Bishop Manuel António Pires †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Kwito-Bié

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
27 Mar 1915		Born	Vila Boa, Portugal
8 Apr 1939	24.0	Ordained Priest	Priest
7 Mar 1955	39.9	Appointed	Coadjutor Bishop of Silva Porto, Angola
7 Mar 1955	39.9	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Alia
29 Jun 1955	40.3	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Alia
23 Sep 1958	43.5	Succeeded	Bishop of Silva Porto, Angola
15 Jun 1979	64.2	Resigned	Bishop of Kwito-Bié, Angola
3 Apr 1999	84.0	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Kwito-Bié, Angola

a priest for 60.0 years
a bishop for 43.8 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Abílio Augusto Vaz das Neves †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop António Valente da Fonseca †
Bishop João da Silva Campos Neves †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Manuel António Pires † (1955)
Bishop Abílio Augusto Vaz das Neves †

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Armando Amaral Dos Santos †
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Francisco Esteves Dias, O.S.B. †

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