Américo Aguiar
Américo Aguiar | |
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| Cardinal Bishop of Setúbal | |
Aguiar in 2023 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Lisbon |
| See | Setúbal |
| Appointed | 21 September 2023 |
| Installed | 26 October 2023 |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal Priest of Sant'Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana (2023-) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 8 July 2001 by Armindo Lopes Coelho |
| Consecration | 31 March 2019 by Manuel Jose Macario do Nascimento Clemente |
| Created cardinal | 30 September 2023 by Pope Francis |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Américo Manuel Alves Aguiar 12 December 1973 |
| Alma mater | Catholic University of Portugal |
| Motto | In manus Tuas ("Into Your hands") |
| Coat of arms | |
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Américo Manuel Alves Aguiar (born 12 December 1973) is a Portuguese prelate of the Catholic Church who has been bishop of Setúbal since 2023. He was an auxiliary bishop of the Patriarchate of Lisbon from 2019 to 2023 and headed the organization responsible for planning World Youth Day in August 2023.
Pope Francis made him a cardinal on 30 September 2023.