# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/manuel-monteiro-de-castro
# Generated: 2026-08-14T15:01:28.442Z

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name: "Manuel Monteiro de Castro"
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description: "Manuel Monteiro de Castro 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."
tagline: "Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops"
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birthDate: "1938-03-29"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump