The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sorocaba ( la, Archidioecesis Sorocabana) is an

archdiocese 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 associate ...

located in the city of

Sorocaba Sorocaba () is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Sorocaba is the eighth-largest city in the state of São Paulo. Outside the Greater São Paulo region, it ranks behind only Campinas, São José dos Campos and Ribeirão Preto. It ...

in Brazil.

History

* 4 July 1924: Established as Diocese of Sorocaba from the

Diocese of Botucatu The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Botucatu ( la, Archidioecesis Botucatuensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Botucatu in Brazil. History * June 7, 1908: Established as Diocese of Botucatu from the Diocese of São Paulo In 1937 the bis ...

, Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo and Diocese of Taubaté * 29 April 1992: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sorocaba

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

* Arch

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 ca ...

s of Sorocaba (Roman rite), below ** Archbishop

Júlio Endi Akamine Júlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C. (Garça, November 20, 1962) is a Brazilian Catholic archbishop. He is the current metropolitan archbishop of Sorocaba. Akamine is the first Japanese Brazilian named bishop in Brazil. He was auxiliary bishop of São Pau ...

, S.A.C. (2016.12.28 - present) ** Archbishop Eduardo Benes de Sales Rodrigues (2005.05.04 – 2016.12.28) ** Archbishop

José Lambert Filho José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

, C.S.S. (1992.04.29 – 2005.05.04) * Bishops of Sorocaba (Roman Rite), below ** Bishop José Lambert Filho, C.S.S. (later Archbishop) (1981.03.20 – 1992.04.29) ** Bishop

José Melhado Campos José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

(1973.01.08 – 1981.03.20) ** Bishop José Carlos de Aguirre (1924.07.04 – 1973.01.08)

Coadjutor bishops

José Thurler José Thurler (19 June 1913–23 April 1992) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop. Thurler was born in Brazil and was ordained to the priesthood in 1942. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chapecó, Brazil, from 1959 to 1962 ...

(1962-1965), did not succeed to see; resigned; appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 1966 *

(1965-1973) *

, C.S.S. (1979-1981)

Auxiliary bishops

* Almir Marques Ferreira (1957-1961), appointed Bishop of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais *

Amaury Castanho Amaury (from the Old French '' Amalric'') or Amauri may refer to: People Surname * Philippe Amaury (1940–2006), French publishing tycoon Given name *Amaury Duval (1760–1838), French writer * Amaury Duval (1808–1885), French painter * Ama ...

(1976-1979), appointed Bishop of Valença, Rio de Janeiro

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Antônio Maria Mucciolo Antônio Maria Mucciolo (May 1, 1923 – September 29, 2012) was an Italian-born prelate of the Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, l ...

, appointed Bishop of Barretos, São Paulo in 1977 *

José Benedito Cardoso José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

(priest here, 1986-1998), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 2019

Suffragan dioceses

* Diocese of Itapetininga *

Diocese of Itapeva The Roman Catholic Diocese of Itapeva ( la, Dioecesis Itapevensis) is a diocese located in the city of Itapeva in the ecclesiastical province of Sorocaba in Brazil. History * 2 March 1968: Established as Diocese of Itapeva from the Metropolitan ...

* Diocese of Jundiaí * Diocese of Registro

Sources

GCatholic.org

Archdiocese website (Portuguese)
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