Fernando de Sousa e Silva


Fernando de Sousa da Silva
Cardinal, Patriarch of Lisbon
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseLisbon
SeeCathedral of St. Mary Major
Installed1 March 1779
Term ended11 April 1786
PredecessorFrancisco de Saldanha da Gama
SuccessorJosé Francisco Miguel António de Mendonça
Orders
Ordination10 May 1739
Consecration30 May 1779
Created cardinal1 June 1778
by Pius VI
Personal details
Born(1712-11-27)27 November 1712
Died11 April 1786(1786-04-11) (aged 73)
BuriedChurch of Belém, Jerónimos Monastery, Lisbon
NationalityPortuguese
EducationUniversity of Coimbra (J.C.D.)

Fernando de Sousa da Silva ( 27 November 1712 - 11 April 1786) was the fourth Patriarch of Lisbon, being elected in December 1776, and consecrated on 30 May 1779. He was elevated to the cardinalate by Pope Pius VI in the secret consistory held on 1 January 1778.


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