Birth. October 2, 1725, Lisbon, Portugal. Sixteenth child of Nuno Manuel de Mendoça, fourth count of Valle de Reis, and Leonor Maria Antónia de Noronha. Baptized on the same day of his birth or on October 12, 1726. Like some of his brothers, he was destined to the ecclesiastical state.
Education. Porcionista at Colégio Real de São Paulo, University of Coimbra, where he obtained a doctorate in canon law on June 23, 1748.
Early life. Canon of the cathedral chapter of Lisbon, November 10, 1744. Prelate acólito of the cathedral of Lisbon, June 6, 1749.
Priesthood. Ordained, October 5, 1755. Principal primarius of the patriarchate of Lisbon, February 24, 1777. Royal chaplain. Reformator-rector of the University of Coimbra, October 25, 1779 to December 2, 1785.
Episcopate. Elected patriarch of Lisbon, March 10, 1788; consecrated, November 16, 1788, Ajuda chapel, Lisbon, by his brother João de Mendoça, bishop of Porto, assisted by José Maria de Melo, bishop of Faro, and by João Binet Pincio, bishop of Lamego.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of April 7, 1788; never received the red hat and the title. Honorary member of the Royal Academy of Science. Counselor of state, July 4, 1796. Did not participate in the conclave of 1799-1800, which elected Pope Pius VII. During the first French occupation was obligated, like other bishops, to issue a pastoral letter favorable to the invaders.
Death. February 11, 1808, in his palace in Junqueira, Lisbon (1). Exposed and buried in the patriarchal cathedral of Lisbon.
Bibliography. Folque de Mendóça, Felipe. "D. José Francisco Miguel António de Mendoça." Os patriarcas de Lisboa. Coordenação D. Carlos Azevedo, Sandra Costa Saldanha, António Pedro Boto de Oliveira. Palavra de apresentação do Cardeal Patriarca, D. José da Cruz Policarpo. Lisboa : Centro Cultural do Patriarcado de Lisboa; Alêtheia Editores, 2009, p. 57-66.
Link. Brief biographical data in Os Cardeais Portugueses, in Portuguese, patriarcado de Lisboa.
(1) This is according to Folque de Mendóça, "D. José Francisco Miguel António de Mendoça." Os patriarcas de Lisboa, p. 57; the same source, p. 66, says that he died on February 13, 1808. Grande Enciclopédia Portuguesa e Brasileira, vol. 16, p. 907, indicates that he died on February 12, 1808; and that he was buried in the church of the convent of Graça.
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