Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Natal

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Rite Latin Rite Area 25,153 km² Bishop Jaime Vieira Rocha		Pope Francis Country Brazil

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)1,923,6671,627,542 (84.6%) Established 29 December 1909 (107 years ago) Cathedral Catedral MetropolitanaNossa Senhora da Apresentação Emeritus bishops Heitor de Araújo Sales, Matias Patrício de Macêdo

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Natal (Latin: Archidioecesis Natalensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Natal in Brazil.

History

December 29, 1909: Established as the Diocese of Natal from the Diocese of Paraíba

February 16, 1952: Promoted as the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Natal

Archbishops of Natal (Roman rite)

Archbishop Jaime Vieira Rocha (since 2011.12.21)

Archbishop Matias Patrício de Macêdo (2003.11.26 – 2011.12.21)

Archbishop Heitor de Araújo Sales (1993.10.27 – 2003.11.26)

Archbishop Alair Vilar Fernandes de Melo (1988.04.06 – 1993.10.27)

Archbishop Nivaldo Monte (1967.09.06 – 1988.04.06)

Archbishop Marcolino Esmeraldo de Souza Dantas (1952.02.16 – 1967.04.08)

Bishops of Natal (Roman Rite)

Bishop Marcolino Esmeraldo de Souza Dantas (later Archbishop) (1929.03.01 – 1952.02.16)

Bishop José Pereira Alves (1922.10.27 – 1928.01.27)

Bishop Antônio dos Santos Cabral (later Archbishop) (1917.09.01 – 1921.11.21)

Bishop Joaquim Antônio d’Almeida (1910.10.23 – 1915.06.14)

Diocese of Caicó

Diocese of Mossoró

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