Archdiocese of Natal
| Archdiocese of Natal | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Diocesan bishop | Jaime Vieira Rocha |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop |
Heitor de Araújo Sales Matias Patrício de Macêdo |
| Vicar General | Robério Camilo da Silva Aerton Sales da Cunha |
| founding | 1909 |
| surface | 25,153 km² |
| Parishes | 87 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Residents | 2,229,000 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics | 1,783,000 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| proportion of | 80% |
| Diocesan priest | 137 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 26 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 10,939 |
| Permanent deacons | 68 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Friars | 60 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 194 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Apresentação |
| address | Av. Floriano Peixoto 1060 C.P. 227 59020-500 Natal, RN Brazil |
| Website | www.arquidiocesedenatal.org.br |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Caicó Diocese of Mossoró |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Natal ( lat. : Archidioecesis natalensis ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic archdiocese , based in Natal in the state of Rio Grande do Norte .
history
The Diocese of Natal was established on December 29, 1909 by Pope Pius X. from cession of territory from the Diocese of Paraíba and subordinated to the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia as a suffragan diocese. On December 5, 1910, the Diocese of Natal was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife as a suffragan. The diocese of Natal was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Paraíba as a suffragan on February 6, 1914. On July 28, 1934, the Diocese of Natal gave up parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Mossoró . Another cession took place on November 25, 1939 to found the diocese Caicó .
On February 16, 1952, the Diocese of Natal was raised to an archdiocese.
Bishops
Bishops of Natal
- Joaquim Antônio d'Almeida , 1910-1915
- Antônio dos Santos Cabral , 1917–1921, then Bishop of Belo Horizonte
- José Pereira Alves , 1922–1928, then Bishop of Niterói
- Marcolino Esmeraldo de Souza Dantas , 1929–1952
Archbishops of Natal
- Marcolino Esmeraldo de Souza Dantas, 1952-1967
- Nivaldo Monte , 1967–1988
- Alair Vilar Fernandes de Melo , 1988-1993
- Heitor de Araújo Sales , 1993-2003
- Matias Patrício de Macêdo , 2003–2011
- Jaime Vieira Rocha , since 2011
