Welcome to Chinchinimm Parish on your maiden visit as the Cardinal Dom Filipe Neri Sebastiao do Rosario Ferrao "That they be all be one "
Born to Mr Agostinho . Lourenco Tome Ferrao & Mrs Maria Palmira Eugene Getrudes Do Conceicao Nazare on 20 January 1953 at Santerxette,Aldona, Mapusa. He Was the youngest among 3 children ,two brothers and a sister both are married with families. He studied at Saligao Seminary Pilerne, 1963 and after completing Primeiro , Segundo Grau at GPS.He then joined Rachol Seminary on 6 June 1969. He became seriously ill and it was Divine Providence that he could continue with his studies after a break of two years at Papal Seminary Pune and was ordained priest on 28.10,1979 . He received Licentiate degree in Biblical Theology at Pontifical Universitas Urbaniana 1998. Licentiate Degree at International Institute, Lumen Vitae , Brussels in Catechesis and Pastoral liturgy , 1991. A linguist fluent in languages , Konkanni, English, Portuguese, Italian German and French Ordained on 28.10, 1979. at St Thomas Church at Aldona. He hails from a family of priests two each from maternal and paternal uncles and four priests in earlier generations. Auxiliary Bishop from 1994- 2004.on 12.12.1993 and simultaneously as Titular Bishop Vanariona . Patriarch of East Indies.Ordained Bishop on 10.4.1994, Archbishop .Goa Daman. Diu with the honorific title of Patriarch of East Indies. on 12.12,2003 . and installed on 21.3.2004.First Archbishop of reorganised Metropolitan Archdiocese on 25.11.2006. Cardinal Priest, Santa Maria in Via , 27.8.2022 , sixth prelate of Goa in 465 years He served as Parochial Vicar Salvador do Mundo 1979. APP ,O.L.Hope Church ,Chinchinim 1981 _1984.Prefect of Discipline Saligao 1984- 1986. Director Vocation , Diocesan Clergy 1984- 86.Director, Diocesan Centre lay Apostolate 1991-94, published Daily Flash , Jivitacho Prokas. Convener Team of Transfer of priests 1992-97, Ecclesiastical Advisor St Luis Medical Guild 192-94. Episcopal Vicar North Zone 193-94 Chairman of Western Region Committee for Catechetics 2012.Chairman of the FABC of OEFF 2016. Chairman of Laity commission CBCI. President CBCI from 2019. V.P CBCI 2011-2019. Chinchinim parish is indeed fortunate to have had spiritual pearl of wisdom in our midst and who later flourished into a tree of leadership in Eclesiastical hierarchy. His humility, piety and warm relations have endeared him to all He sowed the seed of Parish bulletin that has now blossomed into a fruitful tree.He revived and galvanized Parish Youth Association. His homilies were well prepared, interpreted and listened to. His humility , commitment and adherence to faith,doctrine of the church are praise worthy attributes of his personality He requested not to raise funds for his farewell ,as then it was convenient with Parish Council in place. Chinchinim Parishioners are legitimately elevated in his meteoric ascendancy from Auxiliary Bishop to Cardinal priest .I had the privilege to raise the farewell toast The Bishops and Archnishops have admiration for him for his exemplary skills, dedication and courage.It is rumoured he is Cardinal in waiting to be shifted to Rome The initiative of the Trust along with Parishioners & admirers is in gratitude to welcome and mark with an award the maiden visit of His Eminence, as the Cardinal Priest to O.L.Hope Church ,Chinchinim on 04-2-2023. It will serve as a constant reminder of his adorable presence in our Parish Nelson Lopes Founder Chairman Nelson Lopes Chinchinim https://lopesnelsonnat.wordpress.com
