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 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 bishops Eugênio 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 bishops José 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 Diocese of Caicó Diocese of Mossoró
Sources GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy Archdiocese website (Portuguese)