The Metropolitan Patriarchate of Lisbon () is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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Lisbon Lisbon ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131, as of 2023, within its administrative limits and 3,028,000 within the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, metropolis, as of 2025. Lisbon is mainlan ...

, the capital of

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. Its

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is the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. Mary Major, in Lisbon. The patriarchate also has three

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s: the Basilica of Our Lady of the Martyrs and Basilica of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus in Estrela, both in Lisbon; the Basilica of Our Lady and St. Anthony in

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; and two

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monasteries: the Monastery of the Hieronymites, in Lisbon, and the Monastery of Saint Mary of Alcobaça, in Alcobaça.

Patriarchate today

The patriarchate pastorally served, as per 2014, 1,648,885 Catholics (86% of 1,924,650 total) on 3,735 km² in 285 parishes and 604 missions, with 543 priests (291 diocesan, 252 religious), 84 deacons, 1,505 lay religious (401 brothers, 1,104 sisters) and 54 seminarians.

History

The diocese of

was created in the 4th century, but it lay vacant after 716 when the city was captured by the

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, notwithstanding that there are references to

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ic bishops of the Mozarabic Rite in that period. The diocese was restored during the

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in 1147 when the city was captured by King

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after the

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. A crusader's account of that event refers to the local "elderly Bishop of the city" being slain "against all right and justice", by marauding Flemish and German crusaders, in direct defiance of the terms of the city's rendition. As Portugal grew in political importance and colonial possessions the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan of Lisbon expanded; Stadel says in his ''Compendium geographiae ecclesiasticae universalis'' (1712) that

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Leiria Leiria () is a city and municipality in the Central Region, Portugal, Central Region of Portugal. It is the 2nd largest city in that same region, after Coimbra, with a municipality population of 128,640 (as of 2021) in an area of . It is the seat o ...

, Portalegre,

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, Angra, Congo, St. James of Cape Verde,

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, and Baia of All Saints were suffragans of Lisbon. As a reward for its assistance against the

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in 1708 raised the Chapel of the Royal Palace to Collegiate rank and associated with it three parishes in the dioceses of Bragança and Lamego. Later, yielding to the request of King

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, he issued the Bull ''In Supremo Apostolatus Solio'' (22 October 1716) – known as the Golden Bull because the seal or ''bulla'' was affixed with gold instead of lead – giving the collegiate chapel cathedral rank, with metropolitical rights, and conferring on its titular the rank of patriarch. The city of

was ecclesiastically divided into Eastern and Western Lisbon. The former archbishop of Lisbon retained jurisdiction over Eastern Lisbon, and had as

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s those of Guarda, Portalegre, St. James of Cape Verde, São Tomé, and São Salvador in Congo. Western Lisbon and metropolitan rights over Leiria,

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, Funchal and Angra, together with elaborate privileges and honours, were granted to the new patriarch and his successors. It was further agreed between pope and king that the patriarch of Lisbon should be made a cardinal at the first consistory following his appointment (''

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'', 1737). The first patriarch of Lisbon was Tomás de Almeida (1670–1754), formerly bishop of Porto; he was raised to the cardinalate on 20 December 1737 by

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. There thus existed side by side in the city of Lisbon two metropolitical churches. To obviate the inconvenience of this arrangement

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(13 December 1740) united East and West Lisbon into one single archdiocese under Patriarch Almeida, who ruled the see until his death in 1754. The double chapter however remained until 1843, when the old cathedral chapter was dissolved by

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. It was during the patriarchate of Cardinal Almeida (1746) that the famous Chapel of Saint John the Baptist was built in Rome (1742–1747) at the expense of King John V and consecrated by Pope Benedict XIV, and then transported to and reconstructed in the Church of St. Roch in Lisbon. Patriarch Almeida is buried in the chancel of that church. At what date the patriarchs of Lisbon began to quarter the tiara with three crowns, though without the keys, on their coat of arms is uncertain and there are no documents referring to the grant of such a privilege. By apostolic letters dated 30 September 1881 the metropolitan of Lisbon claims as suffragans the dioceses of

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, St. James of Cape Verde, São Tomé, Egitan, Portalegre, Angra, and

Privileges of the patriarchate

Throughout history, many privileges have been granted to the patriarchate of Lisbon and its patriarch by the Holy See. * Patriarch of Lisbon's right to

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dignity: ** Appointment as Cardinal in the

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following the installation to the patriarchal see; ** Right to wear cardinal garments even before he is created, such as cassock and purple coral robes, but unlike cardinals, the cap must have a tassel as is typical of bishops, all in purple; this privilege is shared with the

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and the

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; ** Right to wear the purple tassel of 30 tassels on the coat of arms even before being created cardinal; this privilege is shared with the archbishop of Salzburg, although in his case with 12 tassels as is typical of the archbishops. * Right to affix the

