Archdiocese of São Paulo, Brazil 🇧🇷

Celebrations

History

• 1745.12.06: Established as Diocese of São Paulo / Sancti Pauli in Brasilia (Latin) (from Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro and became suffragan of São Salvador da Bahia)
• 1892.04.27: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Curitiba and became suffragan of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
• 1900.08.04: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Pouso Alegre
• 1907.09.08: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Campanha
• 1908.06.07: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo / Sancti Pauli in Brasilia (Latin) (with suffragan sees Botucatu, Campinas, Ribeirão Preto, São Carlos do Pinhal and Taubaté and lost territory to establish Diocese of Botucatu, Diocese of Campinas, Diocese of Ribeirão Preto, Diocese of São Carlos do Pinhal and Diocese of Taubaté)
• 1924.07.04: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Santos and Diocese of Sorocaba and gained suffragan sees Santos and Sorocaba
• 1925.07.24: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Bragança Paulista and gained suffragan see Bragança Paulista
• 1926.06.21: Gained suffragan see Cafelândia
• 1928.11.30: Gained suffragan see Assis
• 1929.01.25: Gained suffragan sees Jaboticabal and Rio Preto
• 1937.07.31: Gained suffragan see Lorena
• 1944.02.26: Gained suffragan see Piracicaba
• 1952.02.16: Gained suffragan see Marília
• 1954.07.18: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Santo André and gained suffragan see Santo André
• 1958.04.19: Lost territory to establish Metropolitan Archdiocese of Aparecida and lost suffragan sees Assis, Botucatu, Bragança Paulista, Campinas, Jaboticabal, Lins, Lorena, Marília, Piracicaba, Ribeirão Preto, Rio Preto, São Carlos and Taubaté
• 1962.06.09: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes and gained suffragan see Mogi das Cruzes
• 1966.11.07: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Jundiaí and gained suffragan see Jundiaí
• 1968.03.02: Gained suffragan see Itapeva
• 1971.11.29: Gained suffragan sees Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo and Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo
• 1974.01.19: Gained suffragan see Registro
• 1981.01.30: Gained suffragan see Guarulhos
• 1989.03.15: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Campo Limpo, Diocese of Osasco, Diocese of Santo Amaro and Diocese of São Miguel Paulista and gained suffragan sees Campo Limpo, Osasco, Santo Amaro and São Miguel Paulista
• 1989.08.21: Lost territory to Diocese of Campo Limpo
• 1992.04.29: Lost suffragan sees Itapeva, Jundiaí, Registro and Sorocaba
• 1999.03.03: Gained suffragan see Caraguatatuba
• 2001.01.26: Lost suffragan see Caraguatatuba

Papal Visits

• Pope John Paul II (1980.07)
• Pope Benedict XVI (2007.05)

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2007.03.21 – ...):	Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer (75) Cardinal-Priest of S. Andrea al Quirinale Member of Council for the Economy
Auxiliary Bishop (2014.04.30 – ...):	Bishop Carlos Lema Garcia, Opus Dei (68) Titular Bishop of Álava
Auxiliary Bishop (2020.12.16 – ...):	Bishop Carlos Silva, O.F.M. Cap. (62) Titular Bishop of Summula
Auxiliary Bishop (2022.03.03 – ...):	Bishop Cícero Alves de França (49) Titular Bishop of Missua
Auxiliary Bishop (2022.03.03 – ...):	Bishop Rogério Augusto das Neves (58) Titular Bishop of Lares
Auxiliary Bishop (2024.02.21 – ...):	Bishop Edilson de Souza Silva (56) Titular Bishop of Badiæ

