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Bishop Norberto do Amaral

Bishop of Maliana

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Born
Feb 17, 1956 Ainaro, Ainaro administrative post, Timor-Leste
Nationality
Timor-Leste
Ordained priest
Oct 18, 1988 Av. Marginal 46, Timor-Leste
Ordained bishop
Apr 24, 2010 Timor-Leste
Appointed
Apr 25, 2010
Principal consecrator
Leopoldo Girelli
Co-consecrators
Alberto Ricardo da Silva Basílio do Nascimento
Education
Pontifical Urbaniana University

Norberto do Amaral. The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on January 30, 2010, erected the Diocese of Maliana (East Timor), with territory taken from the Diocese of Dili. The Holy Father has appointed as first Bishop of Maliana, Fr. Norberto Do Amaral, Chancellor of the Diocese of Dili. Fr. Norberto Do Amaral was born February 17, 1956 in Ainaro, Diocese of Dili. After attending elementary school in the Catholic school in Ainaro, he entered the diocesan minor seminary of Dare. He completed his philosophical studies (1981-1983) and theological studies (1985-1988) at the Major Seminary of St. Peter in Ritapiret, Flores, Indonesia, also carrying out a year of pastoral ministry in the parish of Ossú (1984). He was ordained priest on October 18, 1988 for the Diocese of Dili. He subsequently ministered as follows: 1988: Assistant Pastor of the Parish of Ainaro, 1989-2000: Pastor of the Parish of Maubisse, 2000-2004: Rector of the Diocesan Minor Seminary in Dili, 2005-2007: Studies for a licentiate in dogmatic theology at the Urban University in Rome. Since 2007: Professor of Dogmatic Theology and Prefect of Studies at the Major Seminary in Dili. Since 2008, he has served as Chancellor of the Diocese of Dili and Director of the Diocesan Magazine Seara.