Roman Catholic Diocese of Mossoró

History

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

  Bishops

• Bishops of Mossoró, in reverse chronological order
• * Bishop Mariano Manzana
• * Bishop José Freire de Oliveira Neto
• * Bishop Gentil Diniz Barreto
• * Bishop Elizeu Simões Mendes, appointed Bishop of Campo Mourão, Parana
• * Bishop João Batista Portocarrero Costa, appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco
• * Bishop Jaime de Barros Câmara

  Coadjutor bishop

• José Freire de Oliveira Neto

  Auxiliary bishop

• José Freire de Oliveira Neto, appointed Coadjutor here