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Historical Notes : A f t e r the new route to In dia had been d is co v e r e d by V a s c o da G ama, the first care o f the K in g s o f P o r tu g a l was to sp read the Cath olic Faith th ro ug ho u t India. This is e v id e n c e d by the fa c t that on board A d m ir a l G a m a ’ s fleet there were so m e m onks a m o n g whom B\ P edro de Covilh am , a Trin ita ria n who was killed at Calicut. In 1500 with the se c o n d fleet, c o m m a n d e d by Peter A lv a r e s Cabral, c a m e som e F r a n c is c a n Fr iars, with Fr. H en ry de C oim bra as Su perio r. They were the first Po rtig ue s e M issio narie s who settled in India, and who u n d e r to o k the c o n v e r s io n o f the H in du s. A n g e d i v a island, near K ar w a r, supplie d the first neophytes, tw enty -th re e o f them b e in g b a p tised after the first Mass had been said in the Is la nd. Su b se qu e n tly m ore c o n v e r s io n s were made at C och in, Ca licut, Cann an ore, Q uilo n, etc . Th ese In dia n Christians, as well as the P o r tu gu e se who settled do w n in India, were ad m in is tered by the S u pe rio rs o f the F r a n c is e a n Missionaries. Shor tly after, these were follow ed by D o m in ic a n s and oth er orders. By Pontific al a g r ee m e n t the m a n a ge m en t o f the new Christian Station s estab lished by the Po rtu gu e se was under the c ar e o f the Military O rd er o f Christ with head-qua rte rs in Thomar , w hose Prelate ( B i s h o p ) g overned spiritu ally the Order, the P r ela c y nuilius o f Th om ar and the new d om in io n s o f the P o r tu g u e se Cr own. Soon after the c o n q u e s t o f G oa by A l f o n s o de A lb u q u e rq u e , N ov em b e r 25, 1510, St. Cath erine’ s Day, the Ch urch o f St. Catherine o f Goa was er ect ed in m e m o ry o f the v ic t o r y , with a e e r ta in n um be r o f porcionarios (so m e w h a t a p p r o a c h in g the fu n c tion o f C a n o n s ) , g o v e r n e d by F reire ( F r i a r ) o f the O rder o f Christ, prim ordia l head o f a mor e regu lar eccle sia stica l ju r is d i c t io n in In dia. A t the requ est o f the K in g, D, Em manuel I. P ope L e o X , by A p . Lett er, dated Ju n e 7, J541, co nfir med all the p r iv i leges o f ju r i s d i c t i o n o f the ftbQve-gaid miliia ry O rd er of G o a . 43 Christ o v e r all the p r o v i n c e s and lands d is c o v e r e d and to be dis co v e r e d f r om Cape B o ja d e r to India. A t that time Bishops were sent to In dia by tbe K i n g as G reat Master o f the Order of Christ, fo r c o n s e c r a t i n g the H o ly Oils, etc. F o u r o r five of these B ish ops passed through In dia f r om 1515 till 1535. A s the P o r tu g u e se In dia n p o sse ssio n s in crease d at the req uest o f the K in g , D. John III, P o p e Clement V I I , in priv ate c o n s is t o r y o f J a n u a ry 31, 1533. erected the E c c . P r o v in c e o f F u nch al ( M a d e i r a ) , g iv i n g it as Suffragans the B is h o p r ic o f
