Portuguese Padroado

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The Portuguese Padroado was a system of royal patronage granting the Portuguese crown extensive control over Catholic missionary and ecclesiastical affairs in its overseas territories, particularly in Asia.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Portuguese Padroado system 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ecclesiastical jurisdiction
royal patronage system
aim integrate church structures with Portuguese colonial administration
support Christianization of overseas territories
appliesTo Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED
appliesToRegion Asia NERFINISHED
Brazil NERFINISHED
China NERFINISHED
East Africa NERFINISHED
Goa NERFINISHED
India NERFINISHED
Japan NERFINISHED
Macau NERFINISHED
Malacca NERFINISHED
Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
Timor NERFINISHED
beneficiary Portuguese crown NERFINISHED
centerOfAdministration Goa NERFINISHED
Lisbon NERFINISHED
conflictWith Propaganda Fide NERFINISHED
Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED
declineCause assertiveness of the Holy See in missionary control
weakening of Portuguese imperial power
declinePeriod 18th century
finalDismantling 20th century
grantedBy Holy See NERFINISHED
grantsPower collection of tithes
creation of dioceses
nomination of bishops
oversight of religious orders in Portuguese territories
hasEffect overlapping ecclesiastical jurisdictions in Asia
tensions between Padroado clergy and Propaganda Fide missionaries
tensions between Portuguese crown and Holy See
hasRole administration of church revenues in overseas territories
control of Catholic missionary activity
control of ecclesiastical appointments
influenced Catholic Church structure in East Asia
Catholic Church structure in India
languageOfAdministration Portuguese
legalBasis papal bulls
royal decrees of the Portuguese crown
partiallyAbolished 19th century
peakPeriod 16th century
17th century
relatedTo Padroado Real NERFINISHED
Spanish Patronato Real NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
significantEvent Treaty of Tordesillas NERFINISHED
startTime 15th century

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St. Thomas Christians colonialInteraction Portuguese Padroado
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman associatedWith Portuguese Padroado
this entity surface form: Portuguese Padroado system