Roman Catholic Diocese of Caicó

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caicó (Latin: Dioecesis Caicoënsis) is a diocese located in the city of Caicó in the Ecclesiastical province of Natal in Brazil.

Diocese of Caicó

Dioecesis Caicoënsis
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provinceNatal
Statistics
Area9,372 km2 (3,619 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2006)
277,000
264,000 (95.3%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established25 November 1939 (80 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Sant’Ana
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopAntônio Carlos Cruz Santos
Metropolitan ArchbishopJaime Vieira Rocha
Map
Website
www.diocesedecaico.com.br

History
  • November 25, 1939: Established as Diocese of Caicó from the Diocese of Natal

Bishops
  • Bishops of Caicó (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
    • Bishop Antônio Carlos Cruz Santos (2014.05.24-present)
    • Bishop Manoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz, O.F.M.Cap. (2006.07.05 – 2012.08.08), appointed Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba; future Archbishop
    • Bishop Jaime Vieira Rocha (1995.11.29 – 2005.02.16), appointed Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba
    • Bishop Heitor de Araújo Sales (1978.05.05 – 1993.10.27), appointed Archbishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
    • Bishop Manuel Tavares de Araújo (1959.01.08 – 1978.03.29)
    • Bishop José Adelino Dantas (1952.06.10 – 1958.05.03), appointed Bishop of Garanhuns, Pernambuco
    • Bishop José de Medeiros Delgado (1941.03.15 – 1951.09.04), appointed Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
  • Francisco de Assis Dantas de Lucena, appointed Bishop of Guarabira, Paraiba in 2008
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