Roman Catholic Diocese of Caicó

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Rite Latin Rite Pope Francis Area 9,372 km² Country Brazil		Cathedral Catedral Sant’Ana Bishop sede vacante Phone +55 84 3417-1752

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2006)277,000264,000 (95.3%) Established 25 November 1939 (77 years ago) Address Largo Dom Manoel Taváres, S/N - Paraíba, Caicó - RN, 59300-000, Brazil Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Natal Similar Paróquia de Sant'Ana, Valdick P Medeiros, Kurtição, Paróquia do Divino Espírito S, Paróquia São José

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.

History

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

Leadership

Bishops of Caicó (Roman rite)

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)

Bishop Jaime Vieira Rocha (1995.11.29 – 2005.02.16)

Bishop Heitor de Araújo Sales (later Archbishop) (1978.05.05 – 1993.10.27)

Bishop Manuel Tavares de Araújo (1959.01.08 – 1978.03.29)

Bishop José Adelino Dantas (1952.06.10 – 1958.05.03)

Bishop José de Medeiros Delgado (later Archbishop) (1941.03.15 – 1951.09.04)

References

Roman Catholic Diocese of Caicó Wikipedia

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