The Vatican 's reaction to the annexation of Goa was unexpressed .
Although the Vatican did not voice its reaction to the annexation of Goa , it delayed the appointment of a native head of the Goan Church until the inauguration of the Second Vatican Council in Rome , when Msgr Francisco Xavier da Piedade Rebelo was consecrated Bishop and Vicar Apostolic of Goa in 1963.Teotonio R. de Souza , Goa to Me , New Delhi : Concept Publ .
Annexation of Goa