Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo SDB | |
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 Belo in 2016 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Lorium (titular see) |
| Appointed | 21 March 1988 |
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| Ordination | 26 July 1980 by José Policarpo |
| Consecration | 19 June 1988 by Francesco Canalini |
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| Born | 3 February 1948
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| Nationality | East Timorese |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Residence | Maputo, Mozambique |
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| Motto | Caritas Veritatis-Veritas Caritatis |
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| Styles of Carlos Ximenes Belo | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, SDB, commonly known as Carlos Belo[1][2] or Ximenes Belo (born 3 February 1948) is an East Timorese prelate of the Catholic Church. He became a bishop in 1988 and served as the apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Díli from 1988 to 2002. In 1996, he shared the Nobel Peace Prize with José Ramos-Horta for working "towards a just and peaceful solution to the conflict in East Timor".[3] He is a professed member of the Salesians.
- ^ "Bishop Belo quits after health scare". The Catholic Leader. 8 December 2002. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Smythe, Patrick A. (2004). 'The Heaviest Blow': The Catholic Church and the East Timor Issue. Lit Verlag. p. 40ff. ISBN 9783825871772. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Lundestad, Geir (24 October 1996). "Nobel Peace Prizes:Western, Perhaps, but Is It a Bad Thing?". New York Times. Retrieved 30 September 2022.