Rui Valério
Portuguese Catholic Patriarch / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Sousa and the second or paternal family name is Valério.
Rui Manuel Sousa Valério, SMM (born 24 December 1964), officially Dom Rui I,[2]is a Portuguese prelate of the Catholic Church and a member of the Missionaries of the Company of Mary (Monfortans) who has been the Patriarch of Lisbon since September 2023. He has been a bishop since 2018 and headed the Military Ordinariate of Portugal from 2018 to 2023.
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Rui I[1] | |
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Patriarch of Lisbon | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Lisbon |
Metropolis | Lisbon |
See | Lisbon |
Appointed | 10 August 2023 |
Installed | 2 September 2023 |
Predecessor | Manuel III |
Orders | |
Ordination | 23 March 1991 by Alberto Cosme do Amaral |
Consecration | 25 November 2018 by Manuel Clemente |
Personal details | |
Born | Rui Manuel Sousa Valério (1964-12-24) 24 December 1964 (age 59) |
Nationality | Portuguese |
Previous post(s) | Military Ordinary of Portugal (2018–23) |
Alma mater | |
Motto | In manibus Tuis ("Into Your hands") |
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