Virgílio do Carmo da Silva
Virgílio do Carmo da Silva | |||||||||||||||||
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| Archbishop of Díli | |||||||||||||||||
do Carmo da Silva in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||
| Church | Roman Catholic Church | ||||||||||||||||
| Archdiocese | Dili | ||||||||||||||||
| Province | Díli | ||||||||||||||||
| Appointed | 11 September 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Other post(s) | Vice President, Episcopal Conference of Timor Leste | ||||||||||||||||
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| Ordination | 8 December 1998 | ||||||||||||||||
| Consecration | 19 March 2016 by Joseph Marino | ||||||||||||||||
| Created cardinal | 27 August 2022 by Pope Francis | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Alberto Magno | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Virgílio do Carmo da Silva 27 November 1967 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Timorese | ||||||||||||||||
| Denomination | Roman Catholic | ||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Salesian Pontifical University | ||||||||||||||||
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| Styles of Virgílio do Carmo da Silva | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Virgílio do Carmo da Silva, SDB (born 27 November 1967) is a Timorese Catholic prelate who was appointed Bishop of Dili on 30 January 2016. He became an archbishop when the diocese was elevated in 2019.
Prior to his appointment to the episcopacy, he held various offices with the Society of St. Francis de Sales (the Salesians of Don Bosco).
On 27 August 2022, Pope Francis made him a cardinal, the first from Timor-Leste.