Manuel Vieira Pinto

Manuel Vieira Pinto
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 (1923-12-08) December 8, 1923
São Pedro de Aboim, Amarante
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 consecrated on June 29, 1967. Pinto retired from the Nampula on November 16, 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.

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