 2024)
• Filipe Neri Ant�nio Sebasti�o do Ros�rio Ferr�o (Priest: 28 Oct 1979; Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Dec 1993; Archbishop: 12 Dec 2003 - )
• Sebasti�o Mascarenhas, S.F.X.
• Theodore Mascarenhas, S.F.X.
• Lumen Monteiro, C.S.C.

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Jo�o de Albuquerque, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1537 to 28 Feb 1553)
• Jo�o Cris�stomo de Amorim Pessoa, O.F.M. Ref. † (Archbishop: 22 Mar 1861 to 17 Nov 1874)
• Sebasti�o de Andrade Pe�anha † (Archbishop: 16 Dec 1715 to 25 Jan 1721)
• Diego da Concei��o de Ara�jo, O.S.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Nov 1595 to 1597)
• Francisco da Assump��o e Brito, O.E.S.A. † (Archbishop: 20 Dec 1773 to 23 Jun 1783)
• Ant�nio Brand�o, O. Cist. † (Archbishop: 17 Dec 1674 to 6 Jul 1678)
• Jer�nimo de Carrerio, O.S.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Mar 1598 to 1599)
• Antonio Feliciano de Santa Rita Carvalho, O.S.B. †
• Agostinho da Anuncia��o, Ord. D.N.J.C. † (Archbishop: 6 Mar 1690 to 6 Jul 1713)
• Jos� da Costa Nunes † (Archbishop: 11 Dec 1940 to 16 Sep 1953)
• Francisco Xavier da Piedade Rebello † (Priest: 26 Sep 1915; Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Nov 1963; Apostolic Administrator: 1966 to 1972)
• Cristov�o da S� e Lisboa, O.S.H. † (Archbishop: 12 Nov 1612 to 31 Mar 1622)
• Jos� Pedro da Silva † (Coadjutor Bishop: 25 Nov 1961 - Did Not Take Effect)
• Jos� Maria da Silva Torres, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 19 Jun 1843 to 22 Dec 1848)
• Cristov�o da Silveira, O.S.A. † (Archbishop: 22 Dec 1670 to 9 Apr 1673)
• Fortunato da Veiga Coutinho †
• Francisco dos Martyres, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 3 Dec 1635 to 25 Nov 1652)
• Andrew Alexis D’Souza † (Priest: 20 Dec 1919 to 12 May 1949)
• Mathias Sebasti�o Francisco Fernandes †
• Manuel Maria Ferreira da Silva, S.M.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Feb 1931 to 1940)
• Vicente de Fonseca, O.P. † (Archbishop: 31 Jan 1583 to 1586)
• 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 12 Dec 2003)
• Vicente de Lagos, O.F.M. Cap. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 1550 to 1550)
• Gaspar de Le�o Pereira † (Archbishop: 4 Feb 1558 to 1567)
• Ignatius P. Lobo †
• Ant�nio Joaquim de Medeiros † (Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Aug 1882 to 13 Nov 1884)
• Mateus de Medina, O. Mil. J. Chr. † (Archbishop: 19 Feb 1588 to 29 Jul 1593)
• Francisco de Mello † (Bishop: 31 Jan 1533 to 27 Apr 1536)
• Francisco de Mello, O.F.M. Ref. † (Archbishop: 26 Nov 1742 to 17 Jan 1750)
• Alexeu de Jesu de Meneses, O.S.A. † (Archbishop: 13 Feb 1595 to 19 Mar 1612)
• Antonio de Noronha, O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Mar 1751)
• Matheus de Oliveira Xavier † (Archbishop: 26 Feb 1909 to 19 May 1929)
• Aires de Ornelas de Vasconcelos † (Archbishop: 17 Nov 1874 to 28 Nov 1880)
• Teot�nio Emanuel Ribeiro Vieira de Castro † (Archbishop: 25 May 1929 to 16 May 1940)
• Hyacinthus de Saldanha, O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Jan 1675)
• Manuel Santo Galdino, O.F.M. Disc. † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 20 Aug 1804; Archbishop: 10 Feb 1812 to 15 Jul 1831)
• Emmanuel a Santo Ludovico, O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Feb 1672)
• Alberto de S�o Gon�alo da Silva, O.S.A. † (Archbishop: 18 Mar 1686 to 10 Apr 1688)
• Sebasti�o de S�o Pedro, O.S.A. † (Archbishop: 7 Oct 1624 to 7 Nov 1629)
• Emmanuel Felix Soares (de Santa Catarina), O.C.D. † (Archbishop: 18 Jul 1783 to 10 Feb 1812)
• Manoel de Sousa e Menezes † (Archbishop: 19 Aug 1680 to 31 Jan 1684)
• Antonius Taveira de Neiva Brum † (Archbishop: 19 Jan 1750 to 11 Dec 1773)
• Henrique de T�vora e Brito, O.P. † (Archbishop: 29 Jan 1578 to 17 May 1581)
• Manoel Telles de Brito, O.P. † (Archbishop: 10 Feb 1631 to 4 Jul 1633)
• Jorge Temudo, O.P. † (Archbishop: 13 Jan 1567 to 29 Apr 1571)
• Domingos Torrado, O.S.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Feb 1605 to 30 Dec 1612)
• In�cio (de Santa Teresa) Torres de Souza, O.E.S.A. † (Archbishop: 3 Feb 1721 to 19 Dec 1740)
• Eug�nio Trigueiros, O.S.A. † (Archbishop: 19 Dec 1740 to 19 Apr 1741)
• Antonio Sebasti�o Valente † (Archbishop: 4 Aug 1881 to 25 Jan 1908)
• Jos� Vieira Alvernaz † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 23 Dec 1950; Archbishop: 16 Sep 1953 to 22 Feb 1975)

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