The e rectio n o f the B ish o p ric o f G oa dates from this time. The c h u r c h o f St. Catherine b e in g raised to the ra nk o f a Cathedral, D. F r a n cis de Mello was a p p o in te d its first Bishop and co n s e cr a t e d at L is bon . But, as the P o p e died w ithout se n d in g ihe Bulls o f e r ection of the See, these were expedited by his S u c c e s s o r , Pau l III, Const. Aequum reputamus, 3rd N o v e m b e r 1534, T h e first B ishop o f Goa died before le a vin g fo r In d ia : and m eanw hile the Djo cese was ad m in is tered by the Bish op o f ring (i.e.,
A f t e r his death at Orm uz, on the 14th Mar ch 1535, P au l I I I ap poin ted the 2ud Bishop of. Goa, D. Fr . John A lp h o n se de A lb u q u e rq u e , A p r il 11, 1537, who was in f a c t the first B ish o p who g ov e r n e d the D io ce s e effectually and la bou red zealo usly in the e van geli sa tio n o f India, On his death, 28th F e b r u a r y 1553, there was a v a c a n c y o f five years, d u r i n g w hich arrangem ents were be ing made for the establishm ent o f a H ie rarch y in India. P op e Paul IV , Const. E tsi sancta et immaculata, 4th Febru* ar y 1558, raised the B ish o p ric o f G oa to the ran k o f an A r c h b i s h o p r i c with Cochin and M ala cca, as suffrag an Sees, to w hich in co u r se o f time were a g g re g a te d M acao (J a n u a r y 23, 1579), Funa y or Ja pan ( F e b r u a r y 19, 1588), San Thom e o f M yla pore ( J a n u a r y 6, 1606), P r e la c y o f M o zam biq ue ( J a n u a r y 21, 16L2), P e k in g and N a n k in g ( b o t h A p r il 10, 1690). F o r m e r B i s h o p s . 1560.— Dom. Gas par Leao P e r e ir a , Canon o f E v o ra . C onse cr. in Lis bon , A p r il 15 or 22, L560 ( r e s ig n e d in 15 67 ). 1568,— Dom. Fr. ( F r i a r ) J o r g e T h e m u du, D om in ic a n , Con secr. in L is b o n ; T ran sf. fr om Coch in ; Nom. A r ch , o f G o*, 1567»
44 G o a . and co n firm ed b y H o ly See, J a n u a ry 13, 1568, Died on A p r il 29, 1571. 1574.— Dom . Gas par L e a o Pereir a ( s e c o n d tim e). Died A u g u s t 15, 1576. 1578.— Dom. Fr. H e n riq u e de Tavor a, D o m in ic a n . Nom. Jan, 20, 1578. Died M ay 17,1581. 1582.— Dom. Fr. J o a o V i n c e n t e de F o n se ca, D o m in ic an . 1588.— Dom. Fr. Matheus de Medina, O rd er o f Christ. T r an sfer re d f r o m the D io ces e o f Coc hin to Goa in 1587 or 88, R e s ig n e d in 1592, and died Ju ly 29,159 3. 1595.— Dom. Fr. A l e ix o de Menezes, A u g u s tin ia n . Consecr. Mar. 29, 1595 Transf. A r c h d ioc ese o f Br aga ( P o r t u g a l ) in 1610. Died in M adrid , May 3, 1617.
1610.— Dom . Fr . Christovao de Sa e L is bon . C o n g re g atio n o f the Jesuati. Nom. Bishop o f M ala cca ; Cons., N o v . 21, 1604 : tr an sferred to G oa , in 1610 ; died at Goa, March 31, 1622. 1625.— Dom. Fr Sebastiao de S. Pe dro. A u g u s tinian elected Bish op o f M ylapore, Jan. 1606 ; transf. to Coch in in 1614 ; from Cochin to Goa, in 1624 ; died N o v e m ber 7, 1629. 1631.— Dom. Fr. Manoel Telles de Brito. D o m i n ican ; con fir m, nom. by K in g Ph ilip III, Feb. 10, 1631 ; Con secr. in Madrid ; died at sea after d o u b lin g the Cape o f G o o d H ope, July 4, 1633. 1636.— Dom. Fr. F r a n c is c o de M ar ty res, F r a n cis c a n , Consecr. March 19, 1 6 36 ; die'3 N o v ember 25, 1652. 1671.— Dom. Fr. Christova o da Silveira, A u g u s tin ia n , Cons. June 7, 1671 ; died on the v o y a g e to India in 1673. 1675.— Dom. Fr. A n t o n i o Bran da o Bernardin e, Cis tercia n ; enth ro ned in his Metr. See Septe m ber 24, 1675: died on J u ly 5, 1678. 