He was named Promoter of Pastoral Culture in the Portuguese Episcopal Conference in 2002 and he was also the president of the Episcopal Commission of Culture, Cultural and Communications from 2005 to 2011.
Ia dinamai Promoter Budaya Pastoral dalam Konferensi Episkopal Portugis pada 2002 dan ia juga menjadi presiden Komisi Episkopal Budaya, Kebudayaan dan Komunikasi antara 2005 dan 2011.