Archbishop Raul Nicolau Gonçalves (15 June 1927 – 1 July 2022)[1] was an Indian prelate. He was the first Catholic Goan to be Archbishop of Goa and Patriarch of the East Indies.[2]
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Raul Nicolau Gonçalves |
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 Archbishop Gonçalves in 2010 |
| See | Goa and Daman |
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| Appointed | 30 January 1978 |
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| Term ended | 12 December 2003 |
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| Predecessor | José Vieira Alvernaz |
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| Successor | Filipe Neri António Sebastião do Rosário Ferrão |
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| Other post(s) | Patriarch of the East Indies (1978–2003) |
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| Previous post(s) | - Auxiliary Bishop of Goa e Damão (1967–1978)
- Titular Bishop of Rapidum (1967–1978)
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| Ordination | 21 December 1950 |
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| Consecration | 5 March 1967
by Cardinal James Knox |
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| Born | Raul Nicolau Gonsalves (or Gonçalves)
(1927-06-15)15 June 1927
Bambolim, Goa, Portuguese India |
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| Died | 1 July 2022(2022-07-01) (aged 95)
Porvorim, Goa, India |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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| Residence | India |
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He was the archbishop emeritus of Goa.[3]
