Roman Catholic Diocese of Caicó
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caicó is a diocese
located in the city of Caicó
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Natal
in Brazil.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Caicó
Caicó
Caicó is a municipality located in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. The climate is hot and dry, but it rains between December and April. The population is 60,988...
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Natal
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Natal
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Natal 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...
in Brazil.
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Caicó (Roman rite)- Bishop Manoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz, O.F.M.Cap. (2006.07.05 – present)
- 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)