Daga 1999 zuwa 2004 da kuma 2007 zuwa 2014 da Silva ya kasance malamin novice ga Salesians. Daga 2005 ya yi karatu a Roma don Licentiate a cikin Ruhaniya a Jami'ar Pontifical Salesian. Daga 2009 zuwa 2014 ya kasance darektan Makarantar Fasaha na Nossa Senhora de Fátima a Fatumaca. A 2015 ya zama Babban Jami'in Salesians a Gabashin Timor da Indonesia. A ranar 30 ga Janairu, 2016, Paparoma Francis ya nada shi a matsayin Bishop na Dili. Ya tambaya: a ina ne da Silva ya maye gurbin karatu a cikin 2000s?
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