Sorocaba (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

DateEventFromTo Diocese of Sorocaba 4 July 1924ErectedDiocese of Botucatu (Sorocaba, Porto Felix, Campo Largo, Piedade, Pilar, S. Miguel Archanjo, Sarapuhy, Itapetininga, Tatuhy, Cesario Large, Bella Vista de Taiuhy, Bufete, Pereiras, Conchas, Guarehy, Angatuba^ Laranjal, Boituva, Cerquilho, Tietê, Anhemby, Bury, Itabera, ...) Diocese of Sorocaba (erected) 24 April 1925Territory LostDiocese of Sorocaba (Piraju, Fartura, Anhembi, and Itahy (Itobi)) Diocese of Botucatu 24 April 1925Territory AddedDiocese of Campinas (Tieté and Porto Felix) Diocese of Sorocaba 5 February 1932Territory AddedDiocese of Botucatu (Parish of Itahy) Diocese of Sorocaba 5 February 1932Territory LostDiocese of Sorocaba (Parish of Bofate) Diocese of Botucatu 14 February 1958Territory AddedArchdiocese of São Paulo (Rest of Sorocaba) Diocese of Sorocaba 2 March 1968Territory LostArchdiocese of Botucatu (Factura, Itaí, Paranapanema, and Taguaí)
Diocese of Sorocaba (Barao de Antonina, Buri, Capao Bonito, Coronel Macedo, Guapiara, Itaberá, Itapeva, Itaporanga, Itararé, Ribeirão Branco, Ribeirão Vermelho do Sul, and Taquarituba)
Diocese of Santos (Apiai, Barra do Turvo, Iporanga, and Ribeira) Diocese of Itapeva (erected) Archdiocese of Sorocaba 29 April 1992ElevatedDiocese of Sorocaba Archdiocese of Sorocaba 15 April 1998Territory LostDiocese of Itapeva (Paranapanema)
Archdiocese of Sorocaba (Itapetininga, Tatuí, São Miguel Arcanjo, Angatuba, Cesário Lange, Guareí, Sarapuí, and Pilar do Sul) Diocese of Itapetininga (erected) (Alambari, Campina do Monte Alegre, Capela do Alto, Porangaba, Quadra, and Torre de Pedra)