History of Goan Catholics recounts the history of the Goan Catholic community of the Indian state of Goa from their conversion to Christianity to date.
Goan Catholics | Expulsion of Catholics from Denmark–Norway | Reformed Catholics | Goan Muslims | Federated Colored Catholics | Clarification concerning status of Catholics becoming Freemasons | Cathal Goan |
Among Goan Catholics, it is famous as the birthplace of Venerable Fr. Agnelo, one of the two most prominent Goan saints, the other being Blessed Joseph Vaz, the "Apostle of Sri Lanka".
Goans are a predominantly Hindu population followed by Roman Catholic population and small Muslim community.Hindus in Goa are divided into many different castes and sub-castes, known as Jatis.