List of Portuguese ambassadors to the Holy See

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The list of Portuguese ambassadors to the Holy See lists the ambassadors of the Republic of Portugal to the Holy See (Vatican).

Relations between the Vatican State and Portugal go back to the establishment of the independent Kingdom of Portugal in 1139, which the Holy See recognized with the Papal Bull of May 23, 1179, the Bull Manifestis probatum .

The Diplomatic Institute of the Portuguese Foreign Ministry lists the Portuguese ambassadors to the Holy See since the restoration of Portuguese independence from 1640, which Pope Clement X recognized with the Bull Ex Literis in 1670.

Relations were interrupted several times, for example between 1728 and 1732 (dispute between the absolutist King João V and Pope Benedict XIII ), from 1760 to 1770 ( educational measures by Prime Minister Marquês de Pombal ), from 1834 to 1841 (anti-clerical measures in the Liberal Revolution in Portugal and in the subsequent Miguelistenkrieg ), and finally from 1911 to 1918 (anti-clerical measures after the proclamation of the First Portuguese Republic ).

Heads of mission

Portuguese Ambassador to the Holy See
Surname image Term of office Remarks
Vatican cityVatican Vatican city
Fernando Brandão from 1641 Chargé d'affaires , headed the embassy repeatedly if necessary until 1643
Miguel de Portugal ( Bishop of Lamego ) November 20,
1641-17. December 1642 		ambassador
Vicente Nogueira 1643-1654 Chargé d'affaires, absent several times
Pedro Valadares 1643 Chargé d'affaires
Nicolau Monteiro 1644-1646 diplomatic agent of the Papal States and minister without portfolio
Nuno da Cunha 1645 interim business agent
Agostinho Castelete 1646-1652 Status and job title not noted
Manuel Pacheco 1646 interim business agent
Antonio Vieira Padre António Vieira.jpg 1647-1650 in secret mission
Abbot of Intin 1648-1655 Status and job title not noted
Manuel Álvares Carrilho 1648-1650 Church agent
Cardinal Orsini 1651-1663 Status and job title not noted
Francisco de Sousa Coutinho November 20,
1655-1658 		Ambassador, accredited December 14, 1655
Gaspar de Gouveia 1663
-1665 		diplomatic agent
Francisco Manuel de Melo December 1663
- October 1664 		without an official title
Francisco de Villes 1668 diplomatic agent
João de Roxas de Azevedo 1669 (around April)
-1670 		Envoy
Francisco de Sousa (Conde de Prado, later Marquês de Minas) after October 19, 1669
-1671 		Special Ambassador, accredited December 13, 1669
Gaspar de Abreu de Freitas 1671 resident
Luís de Sousa (Bishop of Lamego, later Archbishop of Braga ) 1676–
June 21, 1682 		Special Ambassador, accredited February 16, 1676
Domingos Barreiros Leitão 1683-1691 resident
Antonio do Rego 1688-1692 presumably resident
Bento da Fonseca 1692
July 4th 1698 		resident
Antonio do Rego July 4, 1698
-1705 		presumably resident
André de Melo e Castro (from 1718 also Conde de Galveias) December 10, 1707
-1718 		Special envoy
Rodrigo de Sá Almeida e Meneses (Marquês de Fontes) May 21,
1712-17. January 1718 		Special Envoy, accredited July 8, 1716
André de Melo e Castro (from 1718 also Conde de Galveias) 1718
-17. March 1728 		Ambassador, accredited June 19, 1718
Pedro da Mota e Silva 1721
-20. March 1728 		Envoy
José Maria da Fonseca e Évora 1730
-1. October 1741 		Ministro Plenipotenciário
Manuel Pereira de Sampaio 1740-1742 Chargé d'affaires
Manuel Pereira de Sampaio 1742-1749 Ministro
Manuel Pereira de Sampaio 1749
- February 1750 		Ministro Plenipotenciário
Antonio Cabral February
1750-8. October 1750 		diplomatic agent
António Freire de Andrade Encerrabodes October 8,
1750-30. May 1756 		Ministro, accredited October 24, 1750
Francisco de Almada e Mendonça May 30, 1756
- March 1757 		without an official title
Francisco de Almada e Mendonça 1757
-27. July 1758 		Ministro
Francisco de Almada e Mendonça 1758
