João Santos Cardoso


Dom. João Santos Cardoso
Metropolitan Archbishop of Natal
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseNatal
ProvinceNatal
MetropolisNatal
AppointedJuly 2023
PredecessorDom. Jaime Vieira Rocha
Previous post(s)Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato (2011-2015)
Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Bom Jesus da Lapa (2015-2023)
Orders
Consecration12 February 2012
Personal details
Born (1961-12-03) 3 December 1961
DenominationCatholic Church
OccupationArchbishop, Prelate
ProfessionTheologian, Philosopher
MottoIN EO QUI ME CONFORTAT

Mons. Dom. João Santos Cardoso, (born on 3 December 1961) is a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church. He became a Metropolitan Archbishop of Natal in July 2023. He became a bishop in 2011, and served as bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Bom Jesus da Lapa from 2015 to 2023.