Manoel Pereira was born in
Lisbon,
Portugal on 22 Jan 1625 and ordained a priest in the
Order of Preachers. On 16 Nov 1676, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Innocent XI as
Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro. On 10 Jan 1677, he was
consecrated bishop by
César d'Estrées,
Bishop of Laon, with
Francesco Casati,
Titular Archbishop of
Trapezus, and
Michael Angelus Broglia,
Bishop of Vercelli, serving as
co-consecrators. He resigned in 1680. He died on 6 Jan 1688. ==Episcopal succession==