Manuel Monteiro de Castro

His Eminence Manuel Monteiro de Castro
Major Penitentiary emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
Appointed	5 January 2012
Term ended	21 September 2013
Predecessor	Fortunato Baldelli
Successor	Mauro Piacenza
Other post(s)	Cardinal priest of San Domenico di Guzman
Previous post(s)	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio or Delegate to Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda (1985–1990) Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras (1990–1991) Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador (1990–1991) Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa, Namibia, Swaziland, and Lesotho (1998–2000) Apostolic Nuncio to Spain and Andorra (2000–2009) Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops (2009–2012)
Orders
Ordination	9 July 1961
Consecration	23 March 1985 by Agostino Casaroli
Created cardinal	18 February 2012 by Benedict XVI
Rank	Cardinal deacon (2012–22) Cardinal priest (2022–present)
Personal details
Born	Manuel Monteiro de Castro (1938-03-29) 29 March 1938 (age 86) Santa Eufémia de Prazins, Guimarães, Portugal
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Motto	Mane nobiscum Domine (Remain with us, Lord)
Coat of arms

Styles of Manuel Monteiro de Castro
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

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.^[1] 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.^[1]