Raul Nicolau Gonçalves


Raul Nicolau Gonçalves
Archbishop Gonçalves in 2010
SeeGoa and Daman
Appointed30 January 1978
Term ended12 December 2003
PredecessorJosé Vieira Alvernaz
SuccessorFilipe Neri Ferrão
Other post(s)Patriarch of the East Indies (1978–2003)
Previous post(s)
  • Auxiliary Bishop of Goa e Damão (1967–1978)
  • Titular Bishop of Rapidum (1967–1978)
Orders
Ordination21 December 1950
Consecration5 March 1967
by Cardinal James Knox
Personal details
Born
Raul Nicolau Gonçalves

(1927-06-15)15 June 1927
Died1 July 2022(2022-07-01) (aged 95)
Porvorim, Goa, India
DenominationRoman 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.