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Goa, India, Archdiocese of
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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The archbishop was formerly Patriarch of the East Indies; Primate of the East, and holds the titles of Bishop of Damão, and Archbishop of Cranganore. Elevated to an episcopal see on January 31, 1533. Raised to an archdiocese on February 4, 1558, and then to a patriarchate on September 1, 1886. On May 1, 1928 it was united with the diocese of Damão to form the archdiocese of Goa and Damão. While remaining an archdiocese, it's metropolitan status was removed on January 1, 1976, but restored on November 25, 2006. Suffragen dioceses include
- Sindhudurg, India
See also
- Catholic-Hierarchy.Org
- Catholic Bishops' Conference of India
- patron saints index
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Entry for 'Goa, India, Archdiocese of'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/g/goa-india-archdiocese-of.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Goa, India, Archdiocese of'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/g/goa-india-archdiocese-of.html. 1910.
