RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Manuel Monteiro de Castro

1938 - Today

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Manuel Monteiro de Castro (born 29 March 1938) is a Portuguese prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1967 to 2009, with the rank of archbishop and the title of nuncio from 1985. His assignments as nuncio included the Caribbean, South Africa, Central America, and Spain. He ended his career in senior positions in the Roman Curia from 2009 to 2013. He was made a cardinal in 2012. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Manuel Monteiro de Castro is the 1,367th most popular religious figure (up from 1,837th in 2019), the 154th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 234th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Portuguese Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Manuel Monteiro de Castro ranks 1,367 out of 3,187. Before him are Procopius of Scythopolis, Daniel the Stylite, Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman, Jean Calas, Alexander Schmorell, and Cristóbal López Romero. After him are François de la Chaise, Thomas Christopher Collins, Johannes Oecolampadius, Meletius IV of Constantinople, Saichō, and Barsanuphius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Manuel Monteiro de Castro ranks 137. Before him are Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria, Marien Ngouabi, Sergei Novikov, Cabu, John Connelly, and Paul Andreu. After him are Robert Smithson, Gerry Byrne, Karin Dor, Guy Roux, Arsen Dedić, and Shotaro Ishinomori.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Manuel Monteiro de Castro ranks 154 out of 633. Before him are Beatriz, Duchess of Viseu (1430), Vítor Baía (1969), Karl Nesselrode (1780), Manuel Gomes da Costa (1863), Gil Vicente (1465), and Infanta Antónia of Portugal (1845). After him are Ferdinand, Count of Flanders (1188), Álvaro Cunhal (1913), Cristóvão Ferreira (1580), Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (1499), José Sócrates (1957), and John de Britto (1647).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Portugal

Among religious figures born in Portugal, Manuel Monteiro de Castro ranks 6. Before him are Anthony of Padua (1195), Pope John XXI (1215), Sister Lúcia (1907), John of God (1495), and José Saraiva Martins (1932). After him are Cristóvão Ferreira (1580), John de Britto (1647), Beatrice of Silva (1424), Pelagio Galvani (1165), António de Andrade (1580), and José Policarpo (1936).

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