Dom Inácio do Nascimento de Morais Cardoso (20 December 1811 – 23 February 1883) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and was Patriarch of Lisbon.

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His Eminence Inácio do Nascimento de Morais Cardoso
Patriarch of Lisbon
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Lisbon
See	Lisbon
Appointed	25 April 1871
Installed	19 June 1871
Term ended	23 February 1883
Predecessor	Manuel Bento Rodrigues da Silva
Successor	José Sebastião de Almeida Neto
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo e Achilleo (1873-83)
Orders
Ordination	19 December 1835 by Joaquim de Nossa Senhora de Nazareth Oliveira e Abreu
Consecration	14 February 1864 by Manuel Bento Rodrigues da Silva
Created cardinal	22 December 1873 by Pope Pius IX
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Inácio do Nascimento de Morais Cardoso 20 December 1811 Murça, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	23 February 1883(1883-02-23) (aged 71) Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
Buried	Lisbon Cathedral
Parents	Hipólito de Morais Cardoso Eufémia Joaquina
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Faro (1863-71)
Alma mater	University of Coimbra

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Styles of Inácio do Nascimento de Morais Cardoso
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Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Lisbon

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Morais Cardoso was born in Murça, Portugal, the son of Hipólito de Morais Cardoso, Captain-Major of Murça, and wife Eufémia Joaquina. He was educated at the University of Coimbra, where he was awarded a licentiate in theology.

He was ordained on 19 December 1835. He served as treasurer of the church of São Roque da Misericórdia as well as chaplain and confessor of King Pedro V of Portugal and was treasurer of the Royal Chapel of the Palace of Necessidades.

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

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.