Arlindo Gomes Furtado, CSSp (born 15 November 1949) is a Cape Verdean Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde since 2009. He was the first Bishop of Mindelo from 2004 to 2009.
Arlindo Gomes Furtado | |
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| Cardinal Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde | |
 Furtado in 2015 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Santiago de Cabo Verde |
| See | Santiago de Cabo Verde |
| Appointed | 22 July 2009 |
| Installed | 15 August 2009 |
| Predecessor | Paulino do Livramento Évora C.S.Sp |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of San Timoteo (2015-) |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Mindelo (2003–09) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 18 July 1976 |
| Consecration | 22 February 2004 by Paulino do Livramento Évora |
| Created cardinal | 14 February 2015 by Pope Francis |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Arlindo Gomes Furtado 15 November 1949 |
| Nationality | Cape Verde |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Motto | Jesus, O Bom Pastor (Jesus, the Good Shepherd) |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Santiago de Cabo Verde |
He studied for several years in Coimbra, Portugal, while preparing for his ordination, and several more as a professor there after becoming a priest. He is a member of the Redemptorists. Pope Francis made him a cardinal in 2015, the first from Cape Verde.
Early life and education
editArlindo Gomes Furtado was born in 15 November 1949[1] in Figueira das Naus, a village of the municipality of Santa Catarina, to Ernesto Robaldo Gomes and Maria Furtado; he was baptized in August 1951. He studied at a primary school in nearby Achada Lem and by October 1962 completed his secondary education at the Seminary of São José in Praia. From 1971 to 1976, Furtado studied theology in Coimbra, Portugal.[2]
He returned to Cape Verde and was ordained a deacon on 9 May 1976 by Paulino do Livramento Évora, Bishop of Santiago. He worked at the Nossa Senhora da Graça until Bishop Evora ordained him a priest on 18 July 1976 and made him parish vicar there. From 1978 to 1986 he was rector of the Seminary of São José. From 1986 to 1990 he studied in Rome, earning a licentiate in biblical science at the Pontifical Biblical Institute.
Early priesthood
editReturning to Cape Verde for a year, he worked for a year in the Lém-Cachorro and Achada São Filipe areas and then taught English at Liceu Domingos Ramos. Back in Coimbra from 1991 to 1995, he taught Greek, Hebrew, History and Biblical Geography at the Theological Studies Institute in Coimbra. He worked on translations of books of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes and published some scholarly articles and reviews. He was also a parish administrator during these years. In 1995 he returned to Cape Verde where he led the parish of Nossa Senhora da Graça once more. He became a member of the National Education Council, taught at the Police Training School, and served as vicar general of the Diocese of Santiago.[2]
Episcopacy
editOn 11 December 2003, Pope John Paul II named him the first bishop of the newly created diocese of Mindelo.[1] He received his episcopal consecration on 22 February 2004[3] from Bishop Evora.
On 22 July 2009, Pope Benedict XVI named Furtado bishop of the Santiago Diocese,[4] one of the oldest dioceses in Africa, and he was installed there on 15 August.[5]
On 4 January 2015, Pope Francis announced that he would make him a cardinal on 14 February.[6][3] Furtado became the first Cape Verdean cardinal,[7][8] At the ceremony, he was assigned the titular church of San Timoteo.[9]
On 13 April 2015 he was named a member of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum.[10] On 28 October 2016, he was made a member of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Rinunce e Nomine, 11.12.2003" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 11 December 2003. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Sua Eminência Reverendíssima, Cardeal Dom Arlindo Gomes Furtado". Diocese de Santiago, Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Consistório 2015: Papa reforça papel das "periferias" no Colégio Cardinalício" (in Portuguese). Agência Ecclesia. 4 January 2015. Archived from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 22.07.2009" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Elevação a cardeal de bispo de Santiago é momento "histórico" para Cabo Verde" (in Portuguese). Africa 21 Online. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ^ "Annuncio di Concistoro per la creazione di nuovi Cardinali" (in Italian). Vatican News. 4 January 2015. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 13.04.2015" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 28.10.2016" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
External links
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- "Furtado Card. Arlindo Gomes". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.