==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==Leadership==* Archbishops of Natal (Roman rite)** Archbishop Jaime Vieira Rocha (since 2011.12.21)** 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)** 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 (later Archbishop) (1917.09.01 – 1921.11.21)** Bishop Joaquim Antônio d’Almeida (1910.10.23 – 1915.06.14)==Suffragan dioceses==* Diocese of Caicó* Diocese of Mossoró==Source==* GCatholic.org* Catholic Hierarchy* Archdiocese website (Portuguese)
* епископ Joaquim Antônio d’Almeida (23.10.1910 — 14.06.1915);* епископ Antônio dos Santos Cabral (1.09.1917 — 21.11.1921) — назначен епископом епархии Белу-Оризонти;* епископ José Pereira Alves (27.10.1922 — 27.01.1928) — назначен епископом епархии Нитероя;* архиепископ Marcolino Esmeraldo de Sousa Dantas (1.03.1929 — 8.04.1967);* архиепископ Nivaldo Monte (1.09.1967 — 6.04.1988);* архиепископ Alair Vilar Fernandes de Melo (6.04.1988 — 27.10.1993);* архиепископ Heitor de Araújo Sales (27.10.1993 — 26.11.2003);* архиепископ Matias Patrício de Macedo (26.11.2003 — 21.12.2011);* архиепископ Jaime Vieira Rocha (21.12.2011 — по настоящее время).