Arlindo Gomes Furtado | |
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| Cardinal Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde | |
 Furtado in 2015 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Santiago de Cabo Verde |
| See | Santiago de Cabo Verde |
| Appointed | 22 July 2009 |
| Installed | 15 August 2009 |
| Predecessor | Paulino do Livramento Évora C.S.Sp |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of San Timoteo (2015-) |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Mindelo (2003–09) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 18 July 1976 |
| Consecration | 22 February 2004 by Paulino do Livramento Évora |
| Created cardinal | 14 February 2015 by Pope Francis |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Arlindo Gomes Furtado 15 November 1949 |
| Nationality | Cape Verde |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Motto | Jesus, O Bom Pastor (Jesus, the Good Shepherd) |
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| Styles of Arlindo Gomes Furtado | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Santiago de Cabo Verde |
Arlindo Gomes Furtado, CSSp (born 15 November 1949) is a Cape Verdean Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde since 2009. He was the first Bishop of Mindelo from 2004 to 2009.
He studied for several years in Coimbra, Portugal, while preparing for his ordination, and several more as a professor there after becoming a priest. He is a member of the Redemptorists. Pope Francis made him a cardinal in 2015, the first from Cape Verde.