What is this "Goa-Damao"? The Goan archdiocese is, officially, "Arquidiocese de Goa e Damao" (Archdiocese of Goa and Daman), with jurisdiction upon the former Portuguese territories of Goa, Daman, Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli. >From which city or village of this archdiocese is the new bishop a native?
Jorge ----- Original Message ----- From: Salus Correia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Goanet <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 4:16 PM Subject: [Goanet]One more Goan Bishop! > News from the Vatican: > > VATICAN CITY, JUL 5, 2005 (VIS) - The Holy Father erected the diocese of > Sindhudurg (area 21,099, population 5,365,706, Catholics 29,794, priests > 31, religious 98), India, with territory taken from the diocese of > Poona, making it a suffragan of metropolitan church of Bombay. He > appointed Fr. Anthony Alwyn Fernandes Barreto of the clergy of Poona, > pastor of the parish of the Immaculate Conception in Vengurla, as bishop > of the new diocese. The bishop-elect was born in Goa-Damao, India in > 1952 and ordained a priest in 1979. > > ECE:NER/.../FERNANDES > VIS 050705 (90) >
