Anastácio Alves

The Reverend Father
José Anastácio Alves
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Patriarchate of Lisbon
Province Lisbon
Diocese Funchal
Orders
Ordination 28 July 1990
by Bishop Teodoro de Faria of Funchal
Rank Priest
Personal details
Born 1963
Santa Cruz, Madeira, Portugal
Nationality Portuguese
Previous post Priest of the Portuguese Parish of Gentilly (2012-2018)

José Anastácio Alves (Santa Cruz, 1963) is a Madeiran Roman Catholic priest who exercised ecclesiastical functions in the Portuguese Parish of Gentilly, Val-de-Marne, from 2012 until 2018, before being removed from office on June that year by the Bishop of Funchal due to alleged child abuse practices.[1]

Priesthood

Anastácio Alves, was ordained in the Cathedral of Funchal, by Bishop Teodoro Faria, on July 28, 1990, along with José Tolentino Mendonça.[1]

After his ordination as priest, he was assigned to the Parish of Quinta Grande, having exercised his office between 1992 and 1999. After 1999 he was then transferred to Parish Nazaré, in São Martinho, until 2008.

In 2008 he requests to be transferred to Portuguese Catholic Mission in Switzerland, in order to provide "spiritual support" to the Portuguese community living in that country and to further pursue his Theology studies in the University of Fribourg, a request to which Bishop Carrilho acceeds to. His parishioners in Nazaré would then speak out against his "sudden" leaving.[1]

After spending 4 years in Switzerland he was then authorized to exercise his ecclesiastical functions in the Portuguese Parish of Gentilly until July 24, 2018, when his removed from office the Portuguese Conference of Bishops due to alleged child abuse investigations initiated in Madeira by the Public Ministry and the Diocese of Funchal.[2]

Child Abuse

In the mid of 2005, when Bishop Teodoro de Faria was still head of the Diocese of Funchal, Alves was reported to the Police as a child abuser and was made arguido the Public Ministry. This case was then closed due to lack of evidence in 2007, when Alves was already in charge of the Parish of Nazaré.

One year after the case his closed, the recently arrived Bishop Carilho announces that Alves has requested him to be transferred Switzerland.

On July 24, 2018 the Portuguese Conference of Bishops removes Alves from office in France due to another alleged child abuse case being investigated in Madeira. In September 2, the same year, Bishop Carrilho suspends Alves from all ecclesiastical duties, announcing a "zero tolerance"[3] policy and vowing to send all investigation reports and conclusions to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, in accordance with Cannon Law.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bispo afasta padre suspeito de pedofilia". www.dnoticias.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  2. ↑ Marques, Ana Cristina. "Bispo do Funchal suspende padre suspeito de abusos". Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  3. ↑ Group, Global Media (2018-09-01). "Bispo do Funchal afasta padre suspeito de abusos". DN (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-09-02.
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