Manuel Vieira Pinto

Manuel da Silva Vieira Pinto (8 December 1923 – 30 April 2020) was a Portuguese-born Mozambican Prelate of Roman Catholic Church. Pinto was born in São Pedro de Aboim, Portugal and was ordained a priest on 7 August 1949. He was appointed bishop (later Archbishop) of the Archdiocese of Nampula on 21 April 1967 and consecrated on 29 June 1967, retiring on 16 November 2000. Pinto served as Apostolic Administrator to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beira between 1971 and 1972 and the Diocese of Pemba from 1992 through 1998.

Manuel Vieira Pinto

Manuel da Silva Vieira Pinto (8 December 1923 – 30 April 2020) was a Portuguese-born Mozambican Prelate of Roman Catholic Church. Pinto was born in São Pedro de Aboim, Portugal and was ordained a priest on 7 August 1949. He was appointed bishop (later Archbishop) of the Archdiocese of Nampula on 21 April 1967 and consecrated on 29 June 1967, retiring on 16 November 2000. Pinto served as Apostolic Administrator to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beira between 1971 and 1972 and the Diocese of Pemba from 1992 through 1998.