Archdiocese of São Paulo

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Bishop(s) Odilo Pedro Scherer, Cardinal, Archbishop Joaquim Justino Carreira, Auxiliary Bishop Tomé Ferreira da Silva, Auxiliary Bishop João Mamede Filho, O.F.M. Conv., Auxiliary Bishop Tarcísio Scaramussa, S.D.B., Auxiliary Bishop José Benedito Simão, Auxiliary Bishop Pedro Luiz Stringhini, Auxiliary Bishop Paulo Evaristo Arns, O.F.M., Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Campo Limpo Caraguatatuba Guarulhos Mogi das Cruzes Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo (Maronite) Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite) Osasco Santo Amaro Santo André Santos São Miguel Paulista

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 7 June 1908 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Sao Paulo Country: Brazil Square Kilometers: 1,645 (635 Square Miles) Conference Region: Sul 1 Official Web Site: http://www.arquidiocesedesaopaulo.org.br/ Mailing Address: Avenida Higienopolis 890, 01238-908 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil; C.P. 1670, 01064-970 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil Telephone: (011) 826-0133 Fax: 825-6806

Historical Details

• Diocese of São Paulo
  • Latin Name: Sancti Pauli in Brasilia
  • Erected: 6 December 1745
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
  • Country: Brazil

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Bernardo Rodrigues Nogueira † (15 Dec 1745 Appointed - 7 Nov 1748 Died)
• Antônio da Madre de Deus Galvão, O.F.M. † (16 Mar 1750 Appointed - 19 Mar 1764 Died)
• Manoel da Ressurreição, O.F.M. † (17 Jun 1771 Appointed - 21 Oct 1789 Died)
• Miguel da Madre de Deus da Cruz, O.F.M. † (17 Dec 1791 Appointed - 22 Jan 1795 Resigned)
• Mateus de Abreu Pereira † (1 Jun 1795 Appointed - 5 May 1824 Died)
• Manoel Joaquim Gonçalves de Andrade † (25 Jun 1827 Appointed - 26 May 1847 Died)
• Antônio Joaquim de Mello † (5 May 1851 Appointed - 16 Feb 1861 Died)
• Sebastião Pinto do Rêgo † (11 May 1861 Appointed - 30 Apr 1868 Died)
• Lino Deodato Rodrigues de Carvalho † (21 May 1871 Appointed - 19 Aug 1894 Died)
• Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti † (19 Aug 1894 Succeeded - 24 Aug 1897 Appointed, Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro)
• Antônio Cândido Alvarenga † (28 Nov 1898 Appointed - 1 Apr 1903 Died)
• José de Camargo Barros † (9 Nov 1903 Appointed - 4 Aug 1906 Died)
• Leopoldo Duarte e Silva, Paulista † (18 Dec 1906 Appointed - 13 Nov 1938 Died)
• José Gaspar d’Afonseca e Silva † (29 Jul 1939 Appointed - 27 Aug 1943 Died)
• Carlos Carmelo de Vasconcelos Motta † (13 Aug 1944 Appointed - 18 Apr 1964 Appointed, Archbishop of Aparecida, Sao Paulo)
• Agnelo Rossi † (1 Nov 1964 Appointed - 22 Oct 1970 Appointed, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples)
• Paulo Evaristo Arns, O.F.M. (22 Oct 1970 Appointed - 15 Apr 1998 Retired)
• Cláudio Hummes, O.F.M. (15 Apr 1998 Appointed - 31 Oct 2006 Appointed, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy)
• Odilo Pedro Scherer (21 Mar 2007 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of São Paulo
6 December 1745	Erected	Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro	Diocese of São Paulo (erected)
27 April 1892	Territory Lost	Diocese of São Paulo	Diocese of Curitiba (erected)
8 September 1907	Territory Lost	Diocese of São Paulo	Diocese of Campanha (erected)
7 June 1908	Territory Lost	Diocese of São Paulo	Diocese of Botucatu (erected)
7 June 1908	Territory Lost	Diocese of São Paulo	Diocese of Campinas (erected)
7 June 1908	Territory Lost	Diocese of São Paulo	Diocese of Ribeirão Preto (erected)
7 June 1908	Territory Lost	Diocese of São Paulo	Diocese of São Carlos do Pinhal (erected)
7 June 1908	Territory Lost	Diocese of São Paulo	Diocese of Taubaté (erected)
Archdiocese of São Paulo
7 June 1908	Elevated	Diocese of São Paulo	Archdiocese of São Paulo