1681.— Dom. Manoel de Sousa e Menezes, S ecu la r P r i e s t ; Nom. A r c h b is h o p by D. P e dr o II in 1669 and c onfir m ed by P ope I n n o c e n t X I in 1680. G ove r n e d from Sep tem ber 20, 1681, till his death, J a n u a ry 31, 1684. 1687. — Dom. A l b e r t o da Silva, Canon R eg u la r of St. A u g u s t in e ; Cons. 1686, a r r iv e d in India, Sep tember 24, 1687, died A p r il 18* 1688. 1690.— Dom, Fr . A u g u s tin h o da A n n u n c i a c a o , O rde r o f Christ : nom. by Dom. P e dr o II ; confirm, b y P ope A l e x a n d e r V I I I ; Consecr. 1690 ; arriv ed in Goa, 1691 ; died J u ly 6, 1713. 1716.— Dom. Sebastiao d ’ A n d r a d e Pessanha, S e cu la r Priest ; nom. bp. by K i n g John V ; Confirm, in 1715 b y P o p e Clement X I ; Consecr. at E v o r a on M arch 22, 1715 ( r e s i g n e d ) . 1721.— Dom. Ig nasio de Santa Theresa, Canon R e g u la r o f S. A u g u s t in e ; nom. in 1720 ; Consecr. in L is b o n on M arch 30 ; or A p r il 13, 1721 ; arriv e d in Goa, September 25 o f the same year, and g o v e r n e d till 1739 when he was translated to the B ish o p ric o f Faro ( P o r t u g a l ) ; died 1750 or 1751, 1741.— E u g e n io T r ig n e ir o s, O rd er o f St. Je ro m e -, trans. M acao, in 1 7 3 9 ; died on the v o y a g e fr om China, A pr il 22,
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. 45 1741. 3742— Dom. B\ L o u r e n c o de ¡Santa Maria e Mello, F r a n c is c a n ; nom. by K in g Jo h n V. in 1742 ; confirmed by P ope B e n edic t X I V , 1744 ; arriv ed in Goa on September 19, o f the same year, 1750.— Dom. A n t o n io Taveir a da Neiva Br un da Selveira, O rd er o f S. James, nom. in 1749 by K i n g John V ; confirmed by P ope B en edic t X I V , J a nu a ry 19, 1750. A rrived in Goa. September 23, o f the sa me year . R esig ned in 1773 on a c c o u n t o f his a d v a n c e d age and f a ilin g health ; died on his homew ard v o ya ge, after h a v in g roun ded the Cape o f Good Hope, June 2, 1775, 1773.— Dom. F r a n c is c o da A s su m - p c a o e Br ito, A u g u s tin ia n ; Bish. o f Olinda de P e r n a m b u c o ( B r a z i l ) , nom. A r c h b is h o p o f Goa, b y K in g D. Jos e Manoel in 1773, and confirmed by P o p e Clement X I V , D e cem be r 20, o f the same year. Ceased to g o v e r n on F e b r u a ry 5, 1780. 1783.— Dom. F r. Manoel de Santa Catharina D is calce d Carmelite, fourteenth Bishop o f Coc hin, nom. in 1779 A p o s t o l ic G o v e r n o r of the See o f Goa, by Dona Maria I, Queen o f Portu gal. On the O ctobe r 13 of same year this ap p o in tm e n t was ratified by P o p e Pius VI, and he was put in charg e, F ebru ary 5, 1780. F orm ally constituted A r c h bish op, July 19, 1783, and installed N o v e m b er 21, 1784. D ie d Febru ary 10, 1812.— Dom. Fr. Manoel de S, G aldin o, F r a n c is c a n , was appointed C o -a dju to r with right of s u c c e s sion to the A r c h b is h o p o f Goa, A u g u s t 20, 1804, transfer red fr o m Macao, for which See he had been c o n s e crated, March 27, 1803. Su ccee de d to the A r c h b is h o p r ic in F ebru ary 1812, and g o ver n ed the See till July 15, 1831. 1834.— Dom. Jose Maria da Silva To rres, Ben edic ti ne, nom. A r c h b is h o p by Dona Maria Da Gloria II on Jan. 29. 