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to the patriarchate's and patriarch's coat of arms, an exclusive honour never granted to any other Catholic prelate; unlike the papal coat of arms instead of the keys of St. Peter, the patriarchal coat of arms has an archiepiscopal double cross and a decussed staff. Throughout history, the papal tiara has only been used on the coats of arms of two prelates, the pope and the patriarch of Lisbon. In liturgical acts, the patriarchs of Lisbon also wore the unique and precious miter-tiara, with three levels, in honour of the privilege granted. * Concession of the use of some insignia and vestments exclusive to the Roman pontiff in Masses and pontifical processions chaired by the patriarch of Lisbon: ** the right to use ''

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'' carried by 8 men, different from the pontifical ''sedia gestatoria'' carried by 12 men; ** the right to use flabels, with the pope offering 2 of his 4 flabels; ** right to use a pontifical

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; ** right to use pontifical fanon; * Right to anoint the

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at the time of their acclamation, a privilege previously exercised by the archbishop primate of Braga. * Right to have a Patriarchal Curia (similar but smaller than the

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). * Right to have a Patriarchal Chapter divided into 3 orders in the likeness of the

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, with the Canons of the 1st order having the right to use a

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, that is, being a ''Capido Mitrado''. * Right to a Guard of Honor similar to the extinct Pontifical Noble Guard. These privileges were granted by Popes

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, Benedict XIII and

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. However, some have fallen into disuse over the centuries.

Ordinaries

Lisbon, being one of the oldest cities in Iberia, has had a rich ecclesiastical history, in which the ordinaries of Lisbon have held different titles, partially depending on the country/city's rulers and their political/colonial power.

Suffragan bishops of Olisipo

# Saint Mantius (36) legendary # Filipe Filoteu (92) legendary # Pedro (I) (166) legendary # Pedro (II) (213) legendary # Jorge (260) legendary # Pedro (III) (297) legendary # Saint Gens of Lisbon (?) legendary # Januário (300), legendary # São Potâmio (c. 356) # António (373) # Neobrídio (430) # Júlio (461) # Azulano (?) # João (500) # Éolo (536) # Nestoriano (578) # Paulo (589) # Goma or Gomarelo (610, 614) # Viarico, Ubalico or Dialico (633, 636, 638) # Nefrígio, Nefredo or Neofrídio (646) # Cesário or César (656) # Teodorico (666) # Ara (683) # Landerico (688, 693) # Ildefonso (?) After the Muslim invasion of Lisbon in 716, the see was vacant. The diocese was revitalized with the

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in 1147, when the city was once again in Christian hands.

Suffragan bishops of Lisbon

Gilbert of Hastings __NOTOC__ Gilbert de Hastings (; died 1166) was an English monk in the Christian army of the Second Crusade who fought in the Siege of Lisbon. After the victory, he was chosen to be the first Bishop of Lisbon. Prior to his incumbency, the see ...

(1147-1166) #

Álvaro (bishop) Álvaro (died 11 September 1185 in Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal) was the second Bishop of Lisbon from 1166 until his death. He is buried in St. James' Chapel in Lisbon Cathedral. See also *Catholic Church in Portugal The Portuguese Cathol ...

(1166-1185) # (1185-1210) # Soeiro (II) Viegas (1210-1232) #Vicente (1232) #Paio Pais (1232-1233) #João (I) Falberto (1233) #Estêvão (I) Gomes (1234-1237) #João (II) (1239-1241) #Ricardo Guilherme (1241) #Aires Vasques (1241-1258) #Mateus (1259-1282) #Estêvão (II) Anes de Vasconcelos (1284-1289) #Domingos Anes Jardo (1289-1293) #João (III) Martins de Soalhães (1294-1312) #Frei Estêvão (III), O.F.M. (1312-1322) #

Gonçalo Pereira Gonçalo (Gonçalves) Pereira (c.1280–1348) was a Portuguese prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the archbishop of Braga from 1326 until 1349. Pereira was a son of Gonçalo Pires Pereira, who held the titles of count of the Kingdom of ...

(1322-1326) #João (IV) Afonso de Brito (1326-1341) #Vasco (I) Martins (1342-1344) #Estêvão (IV) de la Garde (1344-1348) #Teobaldo de Castillon (1348-1356) #Reginaldo de Maubernard (1356-1358) #Lourenço Rodrigues (1359-1364) #Pedro Gomes Barroso, o Jovem (1364-1369) #Fernando Álvares (1369-1371) #Vasco (II) Fernandes de Toledo (1371) # Agapito Colonna (1371-1380), 1378 Cardinal #João (V) de Agoult (1380-1381) - named bishop of Lisbon by

pope Urban VI Pope Urban VI (; ; c. 1318 – 15 October 1389), born Bartolomeo Prignano (), was head of the Catholic Church from 8 April 1378 to his death, in October 1389. He was the last pope elected from outside the College of Cardinals. His pontificate be ...

(pope in Rome) #Martinho de Zamora (1380-1383) - named bishop of Lisbon (and Cardinal in 1383) by

Antipope Clement VII Robert of Geneva (; 1342 – 16 September 1394) was elected to the papacy as Clement VII () by the cardinals who opposed Pope Urban VI and was the first antipope residing in Avignon, France. His election led to the Western Schism. The son of ...