4 July 1924	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of São Paulo	Diocese of Santos (erected)
4 July 1924	Territory Lost	Diocese of Botucatu Archdiocese of São Paulo Diocese of Taubaté	Diocese of Sorocaba (erected)
24 July 1925	Territory Lost	Diocese of Campinas Archdiocese of São Paulo	Diocese of Bragança Paulista (erected)
18 July 1954	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of São Paulo	Diocese of Santo André (erected)
19 April 1958	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of São Paulo Diocese of Taubaté	Archdiocese of Aparecida (erected)
9 June 1962	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of São Paulo Diocese of Taubaté	Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes (erected)
7 November 1966	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Campinas Archdiocese of São Paulo	Diocese of Jundiaí (erected)
15 March 1989	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of São Paulo	Diocese of Campo Limpo (erected)
15 March 1989	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of São Paulo	Diocese of Osasco (erected)
15 March 1989	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of São Paulo	Diocese of Santo Amaro (erected)
15 March 1989	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of São Paulo	Diocese of São Miguel Paulista (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of São Paulo
1966	4,950,000	5,320,000	93.0%	167		167	29,640		957	3,215	262	ap1967
1970	5,600,000	6,435,989	87.0%	351	862	1,213	4,616		1,072	3,775	311	ap1971
1976	6,200,000	7,198,608	86.1%	530	1,701	2,231	2,779	1	2,296	3,405	353	ap1977
1980	8,430,000	9,684,000	87.1%	352	665	1,017	8,289	1	1,046	3,070	364	ap1981
1990	7,110,000	7,900,000	90.0%	335	437	772	9,209	1	803	2,316	241	ap1991
1999	6,669,720	8,892,960	75.0%	350	553	903	7,386	1	1,326	2,347	268	ap2000
2000	6,674,842	8,899,790	75.0%	353	518	871	7,663	1	1,243	2,203	268	ap2001
2001	6,679,000	8,906,625	75.0%	387	510	897	7,445	1	1,183	2,140	268	ap2002
2002	6,767,000	9,023,000	75.0%	345	502	847	7,989	1	1,126	2,132	275	ap2003
2003	6,713,100	8,950,800	75.0%	363	745	1,108	6,058	3	1,138	2,102	277	ap2004
2004	5,935,807	7,075,547	83.9%	351	561	912	6,508	3	1,207	1,880	280	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Geraldo Majella Agnelo (Priest: 29 Jun 1957 to 5 May 1978)
• Paulo Evaristo Arns, O.F.M. (Auxiliary Bishop: 2 May 1966; Archbishop: 22 Oct 1970 to 15 Apr 1998)
• Joaquim Justino Carreira (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Mar 2005)
• Benedito de Ulhôa Vieira (Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Nov 1971 to 14 Jul 1978)
• Benedito Beni dos Santos (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Nov 2001 to 26 Apr 2006)
• Tomé Ferreira da Silva (Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Mar 2005)
• Antônio Gaspar (Priest: 8 Jul 1962; Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Dec 1982 to 20 Dec 2000)
• Cláudio Hummes, O.F.M. (Archbishop: 15 Apr 1998 to 31 Oct 2006)
• Bruno Maldaner (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Apr 1966 to 27 May 1971)
• João Mamede Filho, O.F.M. Conv. (Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Apr 2006)
• Gil Antônio Moreira (Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Jul 1999 to 7 Jan 2004)
• Mauro Morelli (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Dec 1974 to 25 May 1981)
• Alfredo Ernest Novak, C.SS.R. (Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Apr 1979 to 15 Mar 1989)
• Manuel Parrado Carral (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Jan 2001 to 9 Jan 2008)
• Fernando José Penteado (Priest: 8 Dec 1960; Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Apr 1979 to 5 Jul 2000)
• José María Pinheiro (Priest: 27 Dec 1964 to 12 Feb 1997; Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Aug 2003 to 9 Mar 2005)
• Antônio Celso Queiroz (Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Oct 1975 to 9 Feb 2000)
