Roman Catholic Diocese of Caicó

The diocese Caicó (Latin: Dioecesis Caicoënsis ) is a location in Brazil Roman Catholic diocese based in Caicó in the state of Rio Grande do Norte.

History

The diocese Caicó was on November 25, 1939 by Pope Pius XII. built out of territory of the Diocese of Natal and the Archdiocese of Paraíba is a suffragan. On February 16, 1952, the diocese was Caicó the Archdiocese of Natal is a suffragan.

Bishops of Caicó

  • José de Medeiros Delgado, 1941-1951, then Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão
  • José Adelino Dantas, 1952-1958, then Bishop of Garanhuns
  • Manuel Tavares de Araújo, 1959-1978
  • Heitor de Araújo Sales, 1978-1993, then Archbishop of Natal
  • Jaime Vieira Rocha, 1995-2005, then Bishop of Campina Grande
  • Manoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz OFM Cap, 2006-2012, then Bishop of Campina Grande
  • Antônio Carlos Cruz Santos MSC since 2014
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Natal Roman Catholic Diocese of Garanhuns Roman Catholic Diocese of Campina Grande
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