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 province	Natal
Statistics
Area	9,372 km2 (3,619 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2006) 277,000 264,000 (95.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	25 November 1939; 85 years ago (1939-11-25)
Cathedral	Catedral Sant’Ana
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Antônio Carlos Cruz Santos
Metropolitan Archbishop	João Santos Cardoso
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