Consulta (minuta) do Conselho Ultramarino a [D. João IV], rei de Portugal sobre o pedido do Senado da Câmara de Macau para a nomeação de um Bispo
This undated draft consultation, provisionally attributed to 1645 and originating from the Portuguese colonial administration, pertains to ecclesiastical governance in Macau during the mid-17th century. The document comprises a royal administrative dispatch, likely issued by the State Council or roy...
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1645-11-29
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| Subjects: |
Archival Provenance
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Archive Inscriptions
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Bishop Appointment
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Bishopric Benefices
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Centralised Church Control
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Co-legate Appointment
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Coadjutor Role
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Crown Confirmation
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Document Attribution
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Draft Consultation
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Ecclesiastical Governance
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Future Succession Rights
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Historical Administrative Records
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Interim Clergyman
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Lusophone colonial context
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Macau Ecclesiastical See
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Marginalia Annotations
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Padroado Real
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Portuguese Colonial Administration
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Royal Administrative Dispatch
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Royal Authority in Macau
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Seals and Markings
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Secretariat Correspondence
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Senate of Macau
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Viceroy Nomination
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Manuscripts
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| Online Access: | https://macau-legacy.usj.edu.mo/docs/5QEM26K3/viewer_5QEM26K3.html |
| Summary: | This undated draft consultation, provisionally attributed to 1645 and originating from the Portuguese colonial administration, pertains to ecclesiastical governance in Macau during the mid-17th century. The document comprises a royal administrative dispatch, likely issued by the State Council or royal secretariat, addressing the appointment of a Bishop and Governor for Macau under the framework of the *padroado real*. It requests that the Crown appoint a suitable religious individual to the bishopric, with provision for a coadjutor享有 future succession rights (*coadiutor com futura succeßam*) to the ecclesiastical benefices (*bems*) of the see. The text further instructs the Viceroy to nominate a priest or clergyman as interim colleague (co-legate), subject to royal confirmation. Marginal annotations, including the date “28 June 1645” and references to the Senate of Macau and the Bishop of Macau, suggest archival linkage to a broader consultation, though the main body of the earlier folio remains entirely illegible. Seals bearing inscriptions associated with the Arquivo Histórico Colonial and the AHU, along with royal ciphers and archival references such as “Macau. Cx. 1, doc. 52”, confirm its provenance within the Portuguese colonial archive. The document reflects centralised Crown authority over ecclesiastical appointments and offers insight into the political and religious dynamics shaping the Lusophone Catholic Church in East Asia. Anexo: 1645-11-29 - Parecer do Conselho Ultramarino sobre a nomeação de Bispo para Macau. |
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