Manuel Vieira Pinto
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Manuel Vieira Pinto is an Mozambican
Prelate
of Roman Catholic Church
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Manuel Vieira Pinto was born in São Pedro de Aboim, Mozambique, ordained a priest on August 7, 1949. Silva was appointed bishop (later Archbishop) of the Archdiocese of Nampula on April 21, 1967 and ordained on June 29, 1967. Pinto would retire from the Nampula on November 16, 2000. Manuel Pinto would briefly serve as Apostolic Administrator
to the Diocese of Pemba from 1992-1998.
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
Prelate
Prelate
A prelate is a high-ranking member of the clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin prælatus, the past participle of præferre, which means "carry before", "be set above or over" or "prefer"; hence, a prelate is one set over others.-Related...
of Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
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Manuel Vieira Pinto was born in São Pedro de Aboim, Mozambique, ordained a priest on August 7, 1949. Silva was appointed bishop (later Archbishop) of the Archdiocese of Nampula on April 21, 1967 and ordained on June 29, 1967. Pinto would retire from the Nampula on November 16, 2000. Manuel Pinto would briefly serve as Apostolic Administrator
Apostolic Administrator
An apostolic administrator in the Roman Catholic Church is a prelate appointed by the Pope to serve as the ordinary for an apostolic administration...
to the Diocese of Pemba from 1992-1998.
See also
- List of oldest Catholic bishops
- Archdiocese of Nampula
- Apostolic AdministratorApostolic AdministratorAn apostolic administrator in the Roman Catholic Church is a prelate appointed by the Pope to serve as the ordinary for an apostolic administration...