'' Dom'' Inácio do Nascimento de Morais Cardoso (20 December 1811 – 23 February 1883) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and was

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. Morais Cardoso was born in

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, Portugal, the son of Hipólito de Morais Cardoso,

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of Murça, and wife Eufémia Joaquina. He was educated at the

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, where he was awarded a licentiate in theology.

Priesthood

He was ordained on 19 December 1835. He served as treasurer of the church of São Roque da Misericórdia as well as chaplain and confessor of King

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and was treasurer of the Royal Chapel of the

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Episcopate

He was appointed as Bishop of Faro (or of

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) on 28 September 1863. He was consecrated on 14 February 1863 in

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, by Cardinal Manuel Bento Rodrigues da Silva. He participated in the

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that was called in Rome during 1869 to 1870. Morais Cardoso was promoted to the patriarchal see of Lisbon on 25 April 1871.

Cardinalate

He was created and proclaimed Cardinal-Priest of

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in the consistory of 22 December 1873 by

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. He participated in the conclave of 1878 that elected

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. He died in

in 1883.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Morais Cardoso, Inacio do Nascimento de 1811 births 1883 deaths 19th-century Portuguese cardinals Cardinals created by Pope Pius IX Archbishops of Lisbon University of Coimbra alumni People from Murça