Arlindo Gomes Furtado
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His Eminence Arlindo Gomes Furtado |
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| Cardinal, Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde | |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde |
| Appointed | 22 July 2009 |
| Predecessor | Paulino do Livramento Évora, C.S.Sp |
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| Ordination | 18 July 1976 |
| Consecration | 22 February 2004 by Paulino do Livramento Évora |
| Created Cardinal | 14 February 2015 |
| Rank | Cardinal priest of San Timoteo |
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| Born |
15 November 1949 Santa Catarina, Cape Verde |
| Nationality | Cape Verde |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Previous post | Bishop of Mindelo (2003-2009) |
| Motto | "Jesus, O Bom Pastor" ( Jesus, the Good Shepherd) |
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| Ordination history of Arlindo Gomes Furtado | |
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Diaconal ordination
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| Date of ordination | 9 May 1976 |
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Priestly ordination
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| Date of ordination | 18 July 1976 |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | Paulino do Livramento Évora, C.S.Sp |
| Co-consecrators |
Albino Mamede Cleto José Cámnate na Bissign |
| Date of consecration | 22 February 2004 |
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Cardinalate
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| Elevated by | Pope Francis |
| Date of elevation | 14 February 2015 |
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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, 15 November 1949) is the Cape Verdean 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.
Arlindo Gomes Furtado was born in Figueira das Naus, a village of the municipality of Santa Catarina to Ernesto Robaldo Gomes and his mother Maria Furtado, he was later baptized in August 1851. He studied at a primary school in nearby Achada Lem. He studied at the Seminary of São José in Praia on October 1, 1962, where he finished his secondary education.
On September 11, 1971, Bishop Furtado headed for Coimbra, Portugal and pursued his theological studies, and returned to Cape Verde in 1976 where he was ordained a priest in the Roman Catholic Church on 18 July 1976. He was appointed as parish vicar of Nossa Senhora da Graça, from 1978 to 1986, he was rector at the Seminary of São José. He went to Rome in 1986 and later returned to Cape Verde in 1990 and returned to the city's seminary. For a year, he helped the areas of Achada São Filipe, later, he studied English at Liceu Domingos Ramos. From 1991 to 1995, he studied again at the Theological Studies Institute in Coimbra, after he returned to Cape Verde. 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, 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.
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