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Jose da Cruz Policarpo

His Eminence
José IV
GCC
Cardinal, Patriarch of Lisbon
Church Patriarchal Cathedral of St. Mary Major
Archdiocese Lisbon
Appointed 5 March 1997 (Coadjutor Patriarch)
Installed 24 March 1998
Term ended 18 May 2013
Predecessor António Ribeiro
Successor Manuel Clemente
Other posts Cardinal-Priest of S. Antonio in Campo Marzio
Orders
Ordination 15 August 1961
by Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira
Consecration 29 June 1978
by António Ribeiro
Created Cardinal 21 February 2001
by John Paul II
Rank Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth name José da Cruz Policarpo
Born (1936-02-26)26 February 1936
Alvorninha, Estremadura
Portugal
Died 12 March 2014(2014-03-12) (aged 78)
Lisbon, Portugal
Nationality Portuguese
Denomination Roman Catholic
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Motto per obedientiam ad libertatem
(By Obeidence to Freedom)
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José da Cruz Policarpo
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Reference style His Eminence
Spoken style Your Eminence
Informal style Cardinal
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José da Cruz Policarpo, GCC (Portuguese: [ʒuˈzɛ dɐ kɾujʃ poliˈkaɾpu]; 26 February 1936 – 12 March 2014), officially referred to as José IV, Patriarch of Lisbon, though commonly just referred to as "D. José Policarpo", was Cardinal and Patriarch Emeritus of Lisbon. Policarpo held a doctorate in theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He served from 24 March 1998 to 18 May 2013, and upon his resignation being accepted by Pope Francis, he was succeeded as Patriarch of Lisbon by the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Porto in Porto, Portugal, Manuel Clemente.

He was born on 26 February 1936 in Alvorninha, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal, the first of nine children of José Policarpo sr. (Caldas da Rainha, Alvorninha, Lugar do Pego, 18 April 1902 – Lisbon, Odivelas, 20 October 1987) and wife (m. Caldas da Rainha, Alvorninha, 26 January 1935) Maria Gertrudes Rosa (Alcobaça, Benedita, 17 October 1909 – Caldas da Rainha, Alvorninha, 6 September 1994), and ordained a priest on 15 August 1961 in Lisbon by Manuel Cardinal Cerejeira. José da Cruz' eight siblings were: Maria do Céu (b. 1939), Maria Adélia (b. 1942), Aníbal, Joaquim, António, Maria da Graça, Maria Edite (b. 1947) and Fernando (b. 1952).

Policarpo was director of the seminary in Penafirme, rector of the seminary in Olivais and dean of the Theological Faculty of the Portuguese Catholic University. He later served two terms as rector of the same university (1988–96) and is the author of a number of books and scholarly articles.


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