Roman Catholic Diocese of Caicó

Diocese of Caicó Dioecesis Caicoënsis
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Natal
Statistics
Area	9,372 km2 (3,619 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2006) 277,000 264,000 (95.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	25 November 1939 (82 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Sant’Ana
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop
Metropolitan Archbishop
Map
Website
www.diocesedecaico.com.br

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

Bishops[]

• Bishops of Caicó (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop (2014.05.24-present)
  • Bishop , (2006.07.05 – 2012.08.08), appointed Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba; future Archbishop
  • Bishop (1995.11.29 – 2005.02.16), appointed Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba
  • Bishop (1978.05.05 – 1993.10.27), appointed Archbishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
  • Bishop (1959.01.08 – 1978.03.29)
  • Bishop (1952.06.10 – 1958.05.03), appointed Bishop of Garanhuns, Pernambuco
  • Bishop (1941.03.15 – 1951.09.04), appointed Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop[]

• , appointed Bishop of Guarabira, Paraiba in 2008

References[]

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese)

Coordinates: 6°27′30″S 37°05′34″W / 6.4582°S 37.0928°W / -6.4582; -37.0928

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