Background
Pinto was born in São Paulo Pedro de Aboim, Portugal and was ordained a priest on August 7, 1949.
Pinto was born in São Paulo 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.