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.
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.