Manuel Clemente


Manuel III

Cardinal
Metropolitan Patriarch Emeritus of Lisbon
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseLisbon
SeeLisbon
Appointed18 May 2013
Installed6 July 2013
Term ended10 August 2023
PredecessorJosé IV
SuccessorRui I
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Antonio in Campo Marzio (2015–)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination29 June 1979
by António Ribeiro
Consecration22 January 2000
by 
Created cardinal14 February 2015
by Pope Francis
RankMetropolitan Patriarch
Personal details
Born
Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente

(1948-07-16) 16 July 1948 (age 76)
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma materUniversity of Lisbon
MottoIn Lumine Tuo (In Thy Light)
Coat of armsManuel III's coat of arms
Ordination history of
Manuel Clemente
History
Priestly ordination
Date29 June 1979
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorJose da Cruz Policarpo
Co-consecratorsManuel Franco da Costa de Oliveira Falcao
Albino Mamede Cleto
Date20 January 2000
Cardinalate
Elevated byPope Francis
Date14 February 2015
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Manuel Clemente as principal consecrator
José Augusto Traquina Maria1 June 2014
José João dos Santos Marcos23 November 2014
José Ornelas Carvalho, SCI25 October 2015
Daniel Batalha Henriques25 November 2018
Rui Manuel Sousa Valério, SMM25 November 2018
Américo Manuel Alves Aguiar31 March 2019
Styles of
Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeLisbon

Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente, GCC (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐnuˈɛl ʒuˈzɛ mɐˈkaɾju ðu nɐʃsiˈmẽtu klɨˈmẽtɨ]; born 16 July 1948), officially Manuel III, is a Portuguese prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the Metropolitan Patriarch of Lisbon from 2013 to 2023 and a cardinal since 14 February 2015. He has been a bishop since 1999 and was Bishop of Porto from 2007 to 2013.