António Mendes Belo
António Mendes Belo | |
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| Cardinal, Patriarch of Lisbon | |
Belo pictured in 1910 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Lisbon |
| See | Lisbon |
| Appointed | 19 December 1907 |
| Installed | 5 March 1908 |
| Term ended | 5 August 1929 |
| Predecessor | José Sebastião Neto |
| Successor | Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santi Marcellino e Pietro (1914–29) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 10 June 1865 |
| Consecration | 27 April 1884 by José Sebastião Neto |
| Created cardinal | 27 November 1911 (in pectore) 25 May 1914 (revealed) by Pope Pius X |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | António Mendes Belo 18 June 1842 |
| Died | 5 August 1929 (aged 87) Lisbon, Portuguese First Republic |
| Alma mater | University of Coimbra |
| Styles of António Mendes Belo | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Lisbon |
António Mendes Belo (18 June 1842 – 5 August 1929) was a Portuguese prelate of the Catholic Church, who served as Patriarch of Lisbon from 1907 until his death. He was made a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church in 1911, though his elevation to that rank was not announced until 1914. He was Auxiliary Bishop of Lisbon from 1884 to 1888 and Archbishop of Faro from 1888 to 1906.