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Archdiocese of Natal

The Roman Catholic Metropolitan 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 • February 16, 1952: Promoted as the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Natal ==Bishops==
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order • Archbishops of Natal (Roman rite), below • Archbishop João Santos Cardoso (since 2023.07.05) • Archbishop Jaime Vieira Rocha (2011.12.21 - 2023.07.) • Archbishop Matias Patrício de Macêdo (2003.11.26 – 2011.12.21) • Archbishop Heitor de Araújo Sales (1993.10.27 – 2003.11.26) • Archbishop Alair Vilar Fernandes de Melo (1988.04.06 – 1993.10.27) • Archbishop Nivaldo Monte (1967.09.06 – 1988.04.06) • Archbishop Marcolino Esmeraldo de Souza Dantas (1952.02.16 – 1967.04.08) • Bishops of Natal (Roman Rite), below • Bishop Marcolino Esmeraldo de Souza Dantas (later Archbishop) (1929.03.01 – 1952.02.16) • Bishop José Pereira Alves (1922.10.27 – 1928.01.27) • Bishop Antônio dos Santos Cabral (1917.09.01 – 1921.11.21), appointed Bishop of Belo Horizonte; future Archbishop • Bishop Joaquim Antônio d’Almeida (1910.10.23 – 1915.06.14) Auxiliary bishopsEugênio de Araújo Sales (1954–1964), appointed Apostolic Administrator of São Salvador da Bahia; future Cardinal • Antônio Soares Costa, appointed Bishop of Caruaru, Pernambuco in 1993 Other priests of this diocese who became bishopsJosé Tomas Gomes da Silva, appointed Bishop of Aracajú in 1911 • Francisco Canindé Palhano, appointed Bishop of Bonfim, Bahia in 2006 • Edilson Soares Nobre, appointed Bishop of Oeiras, Piaui in 2017 ==Suffragan dioceses==
Suffragan dioceses
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