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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo André ( la, Dioecesis Sancti Andreae in Brasilia) is a
diocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
located in the city of
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, in the
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of
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in
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.


History

* 18 July 1954: Established as Diocese of Santo André from Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo


Bishops

*
Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...
s of Santo André ( Roman Rite), in reverse chronological order ** Bishop
Pedro Carlos Cipolini Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning ...
(2015.05.27 - present) ** Bishop José Nelson Westrupp, S.C.I. (2003.10.01 – 2015.05.27) ** Bishop Décio Pereira (1997.05.21 – 2003.02.05) ** Bishop
Cláudio Hummes Cláudio Hummes, OFM (; born Auri Alfonso Hummes; 8 August 1934 – 4 July 2022) was a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy from 2006 to 2010, having served as Archbishop of Fortaleza fr ...
, O.F.M. (1975.12.29 – 1996.05.29), appointed Archbishop of Fortaleza, Ceara; future Cardinal ** Bishop Jorge Marcos de Oliveira (1954.07.26 – 1975.12.29)


Coadjutor bishop

* Cláudio Aury Affonso Hummes, O.F.M. (1975); future Cardinal


Auxiliary bishop

*
Airton José dos Santos Dom Airton José dos Santos (born in Bom Repouso, June 26, 1956) is a Brazilian priest and bishop, was bishop of the diocese of Mogi das Cruzes from 2002 until 2012. He was appointed Archbishop of Campinas Campinas (, ''Plains'' or ''Meadows'') ...
(2001-2004), appointed Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo


Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

* Manuel Parrado Carral, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 2001


References


GCatholic.org



Diocese website (Portuguese)
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