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Archdiocese of Natal

Archidioecesis Natalensis



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Bishop(s)

  • João Santos Cardoso, Archbishop
  • Heitor de Araújo Sales, Archbishop Emeritus
  • Matias Patrício de Macêdo, Archbishop Emeritus
  • Jaime Vieira Rocha, Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Erected: 16 February 1952
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Rio Grande do Norte
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 25,153 (9,715 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Nordeste 2
  • Official Web Site: http://www.arquidiocesedenatal.org.br/
  • Mailing Address: Curia Metropolitana, Av. Floriano Peixoto 674, 59020-500 Natal, RN, Brazil
  • Telephone: (084)3615-2800
  • Fax: (same)

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Natal
29 December 1909ErectedDiocese of Paraíba Diocese of Natal (erected)
28 July 1934Territory LostDiocese of Natal Diocese of Mossoró (erected)
25 November 1939Territory LostDiocese of Natal (Gurraes Novos, Acary, Jardin do Seridò, Parelhas, Serra Negra/Flores, and part of Caicó) Diocese of Caicó (erected)
Archdiocese of Natal
16 February 1952ErectedDiocese of Natal Archdiocese of Natal (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Natal
1965700,00043226510,769349ap1967
196845176202719926ap1971
1976906,321946,22195.8%49146314,3861921539ap1977
19801,192,0001,257,00094.8%39135222,9232224540ap1981
19901,280,0001,440,00088.9%45166120,9833026548ap1991
19991,488,0001,671,00089.0%73148717,10332224555ap2000
20001,200,0001,539,60877.9%861710311,650132524556ap2001
20011,424,5181,826,30578.0%81189914,389133124857ap2002
20021,965,8342,520,30078.0%831710019,658192821961ap2003
20031,282,9601,832,79370.0%982111910,781203239264ap2004
20041,627,5421,923,66784.6%982011813,792253729867ap2005
20131,783,0002,229,00080.0%1372616310,938686019487ap2014
20161,829,0002,284,00080.1%166311979,2848358173103ap2017
20191,752,7992,191,00080.0%175332088,4268960170106ap2020
20211,780,6602,225,74580.0%168231919,32210132165112ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Archdiocese of Natal
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 44, Page 601, to Page 603

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