Basílio do Nascimento
| The Most Reverend Basílio do Nascimento | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Baucau | |
Nascimento (left) in 2015
| |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Province | Díli (from 11 September 2019) |
| Diocese | Baucau |
| Appointed | 6 March 2004 |
| Term ended | 30 October 2021 |
| Predecessor | Office established |
| Successor | Leandro Maria Alves |
| Other posts | President, Episcopal Conference of Timor-Leste (2012–2019) |
| Previous posts | Titular Bishop of Septimunicia (1996–2004) Apostolic Administrator of Baucau (1996–2004) Apostolic Administrator of Dili (2002–04; 2015–16) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 25 June 1977 by David de Sousa |
| Consecration | 6 January 1997 by Pope John Paul II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Basílio do Nascimento 14 June 1950 Suai, Portuguese Timor (now East Timor) |
| Died | 30 October 2021 (aged 71) Dili, East Timor |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Alma mater | Institut Catholique de Paris |
| Motto | Et vocem Spiritu Sancto ("The voice of the Holy Spirit") |
Basílio do Nascimento Martins (14 June 1950 – 30 October 2021) was the East Timorese Roman Catholic Bishop of Baucau.[1]
He was born in Suai, then Portuguese Timor. He later moved to Portugal, where he was ordained as a priest in Évora, in 1977. He worked for 20 years in Portugal and France before returning home in 1994, which was at the time under Indonesian occupation.[2]
He became apostolic administrator of the new Diocese of Baucau on 30 November 1996 and titular bishop on 6 January 1997. When Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo retired, Nascimento became apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Dili, until the new Bishop of Dili, Alberto Ricardo da Silva, was installed on 6 March 2004. Nascimento then became the Bishop of Baucau.
In October 1999, the President of the National Council of Timorese Resistance Xanana Gusmão thanked Bishop Nascimento for the support of the Church in the struggle for independence.[3]
Concerned that the names of the thousands of lives lost during Indonesia's occupation of the country will be forgotten in the name of reconciliation with Indonesia, on 21 January 2006 he said that reconciliation with Jakarta without justice is meaningless.[4]
From the establishment of the Episcopal Conference of Timor-Leste (CET) in April 2012 until 2019, Nascimento served as its inaugural President.[5][6]
On 31 March 2018, Nascimento collapsed during Mass at St. Anthony's Cathedral in Baucau and was rushed to Dili National Hospital. He recovered and was discharged on 4 April 2018. He was the head of the East Timorese Bishops' conference.[7]
Bishop do Nascimento died from a heart attack on 30 October 2021, in the Guido Valadares National Hospital in Dili.[8] The President of East Timor Francisco Guterres awarded Nascimento with the country's highest honour, the Order of Timor-Leste.[9]
Honours
| Ribbon | Award | Date awarded | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty, Portugal | 7 December 1999 | [10] |
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Collar of the Order of Timor-Leste | 1 November 2021 (posthumous) | [11][12] |
References
- Back to citation "Timor-Leste: Bispo de Baucau preocupado com "praga" de seitas religiosas no país". Lusa Agencia do noticias. 1 February 2010. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2018.(in Portuguese)
- Back to citation Christalis, Irena. East Timor: A nation’s bitter dawn. Zed Books, London, 2009
- Back to citation Gusmão, K. S. A woman of independence. Pan 2003. p. 277.
- Back to citation "Reconciliation with Jakarta without justice is meaningless, says bishop of Baucau". Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- Back to citation RVA News (3 November 2021). "Timor-Leste: Bishop Basílio do Nascimento of Baucau dies at the age of 71". Radio Veritas Asia. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- Back to citation "Conferência Episcopal Timorense" [Conference of Bishops]. GCatholic. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- Back to citation UCANews April 6, 2018
- Back to citation Morreu Basílio do Nascimento, bispo da segunda maior cidade de Timor-Leste (in Portuguese)
- Back to citation Catholic Weekly, Australia, 14 November 2021
- Back to citation "PR lembra Basílio do Nascimento como "figura marcante" da independência de Timor" [President of the Republic recalls Basílio do Nascimento as a "marking figure" of Timor's independence]. Visão (in European Portuguese). TA (SPE) // ACL. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- Back to citation de Sousa, Nelson (1 November 2021). "Estadu kondekora Dom Basílio do Nascimento ho Colar Ordem Timor-Leste" [The State has awarded Dom Basilio do Nascimento the Collar of the Order of Timor-Leste] (in Tetum). Tatoli. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- Back to citation Gomes, Domingas (1 November 2021). "Estadu Kondekora Bispo Dom Basilio do Nascimento Ho Colar Ordem Timor-Leste" [The State awards the Order of Timor-Leste to the Bishop Dom Basilio do Nascimento]. STLNEWS (in Tetum). Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.