Born in
Porto, Pina Cabral gained a degree in
Physical Education and Sports Studies, from the
University of Porto, and afterward taught in high schools around Porto. He studied at the Lusitanian Center for Theological Studies and later gained a further degree in Religious Studies at the
Catholic University of Porto. Pina Cabral was ordained a
deacon in 1995 and a
priest in 1997, beginning his ministry taking responsibility for two parishes, St John the Evangelist and the Good Shepherd; he also served as the Northern Archdeacon (centred in Porto; 1998) and Vicar-General of the diocese (2007). He was elected by the 94th Synod in November 2012 to become
diocesan Bishop of the Lusitanian Church. ==References==