| Type: | Bishop |
| Honorific-Prefix: | Most Reverend |
| João Pinto da Piedade | |
| Bishop of Macau | |
| Church: | Catholic Church |
| Diocese: | Diocese of Macau |
| Term: | 1604–1623 |
| Predecessor: | Leonardo Fernandes de Sá |
| Successor: | João de Casal |
| Consecration: | Nov 1604 |
| Birth Date: | 1564 |
| Birth Place: | Abrantes, Portugal |
| Death Date: | 28 Jun 1628 (age 64) |
João Pinto da Piedade, O.P. (Latin: Joannes de Abrantes a Pictate) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Macau (1604–1623).[1]
João Pinto da Piedade was born in 1564 in Abrantes, Portugal.[2] He was ordained in the Order of Preachers.[2] On 30 Aug 1604, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Macau.[2] In Nov 1604, he was consecrated bishop.[2] In 1615, he renounced his title and left for Europe with fellow Dominican replacing him as administrator (who was later appointed Bishop of Malacca).[3] [4] His resignation was accepted by Pope Urban VIII on 27 October 1623. He died on 28 Jun 1628.[2]
. Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Konrad Eubel. III. 231. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. Latin.