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Archdiocese of Sorocaba

Archidioecesis Sorocabana



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 29 April 1992
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Sao Paulo
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 4,053 (1,565 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Sul 1
  • Web Site: http://www.arquidiocesesorocaba.org.br/
  • Mailing Address: Curia Metropolitana, Av. Dr. Eugenio Salerno 60, Santa Terezinha, 18035-430 Sorocaba, SP, Brazil
  • Telephone: (015)3229-6888
  • Fax: (same)

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Sorocaba
4 July 1924ErectedDiocese of Botucatu
Archdiocese of São Paulo
Diocese of Taubaté
Diocese of Sorocaba (erected)
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
Archdiocese of Sorocaba
Diocese of Itapetininga (erected) (Itapetininga, Tatui, Sao Miguel Arcanjo, Pilar do Sul, Angatuba, Paranapanema, Alambari, Campiña do Monte Alegre, Cesario Lange, Cápela do Alto, Guareí, Sarapui, Porangaba, and Torre de Pedra)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Sorocaba
1950453,000455,00099.6%1828469,8472816832ap1951
1966650,000800,00081.3%5442966,7708630541ap1967
1967656,916.0%422567025227ap1971
1976450,000500,00090.0%3639756,000124418038ap1977
1977544,000605,00089.9%3529648,500153718040ap1981
1990636,000775,00082.1%4524699,217163117442ap1991
Archdiocese of Sorocaba
1999526,155754,50869.7%33124511,692211313633ap2000
2000569,373813,39170.0%37145111,164271514236ap2001
2001604,730864,90169.9%40145411,198341717454ap2002
2002615,148878,78470.0%41145511,184362115758ap2003
2003632,587903,69670.0%40155511,501341813742ap2004
2004654,789935,41470.0%42145611,692391914742ap2005
2010666,000952,00070.0%73401135,8934210415248ap2011
2014766,7921,095,41870.0%6930997,745418313155ap2015
2017800,1771,143,11170.0%7119908,890465313159ap2018
2020833,5991,190,20170.0%737311,419443413059ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Sorocaba
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 24, Page 118
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 50, Page 536, to Page 539
  • Archdiocese of Sorocaba
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 85, Page 5, and Page 6

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