The Patriarch of Lisbon ( la, Patriarcha Olisiponensis, pt, Patriarca de Lisboa), also called the Cardinal-Patriarch of Lisbon once he has been made cardinal, is the ordinary

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of the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lisbon The Patriarchate of Lisbon ( la, Patriarchatus Olisiponensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or patriarchal archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Its archiepiscopal see is the Patriarchal Cathedral of ...

. He is one of the few patriarchs in the Latin Church of the Catholic Church, along with the Patriarchs of Venice, the East Indies, and

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

. The diocese of Lisbon was created in the 4th century, but it lay vacant after 716 when the city was captured by the Moors; the diocese was restored when the city was captured by king

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during the Second Crusade in 1147. In 1393, Lisbon was raised to the dignity of a metropolitan archdiocese by

Pope Boniface IX Pope Boniface IX ( la, Bonifatius IX; it, Bonifacio IX; c. 1350 – 1 October 1404, born Pietro Tomacelli) was head of the Catholic Church from 2 November 1389 to his death in October 1404. He was the second Roman pope of the Western Schism.Rich ...

with the papal bull ''In eminentissimae dignitatis''. In 1716, at the request of King John V, Pope Clement XI issued the bull ''In Supremo Apostolatus Solio'' granting the rank of Patriarch to the King's Chaplain, who had since been made Archbishop of West Lisbon. The bull ''

Inter praecipuas apostolici ministerii ''Inter praecipuas apostolici ministerii'' () was a papal bull issued by Pope Clement XII, on 17 December 1737, establishing that whoever was appointed Patriarch of Lisbon was to be elevated to the rank of cardinal in the next consistory. Lisbon ...

'', issued by Pope Clement XII in 1737, established that whoever was appointed Patriarch of Lisbon was to be elevated to the rank of cardinal at the next consistory. Lisbon is the only episcopal see to enjoy this distinction, while other patriarchs are made cardinals by custom only.

Insignia of the Metropolitan Patriarch of Lisbon

The See of Lisbon has been granted extraordinary ceremonial privileges. The Patriarchs of Lisbon were entitled to unique rights of vesture and ceremony that imitated the grandeur of the papal court: notably, the cassocks of his cathedral canons were scarlet (like those of cardinals), and his chapter has three orders like those of the College of Cardinals. Among the unique privileges granted to the Patriarch of Lisbon (and never withdrawn, though most have fallen into disuse) were the right to wear the fanon,

subcinctorium The subcinctorium is an ornamental vestment reserved for the pope, and the Patriarch of Lisbon which is worn at a solemn pontifical Mass, it is very similar to, but somewhat broader than, the maniple in form and nature. The vestment is approxim ...

and falda, vestments otherwise reserved for the Pope. A unique mitre, similar to the papal tiara, was conceded at the same time. The Patriarch was also allowed to use a

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along with two flabella for processions — the practice of receiving Holy Communion at the throne in solemn Masses was not conceded to the Patriarch of Lisbon, however. Also notably, the Patriarch of Lisbon can use a papal tiara (without the cross keys of Saint Peter) over his coat of arms.

List of Patriarchs of Lisbon

Tomás de Almeida Tomás de Almeida (Lisbon, 11 September 1670 - Lisbon, 27 February 1754) was the first Patriarchate of Lisbon, Patriarch of Lisbon, formerly Roman Catholic Diocese of Lamego, Bishop of Lamego and later of Roman Catholic Diocese of Porto, Porto. ...

(1716–1754) # José (I) Manoel da Câmara (1754–1758) # Francisco (I) de Saldanha da Gama (1758–1776) # Fernando de Sousa da Silva (1779–1786) # José (II) Francisco Miguel António de Mendonça (1786–1808) #António de São José de Castro (1808-1814) (never consecrated) #Carlos da Cunha e Menezes (1819–1825) #Patrício da Silva (1826–1840) # Francisco (II) de São Luís (Francisco Justiniano) Saraiva (1840–1845) #Guilherme Henriques de Carvalho (1845–1857) #Manuel (I) Bento Rodrigues da Silva (1858–1869) # Inácio do Nascimento de Morais Cardoso (1871–1883) # José (III) Sebastião de Almeida Neto (1883–1907) # António (I) Mendes Belo (1907–1929) # Manuel (II) Gonçalves Cerejeira (1929–1971) # António (II) Ribeiro (1971–1998) # José (IV) da Cruz Policarpo (1998–2013) # Manuel (III) José Macário do Nascimento Clemente (2013–)

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