The President of the Republic stressed this Thursday that the new Patriarch of Lisbon, Rui Valeriu, is a simple, straightforward and straightforward person, and wished him “every possible happiness” in a role he considered very difficult.
“He is a very dedicated person in a very difficult place and he has found the right tone. He is very simple, he is very direct, he is very frank,” said Marcelo Rebel de Souza, who spoke to TVI and RTP. on the beach in the Algarve.
The Head of State and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces said he knew Rui Valerio well “because he was Bishop of the Armed Forces and the Security Forces for many years”, so they were “constantly involved in events related to the Armed Forces”. Strength first.
“He devoted himself a lot to this mission and I thank him as Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces for what he has done over the years and I hope that he gets all the happiness he can in this very difficult mission which is the mission of the Patriarch of Lisbon,” – he said.
The President of the Republic also stressed that Rui Valerio “is also studying abroad and is very practical.”
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa also thanked Cardinal Manuel Clemente, who had been Patriarch of Lisbon for ten years.
The head of state emphasized that the WYD, which took place in Lisbon last week, “went very well”, and said that he had the opportunity to thank the cardinal, as well as the president of the Bishops’ Conference and the president of the WYD Lisbon 2023 Foundation and assistant to the Bishop of Lisbon, Américo Aguiar , “who is most likely to travel to Rome to be close to the Pope.”
The Vatican announced this Thursday the appointment of Bishop Rui Valerio of the Armed and Security Forces as the new Patriarch of Lisbon, replacing Manuel Clemente, who resigned due to age restrictions.
Rui Valerio, 58, a native of Urqueira, Ourem municipality, was ordained a priest in 1991 in Fatima.
Belonging to the missionaries of Montfort, he was the first Portuguese priest of this congregation to be ordained a bishop.
Manuel Clemente, who has headed the Lisbon Patriarchate for the past 10 years, turned 75 on July 16, the expected age to submit his resignation from the post of head of the diocese.
However, the Lisbon Patriarchate, in a note published on its website, said that Rui Valerio will take over the diocese on September 2, Saturday, at 11:00 am in the Patriarchal Cathedral in front of the Cabido. .
The solemn entrance will take place the next day, Sunday, September 3, at 16:00 at the Jeronimos Monastery.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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