Italian prelate who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See much of his career. Among his posts:  Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania and Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal.  Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde and Mali. Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau. Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines. Apostolic Nuncio to Chile. Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia. Pinto resigned in 2019.
 
TLS - Typewritten Letter Signed, one page, 1993, as personal secretary to Cardinal Angelo Sodano, papal secretary of state. Untranslated Italian, summary of which is a lengthy and touching letter to a Roman noblewoman who is undergoing hardship. Letter image upon request.