Raul Nicolau Gonçalves
Raul Nicolau Gonçalves | |
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Archbishop Gonçalves in 2010 | |
| See | Goa and Daman |
| Appointed | 30 January 1978 |
| Term ended | 12 December 2003 |
| Predecessor | José Vieira Alvernaz |
| Successor | Filipe Neri Ferrão |
| Other post(s) | Patriarch of the East Indies (1978–2003) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 21 December 1950 |
| Consecration | 5 March 1967 by Cardinal James Knox |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Raul Nicolau Gonçalves 15 June 1927 |
| Died | 1 July 2022 (aged 95) Porvorim, Goa, India |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Raul Nicolau Gonçalves (15 June 1927 – 1 July 2022) was an Indian prelate. He was the first Goan catholic to be Archbishop of Goa and Patriarch of the East Indies.
He was the archbishop emeritus of Goa. The current Archbishop and Cardinal-Elect Archbishop Filip Neri Ferrao served the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman, as auxiliary bishop, to Raul Nicolau, for about ten years, from 1994 to 2004.