Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa e Damão
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Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goa and Daman Archidioecesis Goanae et Damanensis Goy ani Daman Mha-Dhormprant |
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| Location | |
| Country |  India |
| Ecclesiastical province | Goa and Daman |
| Coordinates | 15°30′08″N 73°54′42″E / 15.50222°N 73.91167°ECoordinates: 15°30′08″N 73°54′42″E / 15.50222°N 73.91167°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,194 km2 (1,619 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 1,818,000 640,616 (35.2%) |
| Parishes | 167 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Catherine of Alexandria in Old Goa |
| Patron saint | St Joseph Vaz |
| Secular priests | 701 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Filipe Neri Ferrão |
| Suffragan | diocese of Sindhudurg |
| Emeritus Bishops | Raul Nicolau Gonsalves Archbishop Emeritus (1978-2004) |
| Website | |
| http://www.archgoadaman.org | |
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goa and Daman (Latin: Archidioecesis Goanae et Damanensis, Portuguese: Arquidiocese de Goa e Damão) encompasses the state of Goa and the Union Territories of Daman in India. The ecclesiastical province of Goa and Daman includes a suffragan dioceses, Sindhudurg (Dioecesis Sindhudurgiensis). The archdiocese is the primatial see of the East, and the Archbishop carries the title of the Archbishop of Goa and Daman, and also Patriarch of the East Indies and titular archbishop of Cranganore, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. In Konkani, the local language in Goa, the archdiocese is known as "Goy ani Damanv Mha-Dhormprant".
It is the oldest diocese in terms of activity in the East Indes, with its origins linked to the arrival of the Portuguese on the Malabar Coast. The metropolitan archbishop of Goa and Daman also uses the title Primate of the Indies or Primate of the East, and honorifically receives the title of (Latin) Patriarch of the East Indies.
The current Metropolitan Archbishop and Patriarch of the East Indies is Filipe Neri Ferrão.
The city also has a minor basilica, the Basilica of Bom Jesus in Old Goa. The world heritage site composed of the Churches and Convents of Goa falls under its ecclesiastical jurisdiction.
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