Arlindo Gomes Furtado
| His Eminence Arlindo Gomes Furtado | |
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| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 18 July 1976 |
| Consecration |
22 February 2004 by Paulino do Livramento Évora |
| Created Cardinal | 14 February 2015 |
| Rank | Cardinal priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
4 October 1949 Santa Catarina, Cape Verde |
| Nationality | Cape Verde |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Styles of Arlindo Gomes Furtado | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Santiago de Cabo Verde |
Arlindo Gomes Furtado (born Santa Catarina, 4 October 1949)[1] is the Cape Verdean Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde, since 2009, and was the first bishop of the Diocese of Mindelo, from 2004 to 2009. In 2015, he was appointed as the first Cape Verdean cardinal by Pope Francis.
Ecclesiastical career
Bishop Furtado pursued his theological studies in Coimbra (Portugal), and returned to Cape Verde where he was ordained a priest in the Roman Catholic Church on 18 July 1976.[1] On 14 November 2003, by nomination of Pope John Paul II, he became the first bishop of the newly created diocese of Mindelo. He was consecrated on 22 February 2004,[1] by the bishop of Cape Verde, Paulino do Livramento Évora becoming the 34th bishop of Cape Verde. The Diocese of Mindelo, according to the Vatican Information Service (VIS), has an area of 2,230 km2, a total population of 166,000, 149,230 Catholics, 19 priests and 58 religious.
On 15 August 2009, Bishop Furtado formally took the role of bishop of the Santiago Diocese, one of the oldest Dioceses in Africa,[1][2] after being appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on 22 July of that year.
On 25 January 2011, VIS reported that Pope Benedict XVI had appointed Father Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Flores, "fidei donum" priest, chancellor of the diocese, and pastor of the parish of São Vicente, as the second bishop of the Diocese of Mindelo. The bishop-elect was born in Sal, Cape Verde in 1962, and ordained a priest in 1992.
On 4 January 2015, Pope Francis announced that he would make him a cardinal on 14 February.[3] Bishop Furtado became the first Cape Verdean cardinal,[4] at the same time that others became the first cardinals from Tonga and Myanmar.[4][5] Cape Verde and Ethiopia were two African countries with bishops appointed as new cardinals in Pope Francis' announcement.[6] At the ceremony, he was assigned the titular church of San Timoteo.[7]
In April 2015 he was appointed a member of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples; and of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum. He will hold these memberships until his 80th birthday.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Consistório 2015: Papa reforça papel das "periferias" no Colégio Cardinalício" (in Portuguese). Agência Ecclesia. 4 January 2015.
- ↑ Elevação a cardeal de bispo de Santiago é momento "histórico" para Cabo Verde, Africa 21 Online, 5 January 2015 (Portuguese)
- ↑ "Annuncio di Concistoro per la creazione di nuovi Cardinali" (in Italian). News.va. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- 1 2 "Bispo da Diocese de Santiago Dom Arlindo Gomes Furtado será o novo cardeal do Vaticano a 14 de Fevereiro" (in Portuguese). RTC. 4 January 2015.
- ↑ Rui Duarte Silva (4 January 2015). "Portugal tem novo cardeal: Manuel Clemente" (in Portuguese). Expresso.
- ↑ João Matos (4 January 2015). "Caboverdeano Dom Arlindo nomeado Cardeal pelo Papa Francisco" (in Portuguese). RFI.
- ↑ "Consistory: list of titular church assignments". Vatican Radio. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by – |
Bishop of Mindelo 2004-2009 |
Succeeded by Ildo Augusto Dos Santos Lopes Fortes |
| Preceded by Paulino do Livramento Évora |
Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde 2009 - present |
Incumbent |