The following is a list of Portuguese cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church, ordered by years of consistory.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gil Júlio Rebolo (Magister Egidius) | 13th century | Pope Innocent III Cardinal-Deacon (title unknown) | ||
| 2 | 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 | ||
| 3 | Pedro Julião, later Pope John XXI[1] | 1215–1277 († 62 years) | 1273 Pope Gregory X Cardinal bishop of Frascati (1273–1276) | ||
| 4 | Pedro da Fonseca[2] | 14th century–1422 | 1409 Antipope Benedict XIII 1419 Pope Martin V Cardinal deacon of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria | ||
| 5 | João Afonso Esteves de Azambuja | 1340–1415 († 75 years) | 1411 Pope Gregory XII Cardinal priest of San Pietro in Vincoli | ||
| 6 | Antão Martins de Chaves | ?–1447 | 1439 Pope Eugene IV Cardinal priest of San Crisogono | ||
| 7 | Infante Jaime of Portugal | 1433–1459 († 25 years) | 1456 Pope Calixtus III Cardinal deacon of Sant'Eustachio | ||
| 8 | 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 | ||
| 9 | 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 | ||
| 10 | Miguel da Silva | 1480–1556 († 76 years) | 1539 (in pectore) 1541 Pope Paul III (revealed) Cardinal priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere | ||
| 11 | 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 | ||
| 12 | Veríssimo de Lencastre (Cardinal de Lencastre) | 1615–1692 († 77 years) | 1686 Pope Innocent XI Cardinal priest (no title assigned) | ||
| 13 | Luís de Sousa | 1630–1702 († 71 years) | 1697 Pope Innocent XII Cardinal priest (no title assigned) | ||
| 14 | Nuno da Cunha e Ataíde | 1664–1750 († 85 years) | 1712 Pope Clement XI Cardinal priest of Sant'Anastasia | ||
| 15 | José Pereira de Lacerda | 1662–1738 († 76 years) | 1719 Pope Clement XI Cardinal priest of Santa Susanna | ||
| 16 | João da Mota e Silva (Cardinal da Mota) | 1685–1747 († 62 years) | 1727 Pope Benedict XIII Cardinal priest (no title assigned) | ||
| 17 | Tomás de Almeida | 1670–1754 († 83 years) | 1737 Pope Clement XII Cardinal priest (no title assigned) | ||
| 18 | José Manuel da Câmara de Atalaia | 1686–1758 († 71 years) | 1747 Pope Benedict XIV Cardinal priest (no title assigned) | ||
| 19 | 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) | ||
| 20 | Paulo António de Carvalho e Mendonça | 1702–1770 († 68 years) | 1769 (in pectore) 1770 Pope Clement XIV (revealed) Cardinal deacon (no title assigned) | ||
| 21 | Friar João Cosme da Cunha OCSA (Cardinal da Cunha) | 1715–1783 († 67 years) | 1770 Pope Clement XIV Cardinal priest (no title assigned) | ||
| 22 | Fernando de Sousa e Silva | 1712–1786 († 68 years) | 1778 Pope Pius VI Cardinal priest (no title assigned) | ||
| 23 | José Francisco Miguel António de Mendonça | 1725–1808 († 82 years) | 1788 Pope Pius VI Cardinal priest (no title assigned) | ||
| 24 | Miguel Carlos José de Noronha e Silva Abranches | 1744–1803 († 58 years) | 1803 Pope Pius VII Cardinal deacon (no title assigned) | ||
| 25 | Carlos da Cunha e Meneses | 1759–1825 († 82 years) | 1819 Pope Pius VII Cardinal priest (no title assigned) | ||
| 26 | Friar Patrício da Silva OESA | 1756–1840 († 83 years) | 1824 Pope Leo XII Cardinal priest (no title assigned) | ||
| 27 | Friar Francisco de São Luís Saraiva OSB (Cardinal Saraiva) | 1766–1845 († 79 years) | 1843 Pope Gregory XVI Cardinal priest (no title assigned) | ||
| 28 | Guilherme Henriques de Carvalho | 1793–1857 († 64 years) | 1846 Pope Gregory XVI Cardinal priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva | ||
| 29 | Pedro Paulo de Figueiredo da Cunha e Melo | 1770–1855 († 85 years) | 1850 Pope Pius IX Cardinal priest (no title assigned) | ||
| 30 | Manuel Bento Rodrigues da Silva CSJE | 1800–1869 († 68 years) | 1858 Pope Pius IX Cardinal priest (no title assigned) | ||
| 31 | Inácio do Nascimento Morais Cardoso | 1811–1883 († 71 years) | 1873 Pope Pius IX Cardinal priest of Santi Nereo e Achilleo | ||
| 32 | Américo Ferreira dos Santos Silva | 1829–1899 († 70 years) | 1879 Pope Leo XIII Cardinal priest of Santi Quattro Coronati | ||
| 33 | Friar José Sebastião de Almeida Neto OFM | 1841–1920 († 79 years) | 1884 Pope Leo XIII Cardinal priest of Santi XII Apostoli | ||
| 34 | António Mendes Bello | 1842–1929 († 87 years) | 1911 (in pectore) 1914 Pope Pius X (revealed) Cardinal priest of Santi Marcellino e Pietro | ||
| 35 | Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira (Cardinal Cerejeira) | 1888–1977 († 88 years) | 1929 Pope Pius XI Cardinal priest of Santi Marcellino e Pietro | ||
| 36 | Teodósio Clemente de Gouveia | 1889–1962 († 72 years) | 1946 Pope Pius XII Cardinal priest of San Pietro in Vincoli | ||
| 37 | José da Costa Nunes | 1880–1976 († 96 years) | 1962 Pope John XXIII Cardinal priest of Santa Prisca | ||
| 38 | António Ribeiro | 1928–1998 († 69 years) | 1973 Pope Paul VI Cardinal priest of Sant'Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana | ||
| 39 | Humberto Sousa Medeiros | 1915–1983 († 67 years) | 1973 Pope Paul VI Cardinal priest of Santa Susanna | ||
| 40 | File:D. José Saraiva Martins.jpg | José Saraiva Martins CMF | 1932 (94 years) | 2001 Pope John Paul II Cardinal deacon of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore 2009 Pope Benedict XVI Cardinal bishop of Palestrina | |
| 41 | José da Cruz Policarpo | 1936–2014 († 78 years) | 2001 Pope John Paul II Cardinal priest of Sant'Antonio in Campo Marzio | ||
| 42 | File:D. Manuel Monteiro de Castro.jpg | Manuel Monteiro de Castro | 1938 (88 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 | |
| 43 | Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente | 1948 (78 years) | 2015 Pope Francis Cardinal priest of Sant'Antonio in Campo Marzio | ||
| 44 | António Augusto dos Santos Marto | 1947 (79 years) | 2018 Pope Francis Cardinal priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva | ||
| 45 | José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça | 1965 (60 years) | 2019 Pope Francis Cardinal deacon of Santi Domenico e Sisto | ||
| 46 | Américo Manuel Alves Aguiar | 1973 (52 years) | 2023 Francisco Cardinal priest of Sant'Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana |
References
- 1.Richard P. McBrien, Lives of the Popes, (HarperCollins, 1997), 222.
- 2.Poggio Bracciolini, Two Renaissance book hunters, Trans. Phyllis Goodhart Gordan, (Columbia University Press, 1991), 238.
- 3.Miranda, Salvador. "COSTA, Jorge da (1406-1508)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621.
- 4.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).