Arlindo Gomes Furtado
Arlindo Cardinal Gomes Furtado (born November 15, 1949 in Santa Catarina ) is a Cape Verdean clergyman and bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde .
Life
Arlindo Gomes Furtado studied at the Small Seminary in São José and in Coimbra, Portugal . He was ordained a priest on July 18, 1976 . In 1978 he became rector of the São José seminary , which he remained until 1986. From 1986 to 1990 he studied in Rome , after which he stayed for another year at São José . From 1991 to 1995 he worked as a professor in Coimbra. In 1995 he returned to Cape Verde and was Vicar General of the Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde until 2004 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him on November 14, 2003 as the first Bishop of Mindelo . The bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde, Paulino do Livramento Évora CSSp , donated him episcopal ordination on February 22 of the next year ; Co- consecrators were José Câmnate na Bissign , Bishop of Bissau , and Albino Mamede Cleto , Bishop of Coimbra .
Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde on July 22, 2009.
In the solemn consistory on February 14, 2015, Pope Francis accepted him as a cardinal priest with the titular church of San Timoteo in the college of cardinals . Gomes is the first cardinal from Cape Verde.
Memberships
Cardinal Gomes Furtado is a member of the following organizations of the Roman Curia :
- Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (since 2015)
- Pontifical Council "Cor Unum" (since 2015)
- Congregation for Divine Worship and the Order of the Sacraments
Web links
- Gomes Furtado, Arlindo. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed August 11, 2016.
- Entry on Arlindo Gomes Furtado on catholic-hierarchy.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ Erezione della Diocesi di Mindelo (Capo Verde) e Nomina del Primo Vescovo. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , December 11, 2003, accessed January 12, 2015 (Italian).
- ^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Santiago de Cabo Verde (Capo Verde) e Nomina del Successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, July 22, 2009, accessed January 12, 2015 (Italian).
- ↑ Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico: Assegnazione dei Titoli o Diaconie. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, February 14, 2015, accessed February 14, 2015 (Italian).
- ^ Bispo da Diocese de Santiago Dom Arlindo Gomes Furtado será o novo cardeal do Vaticano a 14 de Fevereiro. Radiotelevisão Caboverdiana, January 4, 2015, accessed August 10, 2016 (Portuguese).
- ↑ a b Nomina di Cardinali Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, April 13, 2015, accessed April 18, 2015 (Italian).
- ^ Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per il Culto Divino e la Disciplina dei Sacramenti. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , October 28, 2016, accessed October 28, 2016 (Italian).
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Bishop of Mindelo 2003-2009 |
Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes |
Paulino do Livramento Évora CSSp |
Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde since 2009 |
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Gomes Furtado, Arlindo |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gomes Furtado, Cardinal Arlindo |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cape Verdean clergyman, Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 15, 1949 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Santa Catarina |