The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mossoró ( la, Dioecesis Mossorensis) is a

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located in the city of

Mossoró Mossoró () is the second most populous city in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, and also the largest municipality of that state. It is equidistant (four hours' drive) from Natal (approximately 277 km or 172 miles), the state capit ...

in the

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Natal NATAL or Natal may refer to: Places * Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, a city in Brazil * Natal, South Africa (disambiguation), a region in South Africa ** Natalia Republic, a former country (1839–1843) ** Colony of Natal, a former British colony ...

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History

* July 28, 1934: Established as Diocese of Mossoró from the Diocese of Natal

Bishops

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s of Mossoró (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order ** Bishop Mariano Manzana (2004.10.17 – present) ** Bishop

José Freire de Oliveira Neto José Freire de Olivera Neto (March 9, 1928 – January 10, 2012) was the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mossoró, Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest countr ...

(1984.03.14 – 2004.06.15) ** Bishop

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(1960.06.11 – 1984.03.14) ** Bishop

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(1953.09.19 – 1959.10.17), appointed Bishop of Campo Mourão, Parana ** Bishop

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(1943.07.31 – 1953.07.03), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco ** Bishop

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(1935.12.19 – 1941.09.15), appointed Archbishop of Belém do Pará; future

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)

Coadjutor bishop

(1979-1984)

Auxiliary bishop

(1973-1979), appointed Coadjutor here

References

GCatholic.org

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