Manuel Vieira Pinto
Manuel Vieira Pinto | |
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Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Nampula (emeritus) | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
See | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nampula |
In office | 1967 - 2000 |
Predecessor | Manuel de Medeiros Guerreiro |
Successor | Tomé Makhweliha |
Orders | |
Ordination | August 7, 1949 |
Personal details | |
Born |
São Pedro de Aboim, Amarante | December 8, 1923
Previous post | Prelate |
Manuel Vieira Pinto (born December 8, 1923) is an Mozambican Prelate of Roman Catholic Church.
Pinto was born in São Pedro de Aboim, Portugal and was ordained a priest on August 7, 1949. He was appointed bishop (later Archbishop) of the Archdiocese of Nampula on April 21, 1967 and ordained on June 29, 1967. Pinto retired from the Nampula on November 16, 2000. Pinto served as Apostolic Administrator to the Diocese of Pemba from 1992 through 1998.