Career
Born in São Paulo João do Monte, Portugal, he was ordained on 18 December 1937 and was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Lourenço Marques on 20 December 1958. On 8 March 1959 he was ordained as the Titular Bishop of Nepte. On 3 August 1962 he was Appointed Archbishop of Lourenço Marques, which he held until his resignation on 26 August 1974.