Albino Mamede Cleto

Albino Mamede Cleto ( born March 3, 1935 in Manteigas, District of Guarda, Portugal, † 15 June 2012, Coimbra ) was a bishop of Coimbra.

Life

Albino Mamede Cleto studied Catholic theology and philosophy at the Seminary of the Patriarchate of Lisbon and received on August 15, 1959, the ordination. At the University of Lisbon, he studied Romance languages ​​and taught at the Catholic University of Portugal language and literature. He was employed in the priestly ministry in the Diocese of Lisbon and prefect and vice-chancellor of the seminary in Almada. He was Chairman of the Management Committee of the Shrine of Christ the King in Cristo - Rei. He was a member of the Diocesan Committee on Sacred Art of patriarchy.

Pope John Paul II appointed him on December 6, 1982 Titular Bishop of Illiberi and appointed him auxiliary bishop in the Patriarchate of Lisbon. The episcopal ordination in the Jeronimos Monastery gave him the Patriarch of Lisbon, Cardinal António Ribeiro, on January 22, 1983; Were co-consecrators João Alves, Bishop of Coimbra, José da Cruz Policarpo, Auxiliary Bishop of Lisbon.

On 29 October 1997 he was appointed Coadjutor Bishop John Paul II of Coimbra. After the retirement of João Alves, he followed this on 24 March 2001 after the ministry of the Bishop of Coimbra. He was secretary and spokesman of the Portuguese Episcopal Conference, President of the Episcopal Commissions for Liturgy and Christian education and coordinator of five centenary celebrations. He was also president of the Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church. He was involved in the beatification process for Sr. Lúcia dos Santos.

28 April 2011, Pope Benedict XVI. be pre- attached for reasons of age resignation to. He was until his death the Council of the Bishops' Conference and a member of the Episcopal Commission for Liturgy and Spirituality.

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