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O triunfo do liberalismo em Portugal em 1834 marcou decisivamente a fisionomia da Igreja que, tendo estado intrinsecamente ligada ao absolutismo anterior, acabou combatida e controlada por aqueles que instauravam a nova ordem política assente na liberdade. Tal controlo incidiu também sobre as nomeações episcopais, que se arrastavam em longas pendencias diplomáticas entre o governo português e a Santa Se, dada a não convergência relativa ao perfil dos nomeados. Este estudo, centrando-se em D. Américo Ferreira dos Santos Silva, bispo do Porto (1871-1899), analisa primeiramente a sua nomeação episcopal, atendendo as vicissitudes do processo ao longo de perto de dois anos, entre 1869 e 1871. Estuda depois o processo para a sua nomeação como cardeal da coroa, a instâncias regias, só confirmada no termo de outros dois anos de negociações entre 1877 e 1879, já reveladoras dos novos ventos romanos do pontificado de Leão XIII. Num e noutro caso, semelhantes no seu curso, cruzam-se as insistências governamentais, as resistências romanas, o papel da diplomacia portuguesa e romana, assim como a evolução do nomeado jogada entre a fidelidade a um perfil e as estratégias ditadas pelas oportunidades e pelo objetivo a alcançar.
The triumph of liberalism in Portugal in 1834 deeply affected the structure of the Church, so far connected with the absolute regime. The ecclesiastical institutions ended up being controlled by politicians who established a new order based on freedom. Such control also affected episcopal appointments, resulting in long diplomatic disputes between the Portuguese government and the Holy See, because they did not always agree on the profile of the candidates. This study focusses on D. Américo Ferreira dos Santos Silva, Bishop of Oporto (1871-1899). First, the work considers his episcopal appointment, which lasted nearly two years, between 1869 and 1871. Then it analyses his royal appointment as “cardinal of the crown” after two years of negotiations (1877-1879). This episode is particularly relevant because it shows the new Roman attitude towards Portuguese civil institutions during the pontificate of Leo XIII. In both cases, Portuguese government pressures, Roman resistance to civil power, the Portuguese diplomacy and the personal ecclesiastical and political ability of D. Américo Ferreira dos Santos Silva played a key role.
The triumph of liberalism in Portugal in 1834 deeply affected the structure of the Church, so far connected with the absolute regime. The ecclesiastical institutions ended up being controlled by politicians who established a new order based on freedom. Such control also affected episcopal appointments, resulting in long diplomatic disputes between the Portuguese government and the Holy See, because they did not always agree on the profile of the candidates. This study focusses on D. Américo Ferreira dos Santos Silva, Bishop of Oporto (1871-1899). First, the work considers his episcopal appointment, which lasted nearly two years, between 1869 and 1871. Then it analyses his royal appointment as “cardinal of the crown” after two years of negotiations (1877-1879). This episode is particularly relevant because it shows the new Roman attitude towards Portuguese civil institutions during the pontificate of Leo XIII. In both cases, Portuguese government pressures, Roman resistance to civil power, the Portuguese diplomacy and the personal ecclesiastical and political ability of D. Américo Ferreira dos Santos Silva played a key role.
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Nomeações episcopais Diocese do Porto Cardeal D. Américo Liberalismo Regalismo Episcopal appointments Diocese of Oporto Liberalism Regalism
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Universidade Católica Portuguesa