• Angélico Sândalo Bernardino (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Dec 1974 to 19 Apr 2000)
• Tarcísio Scaramussa, S.D.B. (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Jan 2008)
• Odilo Pedro Scherer (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Nov 2001; Archbishop: 21 Mar 2007 - )
• José Benedito Simão (Priest: 7 Jun 1981; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Nov 2001 - )
• Pedro Luiz Stringhini (Priest: 9 Aug 1980; Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Jan 2001)
• Francisco Manuel Vieira (Priest: 8 Dec 1952; Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Dec 1974 to 15 Mar 1989)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Mateus de Abreu Pereira † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1795 to 5 May 1824)
• Romeu Alberti † (Priest: 7 Oct 1951; Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Mar 1964 to 22 Feb 1965)
• Antônio Cândido Alvarenga † (Priest: 25 Mar 1860 to 21 Sep 1877; Bishop: 28 Nov 1898 to 1 Apr 1903)
• Antônio Maria Alves de Siqueira † (Priest: 15 Aug 1930; Auxiliary Bishop: 10 May 1947; Coadjutor Archbishop: 19 Jul 1957 to 27 Oct 1966)
• Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti † (Coadjutor Bishop: 26 Aug 1892; Bishop: 19 Aug 1894 to 24 Aug 1897)
• Gabriel Paulino Bueno Couto, O. Carm. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1965 to 21 Nov 1966)
• José de Camargo Barros † (Priest: 11 Mar 1883 to 16 Jan 1894; Bishop: 9 Nov 1903 to 4 Aug 1906)
• Francisco de Campos Barreto † (Priest: 22 Dec 1900 to 12 May 1911)
• Joel Ivo Catapan, S.V.D. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Dec 1974 to 1 May 1999)
• José Gaspar d’Afonseca e Silva † (Priest: 12 Aug 1923; Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Feb 1935; Archbishop: 29 Jul 1939 to 27 Aug 1943)
• Miguel da Madre de Deus da Cruz, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1791 to 22 Jan 1795)
• Manoel da Ressurreição, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 17 Jun 1771 to 21 Oct 1789)
• Sebastião Leme da Silveira Cintra † (Priest: 28 Oct 1904 to 24 Mar 1911)
• Manoel da Silveira d’Elboux † (Priest: 15 Aug 1931 to 10 Jan 1940)
• Antônio Joaquim de Mello † (Priest: 4 Oct 1814; Bishop: 5 May 1851 to 16 Feb 1861)
• Leopoldo Duarte e Silva, Paulista † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1906; Archbishop: 7 Jun 1908 to 13 Nov 1938)
• José Lafayette Ferreira Álvares † (Priest: 15 Aug 1934; Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Jul 1965 to 1 Feb 1971)
• Antônio Ferreira de Macedo, C.SS.R. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Apr 1955 to 22 Jun 1964)
• Antônio da Madre de Deus Galvão, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 16 Mar 1750 to 19 Mar 1764)
• Manoel Joaquim Gonçalves de Andrade † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1827 to 26 May 1847)
• José Marcondes Homem de Melo † (Priest: 11 Mar 1883 to 26 Apr 1906)
• Vicente Angelo José Marchetti Zioni † (Priest: 11 Apr 1936; Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Apr 1955 to 25 Mar 1964)
• Luciano Pedro Mendes de Almeida, S.J. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Feb 1976 to 6 Apr 1988)
• Lucas Moreira Neves, O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Jun 1967 to 7 Mar 1974)
• Décio Pereira † (Priest: 22 Jan 1967; Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Apr 1979 to 21 May 1997)
• Sebastião Pinto do Rêgo † (Bishop: 11 May 1861 to 30 Apr 1868)
• Lino Deodato Rodrigues de Carvalho † (Bishop: 21 May 1871 to 19 Aug 1894)
• Bernardo Rodrigues Nogueira † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1745 to 7 Nov 1748)
• Paulo Rolim Loureiro † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 May 1948 to 4 Aug 1962)
• Agnelo Rossi † (Archbishop: 1 Nov 1964 to 22 Oct 1970)
• José Thurler † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1966 to 23 Apr 1992)
• Carlos Carmelo de Vasconcelos Motta † (Archbishop: 13 Aug 1944 to 18 Apr 1964)