Antonio Francisco Xavier Alvares

Antonio Francisco Xavier Alvares or Alvares Mar Julius
First Metropolitan of Goa and Ceylon
Born(1836-04-29)29 April 1836
Verna, Goa, Portuguese India
Died23 September 1923(1923-09-23) (aged 87)
Ribandar, Goa, Portuguese India
Venerated inMalankara Orthodox Syrian Church
Major shrineSt. Mary's Orthodox Syrian Church, Ribandar, Goa
Feast23 September
PatronagePoor and Ill
Ordination history of
Alvares
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Alvares as principal consecrator
Joseph René Vilatte29 May 1892

Antonio Francisco Xavier Alvares (Alvares Mar Julius) (29 April 1836 – 23 September 1923) was initially a priest in the Roman Catholic Church in Goa. He joined the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church and was elevated to Metropolitan of Goa, Ceylon and Greater India in the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.

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