-7. July 1760 		Ministro Plenipotenciário
Francisco de Almada e Mendonça 1770
- August 1774 		Ministro Plenipotenciário
Visconde de Vila Nova do Souto D'El Rei around August 1774
–9. February 1779 		Ministro Plenipotenciário
Henriques de Meneses (from 1781 also Marquês do Louriçal) February 1779
-2. July 1782 		Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited February 9, 1779, left January 10, 1782
José Pereira de Santiago 1782-1783 Chargé d'affaires
Diogo de Noronha June 11, 1782
-30. September 1787 		Ministro Plenipotenciário
José Pereira de Santiago 1786
- December 1788 		Chargé d'affaires
João Teotónio de Almeida Beja e Noronha de Melo e Castro 1788
-3. August 1790 		Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited December 9, 1788
Alexandre de Sousa e Holstein 1790
-16. October 1796 		Special Envoy and Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited December 6, 1790
Luís Álvares da Cunha e Figueiredo June 26,
1792-1802 		Chargé d'affaires
Alexandre de Sousa e Holstein 1796
-22. July 1800 		ambassador
Alexandre de Sousa e Holstein September 19,
1802-12. December 1803 		Special Ambassador, accredited in private audience on September 22, 1802 and in public audience on October 21, 1802
Pedro de Sousa Holstein Pedro de Sousa Holstein.jpg December 13, 1803
-2. June 1805 		Chargé d'affaires
José Manuel Pinto de Sousa June 2,
1805-26. March 1818 		Special Envoy and Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited June 3, 1805
Luís Álvares da Cunha 1814-1818 Chargé d'affaires
Conde de Funchal April 5,
1816-1817 		Special Ambassador, accredited April 30, 1816
Luís Álvares da Cunha 1818 Chargé d'affaires
Pedro de Melo Breyner July 24, 1819
-8. July 1821 		Special Envoy and Ministro Plenipotenciário
José Severino Maciel da Costa 1821-1822 Chargé d'affaires
João Pedro Miguéis de Carvalho 1822-1824 Chargé d'affaires
Carlos Matias Pereira May 15, 1822
- August 1823 		Chargé d'affaires, accredited August 22, 1822
José Amado Grehon August
1823-25. June 1824 		Chargé d'affaires
João Pedro Miguéis de Carvalho e Brito (later Barão de Venda da Cruz) June 1824
-1824 		Chargé d'affaires, accredited June 25, 1824
Conde de Funchal November 30, 1824
-1828 		Ambassador, accredited December 6, 1824, dismissed from the civil service in 1828
João Miguéis de Carvalho e Brito August
1828-20. June 1840 		Chargé d'affaires
António de Almeida Portugal (Marquês de Lavradio) 1829-1834 Special Ambassador, accredited September 21, 1831
Visconde da Carreira 1835 Ministro Plenipotenciário, before accreditation, his appointment was revoked on June 4, 1835
Jorge Hussom da Câmara March 26,
1838-31. August 1838 		Chargé d'affaires
João Pedro Migueis de Carvalho (Barão da Venda da Cruz) September 1, 1838
-5. August 1841 		Chargé d'affaires
Visconde da Carreira June 20,
1840-16. November 1841 		Ministro Plenipotenciário
João Pedro Migueis de Carvalho (Barão da Venda da Cruz) August 5,
1841-11. November 1853 		Ministro Plenipotenciário
Jorge Husson da Câmara November 12, 1853
-24. May 1856 		Chargé d'affaires
Conde da Ponte 1854
-24. November 1855 		Ministro Plenipotenciário
José de Vasconcelos e Sousa May 24, 1856
-2. March 1857 		Ministro Plenipotenciário
João Husson da Câmara March 2,
1857-20. May 1858 		Chargé d'affaires
Visconde de Alte August 7,
1857-29. June 1858 		Special envoy and Ministro Plenipotenciário in special mission, accredited on August 8, 1857
Visconde de Alte June 29, 1858
-5. November 1862 		Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited July 5, 1858
Duke of Saldanha Mariscal Saldanha.jpg November 20, 1862
-10. January 1869 		ambassador
Luis de Quillinan January 11,
1869-18. November 1869 		Chargé d'affaires
Barão Ferreira dos Santos November 19, 1869
–6. December 1869 		Chargé d'affaires
Conde de Lavradio December 7, 1869
-1. February 1870 		Ministro Plenipotenciário