(pope in Avignon) #João (VI) Guterres (1381-1382) - named bishop of Lisbon by

(pope in Rome) #João (VII) Anes (c. 1383-1394)

Metropolitan archbishops of Lisbon

#João (I) Anes (1394-1402) #João (II) Afonso Esteves da Azambuja (1402-1415) #Diogo Álvares de Brito (1415-1422) #Pedro de Noronha (1424-1452) #Luís Coutinho (1452-1453) #Cardeal D.

Jaime de Portugal Jaime or James of Portugal (17 September 1433 – 27 August 1459), also known as James of Coimbra, James of Lusitania, was a Portugal, Portuguese ''infante'' (prince) of the House of Aviz, and a bishop and Cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal of the R ...

(1453-1459) #Afonso (I) Nogueira (1459-1464) #Cardeal D. Jorge da Costa (1464-1500) #Martinho da Costa (1500-1521) # Cardinal-Infante D. Afonso (II) de Portugal (1523-1540) #Fernando de Meneses Coutinho e Vasconcelos (1540-1564) # Cardinal Infante D. Henrique de Portugal (1564-1570) #Jorge de Almeida (1570-1585) #

Miguel de Castro D. Miguel de Castro (1536-1625) was Bishop of Viseu in 1579, Archbishop of Lisbon in 1586, and later Viceroy of Portugal. He received his doctorate in Theology at Coimbra Coimbra (, also , , or ), officially the City of Coimbra (), is a c ...

(1586-1625) # Afonso (III) Furtado de Mendonça (1626-1630) # João (III) Manuel de Ataíde (1633) #

Rodrigo da Cunha D. Rodrigo da Cunha (1577 – 3 January 1643) was a Portuguese prelate of the first half of the seventeenth century and who, as Archbishop of Lisbon, played an important role in supporting the restoration of Portuguese independence from Spain. ...

(1635-1643) #

António de Mendonça D. António de Mendonça (1600 – 13 February 1675) was Archbishop of Lisbon between 1670 and his death. He was the son of Nuno de Mendonça, 1st Count of Vale de Reis and was one of the main exponents in the fight against the excesses practice ...

(1670-1675) #Cardinal D. Luís de Sousa (1675-1702) # João (IV) de Sousa (1703-1710)

Latin patriarchs of Lisbon

#Cardinal

Tomás de Almeida Tomás de Almeida (Lisbon, 11 September 1670 - Lisbon, 27 February 1754) was the first Patriarch of Lisbon, formerly Bishop of Lamego and later of Porto. Pope Clement XII elevated him to the cardinalate on 20 December 1737. Biography Early l ...

(1716–1754) #Cardinal José (I) Manoel da Câmara (1754–1758) #Cardinal Francisco (I) de Saldanha da Gama (1758–1776) #Cardinal Fernando de Sousa da Silva (1779–1786) #Cardinal José (II) Francisco Miguel António de Mendonça (1786–1818) #Cardinal Carlos da Cunha e Menezes (1819–1825) #Cardinal Patrício da Silva (1826–1840) #Cardinal Francisco (II) de São Luís (Francisco Justiniano) Saraiva (1840–1845) #Cardinal Guilherme Henriques de Carvalho (1845–1857) #Cardinal Manuel (I) Bento Rodrigues da Silva (1858–1869) #Cardinal

Inácio do Nascimento de Morais Cardoso '' Dom'' Inácio do Nascimento de Morais Cardoso (20 December 1811 – 23 February 1883) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and was Patriarch of Lisbon. Morais Cardoso was born in Murça, Portugal, the son of Hipólito de Morais Card ...

(1871–1883) #Cardinal José (III) Sebastião de Almeida Neto (1883–1907) #Cardinal António (I) Mendes Belo (1907–1929) #Cardinal Manuel (II) Gonçalves Cerejeira (1929–1971) #Cardinal António (II) Ribeiro (1971–1998) #Cardinal José (IV) da Cruz Policarpo (1998–2013) #Cardinal Manuel (III) José Macário do Nascimento Clemente (2013–2023) # Rui (I) Manuel Sousa Valério (2023–present)

Ecclesiastical province

The

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sees of the archdiocese are: *

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(the

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) * Diocese of Funchal (on

Madeira Madeira ( ; ), officially the Autonomous Region of Madeira (), is an autonomous Regions of Portugal, autonomous region of Portugal. It is an archipelago situated in the North Atlantic Ocean, in the region of Macaronesia, just under north of ...

) *

Diocese of Guarda The Diocese of Guarda () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic church in central eastern Portugal, a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the Latin Patriarchate of Lisbon in southern Portugal. The present episcopal seat is in Guarda C ...

* Diocese of Leiria-Fátima *

Diocese of Portalegre-Castelo Branco The Diocese of Portalegre–Castelo Branco () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic church in Portugal. It has carried this name since 1956, when the historical diocese of Portalegre was renamed. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Lisbon ...

* Diocese of Santarém * Diocese of Setúbal.

References

Sources and external links

GCatholic.org, with Google map – data for all sections

at catholic-hierarchy.org
Official website
(in Portuguese) * * Westermann, ''Großer Atlas zur Weltgeschichte'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Lisbon, Latin Patriarchate

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Latin patriarchates Roman Catholic dioceses in Portugal *