List of Portuguese cardinals
The following is a list of Portuguese cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church, ordered by years of consistory.
Henry of Portugal, both cardinal and King of Portugal
Throughout history, 46 Portuguese prelates were elevated to the cardinalate. This list includes 5 cardinal bishops, 36 cardinal priests and 5 cardinal deacons.
Two Portuguese cardinals ascended to the Papal and Portuguese thrones, respectively: Pedro Hispano was elected Pope in 1276, under the name of John XXI, and Cardinal Henry of Portugal was acclaimed King of Portugal in 1578.
| # | Picture | Name | Lifespan | Consistories and titles | Coat of arms |
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| 1 | Gil Júlio Rebolo (Magister Egidius) | 13th century | Pope Innocent III Cardinal-Deacon (title unknown) |
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Paio Galvão | 1165–1230 († 65 years) |
1205 Pope Innocent III Cardinal deacon of Santa Lucia in Silice 1210 Pope Innocent III Cardinal priest of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere 1212 Pope Innocent III cardinal bishop of Albano |
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| 3 |  |
Pedro Julião, later Pope John XXI[1] |
1215–1277 († 62 years) |
1273 Pope Gregory X Cardinal bishop of Frascati (1273–1276) |
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| 4 |  |
Ordonho Álvares | 1198–1285 († 87 years) |
1278 Pope Nicholas III Cardinal bishop of Frascati |
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| 5 | Pedro da Fonseca[2] | 14th century–1422 | 1409 Antipope Benedict XIII 1419 Pope Martin V Cardinal deacon of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria |
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| 6 | João Afonso Esteves de Azambuja | 1340–1415 († 75 years) |
1411 Pope Gregory XII Cardinal priest of San Pietro in Vincoli |
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| 7 |  |
Antão Martins de Chaves | ?–1447 | 1439 Pope Eugene IV Cardinal priest of San Crisogono |
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| 8 |  |
Infante Jaime of Portugal | 1433–1459 († 25 years) |
1456 Pope Calixtus III Cardinal deacon of Sant'Eustachio |
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Jorge da Costa (Cardinal de Alpedrinha)[3] |
1406–1508 († 102 years) |
1476 (in pectore) 1476 Pope Sixtus IV (revealed) Cardinal priest of Santi Marcellino e Pietro al Laterano 1491 Pope Innocent VIII Cardinal bishop of Albano |
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| 10 |  |
Infante Afonso of Portugal | 1509–1540 († 30 years) |
1517 Pope Leo X Cardinal deacon (no title assigned) 1525 Pope Clement VII Cardinal deacon of Santa Lucia in Septisolio 1535 Pope Paul III Cardinal priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo al Celio |
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Miguel da Silva | 1480–1556 († 76 years) |
1539 (in pectore) 1541 Pope Paul III (revealed) Cardinal priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere |
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| 12 |  |
Infante Henry of Portugal, later King Henry I of Portugal[4] |
1512–1580 († 68 years) |
1545 Pope Paul III Cardinal priest of Santi Quattro Coronati |
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| 13 |  |
Veríssimo de Lencastre (Cardinal de Lencastre) |
1615–1692 († 77 years) |
1686 Pope Innocent XI Cardinal priest (no title assigned) |
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| 14 |  |
Luís de Sousa | 1630–1702 († 71 years) |
1697 Pope Innocent XII Cardinal priest (no title assigned) |
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| 15 |  |
Nuno da Cunha e Ataíde | 1664–1750 († 85 years) |
1712 Pope Clement XI Cardinal priest of Sant'Anastasia |
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| 16 |  |
José Pereira de Lacerda | 1662–1738 († 76 years) |
1719 Pope Clement XI Cardinal priest of Santa Susanna |
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| 17 |  |
João da Mota e Silva (Cardinal da Mota) |
1685–1747 († 62 years) |
1727 Pope Benedict XIII Cardinal priest (no title assigned) |
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Tomás de Almeida | 1670–1754 († 83 years) |
1737 Pope Clement XII Cardinal priest (no title assigned) |
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José Manuel da Câmara de Atalaia | 1686–1758 († 71 years) |
1747 Pope Benedict XIV Cardinal priest (no title assigned) |
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Francisco de Saldanha da Gama | 1723–1776 († 53 years) |
1756 Pope Benedict XIV Cardinal deacon (no title assigned) 1759 Pope Clement XIII Cardinal priest (no title assigned) |
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| 21 |  |
Paulo António de Carvalho e Mendonça | 1702–1770 († 68 years) |
1769 (in pectore) 1770 Pope Clement XIV (revealed) Cardinal deacon (no title assigned) |
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| 22 |  |
Friar João Cosme da Cunha OCSA (Cardinal da Cunha) |
1715–1783 († 67 years) |
1770 Pope Clement XIV Cardinal priest (no title assigned) |
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Fernando de Sousa e Silva | 1712–1786 († 68 years) |
1778 Pope Pius VI Cardinal priest (no title assigned) |
