Alberto Ricardo da Silva
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The Right Reverend Alberto Ricardo da Silva |
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| Bishop of Dili | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Diocese of Dili |
| In office | 27 February 2004 – 9 February 2015 |
| Predecessor |
Basílio do Nascimento as Apostolic Administrator |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 15 August 1972 |
| Consecration | 2 May 2004 by Basílio do Nascimento |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
24 April 1943 Aileu, East Timor |
| Died | 2 April 2015 (aged 71) Dili, East Timor |
| Previous post | Priest |
Alberto Ricardo da Silva (4 April 1943 – 2 April 2015) was the Roman Catholic bishop of Dili, East Timor.
He was born in Aileu, in East Timor when it was still a Portuguese colony. He studied in the minor seminary of Dili and was sent to Macao to study philosophy, and to Portugal to study theology in the major seminary of Leiria.
He was ordained a priest on 15 August 1972 in Portugal and served as vicar general of Dili 1980-1992. He holds a licentiate in spiritual theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.
Father da Silva's duties have included spiritual director and later rector at the Seminary of Our Lady of Fatima in Dare. He was rector of the Major Seminary of SS Peter and Paul in Dili at the time of his episcopal appointment.
Pope John Paul II named him as bishop of Dili on 27 February 2004 and he was consecrated on 2 May. The Bishop took for his motto "Servus Verbi Domini" (Servant of the Word of God).
He was consecrated by Bishop Basilio do Nascimento of Baucau, East Timor, in the presence of seven bishops from Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, and Portugal. Nearly 30,000 people attended the consecration at Immaculate Conception cathedral, including the secretary of the Apostolic Nuniature in Indonesia, Msgr. Novatus Rugambwa, the President of East Timor Xanana Gusmão, Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri, along with Cabinet members and foreign envoys.
On 5 December 2005, he wrote to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to reiterate the importance of justice to the people East Timor. He was concerned that politicians want to bury the truth to ensure that there is no accountability for those responsible for the atrocities committed from 1975 to 1999. He strongly urged the Secretary General to recommend that the Security Council adopt a Resolution under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter to create an international tribunal for East Timor.
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