Career
Mendes was ordained a priest in 1985. He succeeded Abílio Rodas de Sousa Ribas, who was the first Roman Catholic bishop of the São Tomé and Príncipe diocese.
Mendes was ordained a priest in 1985. He succeeded Abílio Rodas de Sousa Ribas, who was the first Roman Catholic bishop of the São Tomé and Príncipe diocese.