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José Francisco Miguel António de Mendonça | 1725–1808 († 82 years) |
1788 Pope Pius VI Cardinal priest (no title assigned) |
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| 25 | Miguel Carlos José de Noronha e Silva Abranches | 1744–1803 († 58 years) |
1803 Pope Pius VII Cardinal deacon (no title assigned) |
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Carlos da Cunha e Meneses | 1759–1825 († 82 years) |
1819 Pope Pius VII Cardinal priest (no title assigned) |
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Friar Patrício da Silva OESA |
1756–1840 († 83 years) |
1824 Pope Leo XII Cardinal priest (no title assigned) |
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Friar Francisco de São Luís Saraiva OSB (Cardinal Saraiva) |
1766–1845 († 79 years) |
1843 Pope Gregory XVI Cardinal priest (no title assigned) |
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Guilherme Henriques de Carvalho | 1793–1857 († 64 years) |
1846 Pope Gregory XVI Cardinal priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva |
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| 30 |  |
Pedro Paulo de Figueiredo da Cunha e Melo | 1770–1855 († 85 years) |
1850 Pope Pius IX Cardinal priest (no title assigned) |
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Manuel Bento Rodrigues da Silva CSJE |
1800–1869 († 68 years) |
1858 Pope Pius IX Cardinal priest (no title assigned) |
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Inácio do Nascimento Morais Cardoso | 1811–1883 († 71 years) |
1873 Pope Pius IX Cardinal priest of Santi Nereo e Achilleo |
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Américo Ferreira dos Santos Silva | 1829–1899 († 70 years) |
1879 Pope Leo XIII Cardinal priest of Santi Quattro Coronati |
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Friar José Sebastião de Almeida Neto OFM |
1841–1920 († 79 years) |
1884 Pope Leo XIII Cardinal priest of Santi XII Apostoli |
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António Mendes Bello | 1842–1929 († 87 years) |
1911 (in pectore) 1914 Pope Pius X (revealed) Cardinal priest of Santi Marcellino e Pietro |
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| 36 |  |
Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira (Cardinal Cerejeira) |
1888–1977 († 88 years) |
1929 Pope Pius XI Cardinal priest of Santi Marcellino e Pietro |
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| 37 |  |
Teodósio Clemente de Gouveia | 1889–1962 († 72 years) |
1946 Pope Pius XII Cardinal priest of San Pietro in Vincoli |
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| 38 |  |
José da Costa Nunes | 1880–1976 († 96 years) |
1962 Pope John XXIII Cardinal priest of Santa Prisca |
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| 39 | António Ribeiro | 1928–1998 († 69 years) |
1973 Pope Paul VI Cardinal priest of Sant'Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana |
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| 40 |  |
Humberto Sousa Medeiros | 1915–1983 († 67 years) |
1973 Pope Paul VI Cardinal priest of Santa Susanna |
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| 41 |  |
José Saraiva Martins CMF |
1932 (91 years) | 2001 Pope John Paul II Cardinal deacon of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore 2009 Pope Benedict XVI Cardinal bishop of Palestrina |
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| 42 |  |
José da Cruz Policarpo | 1936–2014 († 78 years) |
2001 Pope John Paul II Cardinal priest of Sant'Antonio in Campo Marzio |
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| 43 |  |
Manuel Monteiro de Castro | 1938 (85 years) | 2012 Pope Benedict XVI Cardinal deacon de San Domenico di Guzmán 2012 Pope Francis Cardinal priest of San Domenico di Guzmán pro hac vice |
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Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente | 1948 (75 years) | 2015 Pope Francis Cardinal priest of Sant'Antonio in Campo Marzio |
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António Augusto dos Santos Marto | 1947 (76 years) | 2018 Pope Francis Cardinal priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva |
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José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça | 1965 (57 years) | 2019 Pope Francis Cardinal deacon of Santi Domenico e Sisto |
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Américo Manuel Alves Aguiar | 1973 (49 years) | 2023 Francisco Cardinal priest of Sant'Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana |
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References
- Richard P. McBrien, Lives of the Popes, (Harper Collins, 1997), 222.
- Poggio Bracciolini, Two Renaissance book hunters, Trans. Phyllis Goodhart Gordan, (Columbia University Press, 1991), 238.
- Miranda, Salvador. "COSTA, Jorge da (1406-1508)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621.
- Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church: Enrique de Portugal; Henry's brother Alonso had also been made a cardinal, in 1517 at the age of eight. (Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church: Alonso de Portugal).
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