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Cardinal Fernando de Sousa e Silva

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Cardinal Fernando de Sousa e Silva

Birth
Lisbon, Lisboa Municipality, Lisboa, Portugal
Death
11 Apr 1786 (aged 73)
Lisbon, Lisboa Municipality, Lisboa, Portugal
Burial
Belem, Lisboa Municipality, Lisboa, Portugal Add to Map
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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.
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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