1843, con firmed by P o p e G r e g o r y X V I on Ju ne 19 fo llo w iu g . C on secr. iu L is b o n , O cto b e r 8, 1843, and installed in Goa. March 7, 1844. R e sign e d, Mar ch 26, 1849, and was nominated A r c h b is h o p o f P alm ir a, i. p. i. Returned to L is b o n where he was con firmed by Po pe Pius I X as C o-a dju tor to the A r c h b is h o p of Braga. Died at L is bon , N ov e m b er 1854. 1861.— Dom. Joao Chrisos- tom o de A m o r i m Pess oa, F r a n cis c a n , Bish op o f San tiago de Cabo V e r d e , nom. by Dom P e d r o V early iu 1851; confirmed by P o p e Pius I X on March 22, o f the same year. A r r iv e d in Goa, J a n u a r y 3, 1863, R eturn ed to P ortu ga l, F e b r u a r y 5, 1869. where he resig ned in 1874. 1875.— Dom. A y res d ’ Ornellas e Varfconcell6s, Bish op o f F unchal, tr an sfe rred to Goa. N ov em b e r 17, 1874, and arriv ed D ecem ber 27, 1875 ; died N o v e m b e r 28, 1880. 1882.— Dom. A n to n io Sebastiao V a le n te , nom in ated on May 12, 1881, by D. Louis, K in g o f 46 P o r t u g a l, c onfir m ed by the H o ly See in solemn Con sistory o f A u g u s t 4, o f the same year. Con secrated at L is bo n , Sep tem ber 2C>, 1881. A t test this a n cie nt and illustrious See, which had al ready been Prim atial o f the East , was finally ad orn e d with the title o f P atriarch ate o f the Ea st in d ie s by the Const ituti on Humanae Salutis A uctor o f the 1st Sep tem ber 1886, which c onfir m ed what was a r r a n g e d in the C o n c ord a t made between the Holy See and the P o r tu g u e se G o v e r n m e n t on the 23rd J u u e o f the same year , The first Pa tria r ch Dom A n t o n io Sebi*stia. Vale nte , died at G oa, 25th J a n u a ry 1908, o f failu re o f the heart, aged 62.
A r c h ié p i s c o p a l title o f Cran gan ore, Coch in , M acao, San Thom e o f M yla pore and M ozam biq ue, by ihe C ou v e ntio n and C o n c o r d a t o f 1886 and by the Brief Post initam o f 1887. Portuguese T erritory.— The ter r itor y o f Goa lies on the W estern Coast between 15°44' and 14°53' Nor th Latit. and 73*44' and 73c23/ E a st L ou git , and is d is ta n t 250 miles S, S. E. f r om B o m ba y, it s ex tr eme length fr o m Nor th to South is 97 miles ; its gre ate st breadth from East to W est is 64 miles. Its entire area is 3,370 square miles. On the North , this territ ory is b ou n ded by the Tir ac o l o f A r u n d u m r iv e r which separates it from the Sa w an tw ady State, and on the Ea st by the Western Ghats, on the Wes t by the A r a b ia n Sea, and ou the South by the d is tr ic t o f Canara. It is div id e d into the old and new Conquests. The fo r m er, which cam e uader the P o r tu g u e se sw ay at an early date, c o m p r ise the three P r o v in c e s o f the Ilhas, Salsette, and Bard ez . British In dia.— On the North and East o f the P o r tu gu e se ter r ito r y is the V i ca ria te o f the Ghats, i.e., the British Dis tr ic t o f R a tn ag ery , the States o f Saw an tw ady and Sa ngly , and the C o lle clora te o f Belgaum . On the South, the V i ca ria te o f Canara, i.e., British Colle ct ora te o f North Canara,
du stani and Canarese. Population,— The entire popu la tio n o f the A r c h d i o c e s e is 2,322,422. G o a . 47 289.803 30,887 326,090
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