José Avelino BettencourtComC, OMRI (born 23 May 1962) is a Portuguese-Canadian prelate of the Catholic Church who has serves as Apostolic Nuncio to Armenia and Georgia since March 2018.
On 14 November 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him head of the protocol of the Secretariat of State. He was also responsible for contacts with the embassies accredited to the Holy See and to the central Vatican authority.
On 26 February 2018, Pope Francis gave him the title apostolic nuncio and appointed him Titular Archbishop of Aemona.[1] He was named nuncio to Armenia on 1 March[2] and to Georgia as well on 8 March.[3] He received his episcopal ordination from Pope Francis on 19 March.[4][5]
Gules on a chevron Argent three concentric stars of eight points Sable voided Argent between two lions passant Sable.
Motto
FIDES • SPES • CHARITAS (hese Latin words meaning “Faith, hope, love” are taken from 1 Corinthians 13:13: “Now faith, hope and love abide; and the greatest of these is love.”)
Symbolism
The red symbolizes love, strength and faithful service. The chevron alludes to a carpenter’s square, the attribute of St. Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church, of Canada, and of the Archdiocese of Ottawa, as well as Archbishop Bettencourt’s namesake, José being Portuguese for Joseph. The Holy Trinity is represented by the three iterations of the star, Jesus Christ by its cross form, and the Blessed Virgin Mary by the star itself. The lions refer to Portuguese Bettencourt coats of arms, which feature a rampant black lion on white. The two of them indicate that Archbishop Bettencourt’s parents came from different branches of the Bettencourt family
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Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia 8 March 2018 – present
Incumbent
January 07, 2023
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Jose Avelino Bettencourt ComC OMRI born 23 May 1962 is a Portuguese Canadian prelate of the Catholic Church who has serves as Apostolic Nuncio to Armenia and Georgia since March 2018 His Excellency The Most ReverendJose Avelino BettencourtComC OMRIApostolic Nuncio to Armenia and GeorgiaTitular Archbishop of AemonaInstalled26 February 2018PredecessorFortunatus NwachukwuOther post s Titular Archbishop of AemonaOrdersOrdination29 May 1993by Marcel Andre J GervaisConsecration19 March 2018by Pope FrancisPersonal detailsBorn 1962 05 23 23 May 1962 age 60 Velas Azores PortugalNationalityPortuguese CanadianDenominationRoman CatholicResidenceTbilisiPrevious post s Head of Protocol of Secretariat of State of the Holy See 2012 2018 Alma materUniversity of Ottawa St Paul University Pontifical Gregorian University Pontifical Ecclesiastical AcademyMottoFIDES SPES CHARITAS Corinthians 13 13 Coat of armsStyles of Jose Avelino BettencourtReference styleHis Excellency The Most ReverendSpoken styleYour ExcellencyReligious styleArchbishop Contents 1 Biography 2 Honours and Arms 2 1 Honours 2 2 Coat of Arms 3 See also 4 ReferencesBiography EditBorn in Velas Azores on 23 May 1962 he settled at a young age in Canada with his family Bettencourt was ordained a priest in 1993 in the Archdiocese of Ottawa and graduated with degrees in literature and theology from the University of Ottawa 1 He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1999 and obtained a doctorate in canon law at Pontifical Gregorian University He worked at the apostolic nunciature to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and then moved to the Secretariat of State of the Holy See 1 On 14 November 2012 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him head of the protocol of the Secretariat of State He was also responsible for contacts with the embassies accredited to the Holy See and to the central Vatican authority On 26 February 2018 Pope Francis gave him the title apostolic nuncio and appointed him Titular Archbishop of Aemona 1 He was named nuncio to Armenia on 1 March 2 and to Georgia as well on 8 March 3 He received his episcopal ordination from Pope Francis on 19 March 4 5 Honours and Arms EditHonours Edit Commander of Order of Christ Palacio Nacional de Belem 29 April 2013 6 Grand Officer of Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Rome 18 April 2015 7 Coat of Arms Edit Bettencourt was granted coat of arms by the Canadian Heraldic Authority through a Grant of Arms on August 15 2019 8 Coat of arms of Jose Avelino Bettencourt Granted 2019 Escutcheon Gules on a chevron Argent three concentric stars of eight points Sable voided Argent between two lions passant Sable Motto FIDES SPES CHARITAS hese Latin words meaning Faith hope love are taken from 1 Corinthians 13 13 Now faith hope and love abide and the greatest of these is love Symbolism The red symbolizes love strength and faithful service The chevron alludes to a carpenter s square the attribute of St Joseph Patron of the Universal Church of Canada and of the Archdiocese of Ottawa as well as Archbishop Bettencourt s namesake Jose being Portuguese for Joseph The Holy Trinity is represented by the three iterations of the star Jesus Christ by its cross form and the Blessed Virgin Mary by the star itself The lions refer to Portuguese Bettencourt coats of arms which feature a rampant black lion on white The two of them indicate that Archbishop Bettencourt s parents came from different branches of the Bettencourt familySee also EditList of heads of the diplomatic missions of the Holy SeeReferences Edit a b c Resignations and Appointments 26 02 2018 Press release Holy See Press Office 26 February 2018 Retrieved 13 August 2019 Resignations and Appointments 01 03 2018 Press release Holy See Press Office 1 March 2018 Retrieved 13 August 2019 Resignations and Appointments 08 03 2018 Press release Holy See Press Office 8 March 2018 Retrieved 13 August 2019 Indicazioni Ordinazione Episcopale conferita dal Santo Padre Francesco 19 marzo 2018 www vatican va Itcode Vaticano Padre luso canadiano e o novo chefe de protocolo da Secretaria de Estado www agencia ecclesia pt Archived from the original on 2016 03 03 Retrieved 2018 01 16 Group Global Media 29 April 2013 Chefe do protocolo do Vaticano vive momento historico Segretariato generale della Presidenza della Repubblica Bettencourt Mons Jose Avelino Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana www quirinale it Quirinale General The Office of the Secretary to the Governor Bettencourt Jose Avelino Individual reg gg ca Retrieved 2020 02 14 Diplomatic postsPreceded byFortunatus Nwachukwu Head of Protocol of Secretariat of State of the Holy See14 November 2012 26 February 2018 Succeeded byJoseph MurphyPreceded byMarek Solczynski Apostolic Nuncio to Armenia1 March 2018 present IncumbentPreceded byMarek Solczynski Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia8 March 2018 present Incumbent Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jose Avelino Bettencourt amp oldid 1114097685, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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