Manuel António Mendes dos Santos
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Manuel António Mendes dos Santos (born 20 March 1960) has been the Roman Catholic bishop
of the Diocese
of São Tomé and Príncipe
since 1 December 2006.
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.
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of the Diocese
Roman Catholic Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe
The Roman Catholic Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe is a diocese, immediately subject to the Holy See, with its seat in the city of São Tomé in São Tomé and Príncipe.-History:...
of São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is a Portuguese-speaking island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two islands: São Tomé and Príncipe, located about apart and about , respectively, off...
since 1 December 2006.
Mendes was ordained a priest
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
in 1985. He succeeded Abílio Rodas de Sousa Ribas, who was the first Roman Catholic bishop of the São Tomé and Príncipe diocese.