Barão Ferreira dos Santos February 2,
1870-20. July 1870 		Chargé d'affaires
Conde de Tomar July 21, 1870
-1. December 1877 		Ministro Plenipotenciário, left the post on July 10, 1877
Conde de Tomar December 31, 1877
-30. September 1885 		Ambassador, left his post on September 1, 1885
Augusto de Andrade September 1, 1885
-7. November 1885 		Chargé d'affaires
João da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Martens November 7,
1885-15. November 1895 		Ambassador, accredited November 14, 1885
Second Duke of Martens Ferrão November 15,
1895-14. March 1896 		Transitional Chargé d'Affaires
Miguel Martins Dantas March 14, 1896
-2. February 1910 		Ambassador, accredited March 21, 1896
Francisco Quintela de Sampaio January 29,
1910-31. July 1910 		Transitional Chargé d'Affaires
Joaquim Pedro Martins September 8, 1919
-1. April 1924 		Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited September 20, 1919
Augusto de Castro Sampaio Côrte Real July 18, 1924
–2. August 1929 		Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited July 22, 1924
Henrique Trindade Coelho October 7, 1929
-8. October 1934 		Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited October 12, 1929
José Weinholtz de Bivar Brandeiro October 8,
1934-14. January 1935 		Chargé d'affaires
Alberto de Oliveira January 14,
1935-22. January 1936 		Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited January 31, 1935
Vasco Francisco Caetano de Quevedo January 26,
1936-15. August 1940 		Ministro Plenipotenciário, accredited March 24, 1934
António Faria Carneiro Pacheco September 30, 1940
-25. March 1946 		Ambassador, accredited October 20, 1940
Pedro Tovar de Lemos May 4,
1946-19. July 1950 		Ambassador, accredited June 8, 1946
José Nosolini Pinto Osório da Silva Leitão October 30,
1950-19. February 1954 		Ambassador, accredited November 23, 1950
Francisco de Calheiros e Meneses February 19,
1954-20. January 1958 		Ambassador, accredited February 24, 1954
Vasco Pereira da Cunha February 4,
1958-19. May 1961 		Ambassador, accredited in 1958
António Augusto Braga Leite de Faria June 27,
1961-25. November 1968 		Ambassador, accredited July 7, 1961
Eduardo Brazão December 16, 1968
-27. April 1974 		Ambassador, accredited December 21, 1968
José Thomaz Cabral Calvet de Magalhães June 18,
1974-20. September 1980 		Ambassador, accredited August 20, 1974
Gonçalo Luís Maravilhas Correia Caldeira Coelho January 1, 1981
-6. September 1983 		Ambassador, accredited January 29, 1981
João Clara Quintela Paixão June 9, 1983
-21. December 1983 		Transitional Chargé d'Affaires
Heroes de Mendonça e Cunha December 21,
1983-10. April 1986 		Ambassador, accredited December 23, 1983
João de Sá Coutinho Rebelo de Sotto Maior May 13,
1986-26. January 1993 		Ambassador, accredited June 6, 1986
António Augusto Medeiros Patrício 1993-1996 Ambassador, accredited February 20, 1993
António D'Oliveira Pinto da França January 22,
1996-19. October 2000 		Ambassador, accredited in 1996
Pedro José Ribeiro de Menezes October 31, 2000
-24. August 2004 		ambassador
João Alberto Bacelar Rocha Páris September 17, 2004
-30. June 2010 		ambassador
Manuel Tomás Fernandes Pereira September 27, 2010
-1. April 2014 		ambassador
António Carlos Carvalho de Almeida Ribeiro March 11, 2013
–8. September 2017 		Ambassador, accredited April 18, 2013
António José Emauz de Almeida Lima since October 18, 2017 Ambassador, accredited on November 25, 2017

See also

Web links

Commons : Portuguese Ambassadors to the Holy See  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Overview of diplomatic relations with the Holy See , Diplomatic Institute in the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs , accessed on December 2, 2019
  2. ↑ List of Portuguese Ambassadors to the Holy See , Diplomatic Institute in the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accessed on December 4, 2019