Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sorocaba

Archdiocese of Sorocaba Archidioecesis Sorocabana
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Sorocaba
Statistics
Area	4,178 km2 (1,613 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 935,414 654,789 (70.0%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	4 July 1924 (101 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Ponte
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Archbishop	Vacant
Bishops emeritus	Eduardo Benes de Sales Rodrigues
Website
www.arquidiocesesorocaba.org.br

The Archdiocese of Sorocaba (Latin : Archidioecesis Sorocabana) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Sorocaba in Brazil.

History

• 4 July 1924: Established as Diocese of Sorocaba from the Diocese of Botucatu, Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo and Diocese of Taubaté
• 29 April 1992: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sorocaba

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

• Archbishops of Sorocaba, below
  • Archbishop Júlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C. (2016.12.28 - 2025.08.06)
  • Archbishop Eduardo Benes de Sales Rodrigues (2005.05.04 – 2016.12.28)
  • Archbishop José Lambert Filho, C.S.S. (1992.04.29 – 2005.05.04)
• Bishops of Sorocaba, below
  • Bishop José Lambert Filho, C.S.S. (later Archbishop) (1981.03.20 – 1992.04.29)
  • Bishop José Melhado Campos (1973.01.08 – 1981.03.20)
  • Bishop José Carlos de Aguirre (1924.07.04 – 1973.01.08)

Coadjutor bishops

• José Thurler (1962-1965), did not succeed to see; resigned; appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 1966
• José Melhado Campos (1965-1973)
• José Lambert Filho, C.S.S. (1979-1981)

Auxiliary bishops

• Almir Marques Ferreira (1957-1961), appointed Bishop of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais
• Amaury Castanho (1976-1979), appointed Bishop of Valença, Rio de Janeiro

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Antônio Maria Mucciolo, appointed Bishop of Barretos, São Paulo in 1977
• José Benedito Cardoso (priest here, 1986-1998), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 2019

Suffragan dioceses

• Diocese of Itapetininga
• Diocese of Itapeva
• Diocese of Jundiaí
• Diocese of Registro

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Archdiocese website (Portuguese)

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