Manuel Monteiro de Castro
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His Eminence Manuel Monteiro de Castro |
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| Major Penitentiary emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary | |
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| Appointed | 5 January 2012 |
| Term ended | 21 September 2013 |
| Predecessor | Fortunato Baldelli |
| Successor | Mauro Piacenza |
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| Ordination | 9 July 1961 |
| Consecration | 23 March 1985 by Agostino Casaroli |
| Created Cardinal | 18 February 2012 by Benedict XVI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Deacon |
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| Birth name | Manuel Monteiro de Castro |
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29 March 1938 S. Eufemia, Portugal |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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| Motto | mane nobiscum domine |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Manuel Monteiro de Castro (born 29 March 1938) is a Portuguese cardinal, He was the Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary from 5 January 2012 until his retirement on 21 September 2013. He had previously served as Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops.
Monteiro de Castro studied humanities, philosophy and theology in the Archdiocese of Braga. He was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop António Bento Júnior on 9 July 1961 after which he studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, where he earned a doctorate in canon law in June 1967. During this time he received practical training and obtained a diploma in diplomacy from the elite Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. In February 1969, he became advocate in the Sacred Roman Rota.
He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1967. He was created Chaplain of His Holiness on 1 July 1968. He served as secretary of the nunciatures in Panamá from 1967 to 1969, Guatemala from 1969 until 1972, Việt Nam and Cambodia from 1972 until 1975, Australia from 1975 to 1978 and México from 1978 to June 1981. He was upgraded to Prelate of honour of His Holiness on 1 July 1981. He returned to Rome where he worked in the Second Section of the Secretariat of State from June to November 1981. The decision was taken to appoint him counselor of the nunciature in Belgium in 1981 where he served until 1985. In 1985 he was awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Infante Dom Henrique, granted by Prime Minister Mário Soares.
In 1985 he was appointed archbishop and pro-nuncio to the countries in the West Indies that have diplomatic relations with the Holy See, including The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago, and apostolic delegate for the other territories, such as the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Netherlands Antilles. He was consecrated by Cardinal Secretary of State Agostino Casaroli. Two years later, when Antigua and Barbuda had established diplomatic relations with the Holy See, he became pro-nuncio there too instead of apostolic delegate. In 1998 he was transferred to South Africa, with responsibility also for some neighbouring countries. And in 2000 he became Apostolic Nuncio to Spain and Andorra. As such, he met with José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, to reduce the tension between the Spanish Government and the Church.
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