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• Indies, Patriarchate of the East — • In consequence of an agreement between the Holy See and the Portuguese Government in 1886 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Patriarchate of the East Indies —     Patriarchate of the East Indies     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Patriarchate of the East Indies     In consequence of an agreement between the Holy See and the Portuguese Government in 1886, settling difficulties that had arisen from the Goan… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Patriarch of the East Indies — The Patriarch of the East Indies in the Catholic hierarchy is the title of the Archbishop of Goa and Damão in India; another title of his is that of the Primate of the East. Unlike the patriarchs of the Eastern Catholic Churches sui juris , the… …   Wikipedia

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• Patriarch and Patriarchate — • Names of the highest ecclesiastical dignitaries after the pope, and of the territory they rule. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Patriarch and Patriarchate     Patriarch and Patriarchate …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Patriarchs of the east — The Catholic patriarchs of the east are generally speaking the head bishops of some of the autonomous Eastern Catholic Churches. Each patriarch of the east has authority over all bishops of a particular eastern rite church. These patriarchs are… …   Wikipedia

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