Ildo Augusto Dos Santos Lopes Fortes

Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes (born 13 December 1964) is a Cape Verdean clergyman and the second and current bishop of Mindelo.[1]

The Most Reverend

Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes
Bishop of Mindelo
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseMindelo
SeeMindelo
Appointed25 January 2011
Installed10 April 2011
PredecessorArlindo Gomes Furtado
Orders
Ordination29 November 1992
Consecration3 April 2011
by José da Cruz Policarpo
Personal details
Born
Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes

(1964-12-13) 13 December 1964
Sal, Cape Verde
MottoNas tuas mãos
Coat of armsIldo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes's coat of arms

Biography

He was born in the island of Sal in Cape Verde, at the time under Portuguese rule.

dos Santos Lopes Fortes received his priestly ordination on 29 November 1992. On 25 January 2011, he was nominated as bishop of Mindelo. The diocese covering the Barlavento Islands was vacant from August 2009 as the last bishop Arlindo Gomes Furtado became bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde later that time. On 10 April, he became the second and present bishop of Mindelo.

The Patriarch of Lisbon, José da Cruz Cardinal Policarpo conferred upon him episcopal consecration on April 3 that year. The principal co-consecrators included Arlindo Gomes Furtado, bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde and Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente, Bishop of Porto.

References
  1. "Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes". Catholic Hierarchy.
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