of Goa and Daman with the honorary title of Patriarch of the East Indies. He was installed as archbishop on 21 March 2004. On 25 November 2006, the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman was reorganized as a metropolitan archdiocese with a suffragan diocese and no longer directly subject to the Holy See. Pope Benedict XVI named Ferrão its first archbishop. Cardinal On 29 May 2022, Pope Francis announced that he planned to make Ferrão a cardinal. On 27 August 2022, Pope Francis made him a cardinal priest, assigning him the title of Santa Maria in Via. See also Cardinals created by Pope Francis List of current cardinals List of titular churches Notes References External links 1953 births People from North Goa district Patriarchs of the East Indies 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in India 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in India Living people Pontifical Urban University alumni Indian cardinals Cardinals created by Pope Francis