José Tolentino de Mendonça
Portuguese writer, poet, theologian and Catholic cardinal.
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José Tolentino de Mendonça is a Portuguese writer, poet, theologian and Catholic cardinal. Born on 17 December 1965 in Funchal, Mendonça is 60.
Positions held include Prefect of the Vatican Library (2018–2022), titular archbishop (2018–2019) and Archivist of the Vatican Archive (2018–2022). Mendonça studied at Catholic University of Portugal. Honours include Commander of the Order of Prince Henry and Commander of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword.
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- Born
- 17 December 1965, Funchal (age 60)
- Country
- Portugal
- Known as
- Latin Catholic priest, writer, poet
- Field
- Literature
- Education
- Catholic University of Portugal
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Wikipedia editions
- 31
Did you know
Was 53 when first prefect of the Vatican Library (2018).
Shares a birthday with Pope Francis and Humphry Davy.
One of 4 people in the Index born in Funchal, with Cristiano Ronaldo.
Has a Wikipedia article in 31 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Career
Positions held
- 2018–2022Prefect of the Vatican Library
- 2018–2019Titular archbishop
- 2018–2022Archivist of the Vatican Archive
- 2019–Cardinal-deacon
- 2022–Prefect
Honours and works
Awards
- Commander of the Order of Prince Henry
- Commander of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword
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