Jorge de Pina Cabral
| Jorge de Pina Cabral | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of the Lusitanian Church | |
| Province | extra-provincial |
| Diocese | Lusitanian Church |
| In office | 2013–present |
| Other posts | Honorary assistant bishop, CofE Diocese in Europe |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1995 (deacon); 1997 (priest) |
| Consecration | 2013 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
22 May 1966 Porto, Porto District, Portugal |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Denomination | Lusitanian |
| Spouse | Rute |
| Children | two |
José Jorge Tavares de Pina Cabral (born 22 May 1966) has been the Bishop of the Lusitanian Church since 2013.[1]
Born in Porto, Cabral gained a degree in Physical Education and Sports Studies, from the University of Porto, and afterward taught in high schools around Porto. He studied at the Lusitanian Center for Theological Studies and later gained a further degree in Religious Studies at the Catholic University of Porto. He married Rute Serronha in 1996 and has two children.[1]
He was ordained deacon in 1995 and priest in 1997, beginning his ministry taking responsibility for two parishes (of St John the Evangelist and of the Good Shepherd); he also served as the Northern Archdeacon (centred in Porto; 1998) and Vicar-General of the diocese (2007). He was elected by the 94th Synod in November 2012 to become diocesan Bishop of the Lusitanian Church.[1]
Cabral was consecrated a bishop by his predecessor Fernando Soares at St Paul's Cathedral in São Paulo, Lisbon, on 25 April 2013. As a European bishop of a church in full communion with the Archbishop of Canterbury (who is the church's metropolitan), he is also licensed as an honorary assistant bishop of the Church of England Diocese in Europe.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Igreja Lusitana — Lusitanian Church New Bishop’s Consecration (Accessed 23 December 2016)
- ↑ EuroBishop — Bishop José Jorge de Pina Cabral, new Bishop of the Lusitanian Church (Accessed 23 December 2016)