Please answer the following question: Facts: - title: archbishop of the archdiocese of nampula -lrb- emeritus -rrb- - previous post: prelate - see: roman catholic archdiocese of nampula - type: bishop - term: 1967 - 2000 - successor: tome makhweliha - church: roman catholic church - ordination: august 7 , 1949 - predecessor: manuel de medeiros guerreiro - birth date: 8 december 1923 - name: manuel vieira pinto - birth place: sao pedro de aboim , amarante Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of manuel vieira pinto .
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manuel vieira pinto -lrb- born december 8 , 1923 -rrb- is an mozambican prelate of roman catholic church .pinto was born in sao pedro de aboim , portugal and was ordained a priest on august 7 , 1949 .he was appointed bishop -lrb- later archbishop -rrb- 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 diocese of pemba from 1992 through 1998 .