José Ornelas Carvalho

José Ornelas Carvalho, SCJ (born 5 January 1954) is an Portuguese prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the third and current Bishop of Setúbal. Before, he had served as the Superior-General of the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart, from 2003 to 2015.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Ornelas and the second or paternal family name is Carvalho.

His Most Reverend Excellency José Ornelas Carvalho, SCJ
Bishop of Setúbal
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Metropolis	Patriarchate of Lisbon
Diocese	Bishop of Setúbal
See	Our Lady of Grace Cathedral
Appointed	24 August 2015
Predecessor	Gilberto Canavarro dos Reis
Orders
Ordination	9 August 1981
Consecration	25 October 2015 by Manuel Clemente
Personal details
Born	(1954-01-05)5 January 1954 Porto da Cruz, Madeira, Portugal
Nationality	Portuguese
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post	Superior General of the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (2003–2015)
Motto	"O Filho do Homem veio para servir e dar a vida" ("The Son of Man came to serve and to give his life", Mk 10:45)

José Ornelas Carvalho was elected to a three-year term as President of the Portuguese Episcopal Conference in 2020.[1]

Early life

José Ornelas Carvalho was born in 1954 in the parish of Porto da Cruz, in Machico, Madeira, the son of António Tomás Carvalho and Benvinda de Ornelas. He studied at the Diocesan Minor Seminary of Funchal from 1964 to 1967. Wishing to become a missionary, he joined the Missionary College of the Priests of the Sacred Heart in Funchal (1967-1969), and then the studies at the Congregation's Missionary Institute in Coimbra (1969-1971).[2]

On 29 September 1972 he made his temporary vows in Aveiro and, after two years of studies in Philosophy, he spent two years as a missionary in Mozambique, from 1974 to 1976. Back in Lisbon, he concluded his degree in Theology from the Catholic University of Portugal, in 1979.[2]

Ordained ministry

Priesthood

He was ordained priest on 9 August 1981, in his hometown of Porto da Cruz, in a ceremony presided by Maurílio de Gouveia,[3] then Titular Archbishop of Mitylene. In 1983, he started teaching at the Faculty of Theology of the Catholic University of Portugal; he interrupted his teaching activities to prepare his doctorate in Biblical Theology in Rome and Germany, which he concluded in 14 July 1997. He also taught at the Major Seminary of Our Lady of Fátima, in Alfragide.[2]

José Ornelas Carvalho was elected Superior General of the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart on 27 May 2003, after having served as the Provincial Superior of the Dehonian Portuguese Province. He was in the position until 6 June 2015.[2]

Episcopate

He was appointed Bishop of Setúbal on 24 August 2015, by Pope Francis, succeeding Gilberto Canavarro dos Reis; he was ordained on 25 October 2015 by Cardinal-Patriarch Manuel Clemente, in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace, in Setúbal.[2][4]

References

1. "Bispo de Setúbal é o novo presidente da Conferência Episcopal Portuguesa" [Bishop of Setúbal is the new President of the Portuguese Episcopal Conference]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 16 June 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
2. "Bispo Atual: D. José Ornelas Carvalho" (in Portuguese). Diocese de Setúbal. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
3. "Bispo de Setúbal lembra D. Maurílio de Gouveia como uma das figuras que "deram um novo rosto ao catolicismo em Portugal"" [Bishop of Setúbal remembers Archbishop Maurílio de Gouveia as one of the figures who «gave Catholicism a fresh face in Portugal»]. Agência Ecclesia (in Portuguese). 20 March 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
4. "D. José Ornelas Carvalho é o novo bispo de Setúbal" [José Ornelas Carvalho is the new Bishop of Setúbal]. Observador (in Portuguese). 26 October 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2020.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Virginio Bressanelli	Superior General of the Priests of the Sacred Heart 2003 – 2015	Succeeded by Heiner Wilmer
Preceded by Gilberto Canavarro dos Reis	Bishop of Setúbal 2015 – present	Incumbent
Preceded by Manuel Clemente	President of the Portuguese Episcopal Conference 2020 – present