Pedro Paulo de Figueiredo da Cunha e Melo

His Eminence
Pedro Paulo de Figueiredo da Cunha e Melo
Cardinal,
Archbishop of Braga,
Primate of Portugal
Church Roman Catholic
Archdiocese Braga
Appointed 3 April 1843
Orders
Consecration 10 September 1843
by Jerónimo do Barco
Created cardinal 30 September 1850
by Pope Pius IX
Rank Archbishop
Personal details
Born (1770-06-18)18 June 1770
Taveiro, Coimbra, Portugal
Died 31 December 1855(1855-12-31) (aged 85)
Braga, Portugal
Alma mater University of Coimbra

D. Pedro Paulo de Figueiredo da Cunha e Melo (18 June 1770 – 31 December 1855) was an important Portuguese prelate of the nineteenth century who was also, at one point, elected Member of Parliament for Beira. He was created a Cardinal by Pope Pius IX in 1850, after which he was better known as Cardinal Figueiredo (Cardeal Figueiredo).

Biography

Pedro Paulo de Figueiredo da Cunha e Melo studied in the University of Coimbra, where he acquired a doctorate in utroque iuris. He was Primarius cathedraticus, teaching Law in the University.

In the 1826 general election, he was elected Member of Parliament for the province of Beira.[1]

At a time he was only a subdeacon,[2] Figueiredo da Cunha e Melo was named Archbishop of Braga by the Portuguese Government, and the choice was confirmed by Pope Gregory XVI on 3 April 1843, and was consecrated on 10 September, by the bishop of Santiago do Cabo Verde, Jerónimo do Barco.

He was created cardinal priest in the consistory of 30 September 1850, but died before receiving the red hat and title.

References

  1. ↑ "Relação nominal das Pessoas que em 1826 forão eleitas para a Camara dos Deputados" [List of the names of those elected in 1826 to the Chamber of Deputies]. Gazeta de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (225): 1096–7. 30 October 1826. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church: Consistory of September 30, 1850 (IV)". Archived from the original on 2017-01-04. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
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