He calls on the government to vigorously combat drug smuggling and
distribution at all levels in our society.
It is widely spoken including in government circles, that it is the ‘sprats’ who
are being caught and punished while the ‘sharks’ are allowed to remain free
to carry on their business, profitable to many, even politicians it is said. The
law ought and must be applied in full force equally to all involved in this
destructive trade.
The Rt Revd Jorge Pina Cabral is the fourth Consecrated Bishop of the
Lusitanian Church.
He’s 46 years old, is married and
has two children.
He was established as a Lay
Reader/Layman in 1992,
ordained Deacon in 1995 and as
a Priest in 1997.
Since then he has been
responsible for the parishes of S.
John the Evangelist and the
Good Shepherd, and was
Northern Archdeacon(1998) and
Vicar-General (2007)
Elected Bishop by the 94th
Synod of the Lusitanian Church
in November 2012, he was
consecrated and installed on the
Diocesan Cathedra in the
25 th April 2013.
He has a degree in Physical Education and Sports Studies, from the from
the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, University of Porto, Portugal,
(1989) in Physical Education and Sport Sciences from the Faculty of
Physical Education and Sport, University of Porto.
He attended the Lusitanian Centre for Theological Studies and, in 2001,
completed his degree in Religious Studies at the Catholic University of
Porto. Since 1992, he was the Executive Director of the Association of
Schools of the Torne and Prado (AETP), recognized as a “Private
Organization Providing for Public Good” under Portuguese federal law, the
AETP is a private, non-profit organization in Vila Nova de Gaia.
He is heavily involved in social work in Vila Nova de Gaia and gained a
postgraduate degree in Management of Non-Profit Organizations, at the
Management School of Porto.
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