José Vieira Alvernaz

Dom José Vieira Alvernaz (Riberinha, 5 February 1898 – Angra do Heroísmo, 13 March 1986) was a Portuguese prelate, Bishop of Cochin, Archbishop of Goa and Daman, Patriarch of the East Indies and one of the prominent figures of the Portuguese presence in India during the 20th century.

Biography He was ordained a priest in 1920.

In 1941, he was appointed Bishop of Cochin.

In 1950, he was appointed titular archbishop of Anasartha, co-adjunct archbishop of Goa and Daman and co-adjunct Patriarch of the East Indies. He succeeded Bishop José da Costa Nunes, in 1953, as Patriarch of the East Indies, a position he held until 1975.

After his resignation, the Holy See put the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman under its direct subordination.

Honours Tomb of D. José Vieira Alvernaz in the cemetery in Angra do Heroismo.

On 18 April 2012, the Museum of Angra do Heroísmo, opened an exposition entitled D. José Vieira Alvernaz, Patriarca das Índias Orientais (D. José Vieira Alvernaz, Patriarch of the East Indies).