The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caicó () is a diocese located in the city of Caicó in the ecclesiastical province of Natal in Brazil.
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 Ranis Rosendo dos Santos, C.Ss.R. (2025.02.14 – Present) Bishop Antônio Carlos Cruz Santos, M.S.C. (2014.05.24 – 2024.04.24), appointed Bishop of Petrolina, Pernambuco 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), resigned 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
References
GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy Diocese website (Portuguese)