Filipe Neri Ferrão

Filipe Neri António Sebastião do Rosário Ferrão (20 January 1953 –) is an Indian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who serves as the Patriarch of the East Indies and as the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman.

Filipe Neri Ferrão in 2017

Quotes

• In the Middle East and other parts of the world so many innocent people are still convicted. Justice is trampled, and men and women are killed for their faith. We entrust their lives to Jesus Christ.
  • Prayer vigil for the release of the Salesian kidnapped in Yemen (23 March 2016)

• The Indian Constitution is in danger and many people live with a feeling of insecurity. It is urgent to protect the values of the Constitution, including the freedom to practice one's own religion. In this context, especially with the approaching of the general elections, we must strive to better understand our Constitution and do more to protect it.
  • Archbishop of Goa: "The Indian Constitution is in danger" (6 June 2018)

• Follow the path of the saints, they left their comfort zones to serve the people of God, sharing with them the Word of God which heals and gives life.
  • Biblical Year in Goa, impetus for Christian proclamation and mission (30 November 2020)