Dom José Vieira Alvernaz (Riberinha, 5 February 1898 – Angra do Heroísmo, 13 March 1986) was a Portuguese prelate, Bishop of Cochin, Archbishop of Goa and Daman, Patriarch of the East Indies and one of the prominent figures of the Portuguese presence in India during the 20th century.

[1] He succeeded Bishop José da Costa Nunes, in 1953, as Patriarch of the East Indies, a position he held until 1975.

[1] Yet, Jose Vieira, was a moderator during the process of annexation that occurred in December 1961.

[2] After his resignation, the Holy See put the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman under his direct subordination.

[1] On 18 April 2012, the Museum of Angra do Heroísmo, opened an exposition entitled D. José Vieira Alvernaz, Patriarca das Índias Orientais (D. José Vieira Alvernaz, Patriarch of the East Indies).