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Teotónio Emanuel Ribeiro Vieira de Castro

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The Most Reverend
Teotónio Emanuel Ribeiro Vieira de Castro
Archbishop of Goa and Daman
Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
Diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
See Goa and Daman
Appointed 25 May 1929
Predecessor Mateus de Oliveira Xavier
Successor José da Costa Nunes
Orders
Ordination 8 April 1882
Consecration 15 August 1899
by Bishop António José de Souza Barroso
Personal details
Born 27 July 1859
Porto, Portugal
Died May 16, 1940 (aged 80)
Goa, India

Teotónio Emanuel Ribeiro Vieira de Castro was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Goa e Damão, India and Patriarch of the East Indies from 1929 to 1940.[1][2]

Early life

Castro was born in Porto, Portugal on 27 July 1859.[1]

Priesthood

On 8 April 1882, Castro was ordained a catholic priest.[1]

Episcopate

Castro was appointed bishop of the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore and consecrated as a bishop by Bishop António José de Souza Barroso on 15 August 1899, in Porto.

On 25 May 1929, he was appointed Archbishop and Patriarch of East Indies of Goa e Damão, India.[1]

Death

Castro died on 16 May 1940.[1]

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