Inácio do Nascimento de Morais Cardoso

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Styles of Inácio do Nascimento Cardinal de Morais Cardoso
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Lyon

His Most Reverend Eminence Dom Inácio do Nascimento Cardinal de Morais Cardoso (20 December 1811 - 23 February 1883) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and was former Patriarch of Lisbon.

De Morais Cardoso was born in Murça, Portugal. He was educated at the University of Coimbra, where he was awarded a licentiate in theology.

[edit] Priesthood

He was ordained on 19 December 1835. He served as treasurer of the church of St. Roche da Misericódia as well as chaplain and confessor of King Pedro V of Portugal and was treasurer of the Royal Chapel das Necessidades.

[edit] Episcopate

He was appointed as Bishop of Faro (or of Algarve) on 28 September 1863. He was consecrated on 14 February 1863 in Lisbon, by Manuel Bento Cardinal Rodrigues da Silva. He participated in the First Vatican Council that was called in Rome during 1869 to 1870. De Morais Cardoso was promoted to the patriarchal see of Lisbon on 25 April 1871.

[edit] Cardinalate

He was created and proclaimed Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo e Achilleo in the consistory of 22 December 1873 by Pope Pius IX. He participated in the conclave of 1878 that elected Pope Leo XIII. He died in Lisbon in 1883.