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Patriarch of the East Indies
The
Titular Patriarch of the East Indies
(; for Titular Patriarchate of the East Indies) in the
Catholic
hierarchy
is the title of the
Archbishop of Goa and Daman
in
India
; another title of his is that of
the
Primate
of the East
. Unlike the
patriarchs
and the
major archbishops
of the
Eastern Catholic Churches
sui juris
, the Patriarch of the East Indies only enjoys honorary title and is fully subject to the
pope
. He has a place within the
Latin Church
similar to the
Patriarchs of Venice
and
Lisbon
. The Patriarch of the East Indies is the diocesan
ordinary
of the
Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
and the
metropolitan archbishop
of the Province of Goa and Daman
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