ɪt wʌzɐ sˈʌfɹæɡən ʌvðə pˈeɪtɹɪˌɑːɹkeɪt ʌv lˈɪsbən ʌntˈɪl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv, wɪððɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðɪ aɪbˈɪɹiən jˈuːniən, wˌɛn sjˈuːɾə tʃˈoʊz tə ɹᵻmˈeɪn lˈɪŋkt tə ðə kˈɪŋ ʌv spˈeɪn.
It was a suffragan of the Patriarchate of Lisbon until 1675, with the end of the Iberian Union, when Ceuta chose to remain linked to the king of Spain.