Francisco Nunes Teixeira (26 January 1910 − 2 March 1999) was a

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-born Mozambican

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bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1933, Teixeira was named bishop in February 1955. In May 1955, he was appointed bishop of the

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and resigned in 1975.Francisco Nunes Teixeira
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