Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes | |
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| Bishop of Mindelo | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Mindelo |
| See | Mindelo |
| Appointed | 25 January 2011 |
| Installed | 10 April 2011 |
| Predecessor | Arlindo Gomes Furtado |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 29 November 1992 |
| Consecration | 3 April 2011 by José da Cruz Policarpo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes (1964-12-13)13 December 1964 (age 61) |
| Motto | Nas tuas mãos |
| Coat of arms |  |
Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes (born 13 December 1964) is aCape Verdean Catholic prelate who has served asBishop of Mindelo since 2011.[1]
He also serves as president ofCaritas Cape Verde.[2]
He was born in theisland 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 bishopArlindo Gomes Furtado becamebishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde later that time. On 10 April, he became the second and present bishop of Mindelo.
ThePatriarch of Lisbon,José da Cruz Cardinal Policarpo conferred upon himepiscopal consecration on April 3 that year. The principalco-consecrators included Arlindo Gomes Furtado, bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde andManuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente,Bishop of Porto.
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Mindelo 2011-present | Succeeded by Incumbent |