José Ornelas Carvalho


José Ornelas Carvalho, S.C.J.
Bishop of Leiria-Fátima
José Ornelas Carvalho in 2023
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
MetropolisPatriarchate of Lisbon
DioceseLeiria-Fátima
Appointed28 January 2022
Installed13 March 2022
PredecessorAntónio Marto
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination9 August 1981
Consecration25 October 2015
by Manuel Clemente
Personal details
Born (1954-01-05) 5 January 1954
NationalityPortuguese
DenominationRoman Catholic
Motto"O Filho do Homem veio para servir e dar a vida" ("The Son of Man came to serve and to give his life", Mk 10:45)
Coat of arms

José Ornelas Carvalho, SCJ (born 5 January 1954) is a Portuguese prelate of the Catholic Church who has been bishop of Leiria-Fátima since 2022. He was the bishop of Setúbal from 2015 to 2022. He was the Superior-General of the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart from 2003 to 2015.

He was elected to a three-year term as President of the Portuguese Episcopal Conference in 2020.