Christianity in Goa

The Christian population of Goa are almost entirely Goan Catholics, whose ancestors converted to Christianity during the Portuguese rule in India. Christianisation followed the Portuguese conquest of Goa in 1510, which was followed by the Goa Inquisition from 1560 onwards. Although Christians make up over 80% of ethnic Goans (293,628 out of a total population 365,291 in 1909), they were less than 27% of Goa's population in 2011 because ethnic Goans are less than 50% of the state's residents. There is a higher proportion of Christians in Velhas Conquistas than in Novas Conquistas.

Christianity is the second largest religious grouping of residents in Goa, India. According to the 2011 census, 25% of the resident population are Christian, while 66% are Hindu.