Priests

Fr João Batista de Sousa was a Diocesan Priest who worked as the Vicar in the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Panjim, Goa. The Immaculate Conception Church at Panjim, Goa was built in 1600. He was also the Professor of Canon Law at the Rachol Seminary. He was a native of Merces, Goa. He passed away in 1920 at Merces, Goa.

Fr João Batista Jacob Fernandes was a Goan priest who worked in the Goan Church of Carambolim as the Vicar. The Carambolim  Church is one of the older Goan Churches in Goa.  He was a native of Calangute, Goa.