Fr Joaquim Gomes was a Goan Diocesan Priest. He worked in the Church of Our Lady of Merces at Merces as the Vicar. The Merces Church was built in 1613. He was a native of Sao Matias, Goa. He asked to be relieved from service in March 1778.
Fr Joaquim Hilario de Aguiar was a Goan priest who worked in the Goan Church of Batim, Piedade and Nagoa in Bardez as the Vicar. The Batim Church, The Matias Church and the Nagoa Church are among the older Goan Churches in Goa. He was the Chaplain Cantor of Se Patriarcal. He was a native of Corlim, Goa. He passed away on 23 July 2004 at Corlim, Goa.