Ordinaries

Former Prelates

• Coadjutor Bishop:  Bishop Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti (later Cardinal) (1892.08.26 – 1894.08.19)
• Coadjutor Archbishop:  Archbishop Antônio Maria Alves de Siqueira (1957.07.19 – 1966.10.27)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Ângelo Ademir Mezzari, R.C.J. (67) (later Archbishop) (2020.07.08 – 2024.12.30)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Jorge Pierozan (60) (2019.07.24 – 2024.06.22)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop José Benedito Cardoso (63) (2019.01.23 – 2024.01.04)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Luiz Carlos Dias (60) (2016.03.16 – 2021.10.20)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Eduardo Vieira dos Santos (59) (2014.12.10 – 2021.05.19)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Devair Araújo da Fonseca (56) (2014.12.10 – 2020.11.11)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop José Roberto Fortes Palau (59) (2014.04.30 – 2019.11.20)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Sérgio de Deus Borges (58) (2012.06.27 – 2019.07.17)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Júlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C. (62) (later Archbishop) (2011.05.04 – 2016.12.28)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Edmar Perón (59) (2009.12.30 – 2015.11.25)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Milton Kenan Júnior (61) (2009.10.28 – 2014.11.05)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Tarcísio Scaramussa, S.D.B. (74) (2008.01.23 – 2014.07.16)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop João Mamede Filho, O.F.M. Conv. (73) (2006.04.26 – 2010.11.24)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Joaquim Justino Carreira (2005.03.24 – 2011.11.23)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Tomé Ferreira da Silva (63) (2005.03.09 – 2012.09.26)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop José María Pinheiro (86) (2003.08.06 – 2005.03.09)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop José Benedito Simão (2001.11.28 – 2009.06.24)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Odilo Pedro Scherer (75) (later Cardinal) (2001.11.28 – 2007.03.21)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Benedito Beni dos Santos (88) (2001.11.28 – 2006.04.26)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Pedro Luiz Stringhini (71) (2001.01.03 – 2009.12.30)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Manuel Parrado Carral (78) (2001.01.03 – 2008.01.09)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Gil Antônio Moreira (74) (later Archbishop) (1999.07.14 – 2004.01.07)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Antônio Gaspar (93) (1982.12.06 – 2000.12.20)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Alfredo Ernest Novak, C.SS.R. (1979.04.19 – 1989.03.15)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Fernando José Penteado (90) (1979.04.02 – 2000.07.05)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Décio Pereira (1979.04.02 – 1997.05.21)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Luciano Pedro Mendes de Almeida, S.J. (later Archbishop) (1976.02.25 – 1988.04.06)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Antônio Celso Queiroz (1975.10.10 – 2000.02.09)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Angélico Sândalo Bernardino (92) (1974.12.12 – 2000.04.19)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Francisco Manuel Vieira (1974.12.12 – 1989.03.15)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Mauro Morelli (1974.12.12 – 1981.05.25)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Joel Ivo Catapan, S.V.D. (1974.12.11 – 1999.05.01)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Benedito de Ulhôa Vieira (later Archbishop) (1971.11.29 – 1978.07.14)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Lucas Moreira Neves, O.P. (later Cardinal) (1967.06.09 – 1974.03.07)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Paulo Evaristo Arns, O.F.M. (later Cardinal) (1966.05.02 – 1970.10.22)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Bruno Maldaner (1966.04.15 – 1971.05.27)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop José Thurler (1966 – 1992.04.23)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop José Lafayette Ferreira Álvares (1965.07.26 – 1971.02.01)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Gabriel Paulino Bueno Couto, O. Carm. (1965 – 1966.11.21)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Romeu Alberti (later Archbishop) (1964.03.25 – 1965.02.22)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Antônio Ferreira de Macedo, C.SS.R. (later Archbishop) (1955.04.20 – 1964.06.22)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Vicente Angelo José Marchetti Zioni (later Archbishop) (1955.04.20 – 1964.03.25)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Paulo Rolim Loureiro (1948.05.22 – 1962.08.04)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop Antônio Maria Alves de Siqueira (later Archbishop) (1947.05.10 – 1957.07.19)
• Auxiliary Bishop:  Bishop José Gaspar d’Afonseca e Silva (later Archbishop) (1935.02.23 – 1939.07.29)

Special Churches

• Cathedral: Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Assunção e São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo
• Minor Basilica: Basílica de Nossa Senhora da Assunção, São Paulo, São Paulo
• Minor Basilica: Basílica de Nossa Senhora do Carmo, São Paulo, São Paulo
• Minor Basilica: Basílica de Sant’Ana, São Paulo, São Paulo
• Minor Basilica: Basílica do Santíssimo Sacramento, São Paulo, São Paulo
• Jubilee Churches in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016)
• Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Churches by City (328)

Statistics (2022.12.31)