Archdiocese of São Paulo

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Bishop(s) Odilo Pedro Scherer, Cardinal, Archbishop José Benedito Cardoso, Auxiliary Bishop Luiz Carlos Dias, Auxiliary Bishop Carlos Lema Garcia, Auxiliary Bishop Ângelo Ademir Mezzari, R.C.J., Auxiliary Bishop Jorge Pierozan, Auxiliary Bishop Carlos Silva, O.F.M. Cap., Auxiliary Bishop Suffragan Dioceses Campo Limpo Guarulhos Mogi das Cruzes Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo (Maronite) Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek) 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: 655 (252 Square Miles) Conference Region: Sul 1 Official Web Site: http://www.arquidiocesedesaopaulo.org.br/ Mailing Address: Curia Metropolitana, Av. Higienopolis 890, 01238-000 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil Telephone: (011)3660-3700

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 Confirmed - 7 Nov 1748 Died)
• Antônio da Madre de Deus Galvão, O.F.M. Ref. † (16 Mar 1750 Confirmed - 19 Mar 1764 Died)
• Manoel da Ressurreição, O.F.M. Obs. † (17 Jun 1771 Confirmed - 21 Oct 1789 Died)
• Miguel Antonio da Cruz, O.F.M. Disc. † (19 Dec 1791 Confirmed - 22 Jan 1795 Resigned)
• Mateus de Abreu Pereira † (1 Jun 1795 Confirmed - 5 May 1824 Died)
• Manoel Joaquim Gonçalves de Andrade † (25 Jun 1827 Appointed - 26 May 1847 Died)
• Antônio Joaquim de Mello † (15 Mar 1852 Appointed - 16 Feb 1861 Died)
• Sebastião Pinto do Rêgo † (30 Sep 1861 Appointed - 30 Apr 1868 Died)
• Lino Deodato Rodrigues de Carvalho † (29 Jul 1872 Appointed - 19 Aug 1894 Died)
• Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti † (19 Aug 1894 Succeeded - 31 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 † (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 Vasconcellos 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 - 9 Apr 1998 Retired)
• Cláudio Aury Affonso 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	Territorial Prelature of Cuiabá (erected) Territorial Prelature of Goiás (erected) Diocese of Mariana (erected) 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) Diocese of Campinas (erected) Diocese of Ribeirão Preto (erected) Diocese of São Carlos do Pinhal (erected) 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) Diocese of Osasco (erected) Diocese of São Miguel Paulista (erected) Diocese of Santo Amaro (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
2010	5,484,000	7,511,000	73.0%	334	524	858	6,391	50	1,042	1,693	296	ap2011
2014	4,815,000	6,899,268	69.8%	376	466	842	5,718	75	774	1,668	300	ap2015
2017	4,984,484	7,669,976	65.0%	410	503	913	5,459	96	641	1,977	306	ap2018

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 14 May 1978)
• Júlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C. (Auxiliary Bishop: 4 May 2011 to 28 Dec 2016)
• Devair Araújo da Fonseca (Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Dec 2014 to 11 Nov 2020)
• Sérgio de Deus Borges (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Jun 2012 to 17 Jul 2019)
• José Benedito Cardoso (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Jan 2019)
• Walter Ivan de Azevedo, S.D.B.
• Luiz Carlos Dias (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Mar 2016)
• Benedito Beni dos Santos (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Nov 2001 to 26 Apr 2006)
• Tomé Ferreira da Silva (Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Mar 2005 to 26 Sep 2012)
• José Roberto Fortes Palau (Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Apr 2014 to 20 Nov 2019)
• Antônio Gaspar (Priest: 8 Jul 1962; Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Dec 1982 to 20 Dec 2000)
• Osvaldo Giuntini
• José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida (Priest: 21 Dec 1986 to 15 Mar 1989)
• Cláudio Aury Affonso Hummes, O.F.M. (Archbishop: 15 Apr 1998 to 31 Oct 2006)
• Milton Kenan Júnior (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Oct 2009 to 5 Nov 2014)
• Fernando Legal, S.D.B.
• Carlos Lema Garcia (Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Apr 2014)
• João Mamede Filho, O.F.M. Conv. (Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Apr 2006 to 24 Nov 2010)
• Ângelo Ademir Mezzari, R.C.J. (Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Jul 2020)
• Gil Antônio Moreira (Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Jul 1999 to 7 Jan 2004)
• Mauro Morelli (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Dec 1974 to 25 May 1981)
• 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)
• Edmar Perón (Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Dec 2009 to 25 Nov 2015)
• Jorge Pierozan (Deacon: 23 Sep 1996; Priest: 24 May 1997; Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Jul 2019)
• 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)
• Antônio Carlos Rossi Keller (Priest: 24 Jun 1977 to 11 Jun 2008)
• Angélico Sândalo Bernardino (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Dec 1974 to 19 Apr 2000)
• Tarcísio Scaramussa, S.D.B. (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Jan 2008 to 16 Jul 2014)
• Odilo Pedro Scherer (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Nov 2001; Archbishop: 21 Mar 2007 - )
• Carlos Silva, O.F.M. Cap. (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Dec 2020)
• Pedro Luiz Stringhini (Priest: 9 Aug 1980; Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Jan 2001 to 30 Dec 2009)
• Eduardo Vieira dos Santos (Deacon: 12 Dec 2000; Priest: 15 Dec 2000; Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Dec 2014 to 19 May 2021)

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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 † (Deacon: 27 Dec 1857; 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)
• Benedito Paulo Alves de Souza † (Priest: 29 Feb 1896 to 28 Jan 1918)
• Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti † (Coadjutor Bishop: 26 Aug 1892; Bishop: 19 Aug 1894 to 31 Aug 1897)
• Paulo Evaristo Arns, O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 2 May 1966; Archbishop: 22 Oct 1970 to 9 Apr 1998)
• Walter Bini, S.D.B. †
• Gabriel Paulino Bueno Couto, O. Carm. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1965 to 21 Nov 1966)
• José de Camargo Barros † (Deacon: 10 Sep 1882; 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)
• Joaquim Justino Carreira † (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Mar 2005 to 23 Nov 2011)
• [Antônio de Castro Mayer] † (Priest: 30 Oct 1927 to 6 Mar 1948)
• Joel Ivo Catapan, S.V.D. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Dec 1974 to 1 May 1999)
• Miguel Antonio da Cruz, O.F.M. Disc. † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1791 to 22 Jan 1795)
• José Gaspar d’Afonseca e Silva † (Priest: 12 Aug 1923; Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Feb 1935; Archbishop: 29 Jul 1939 to 27 Aug 1943)
• Manoel da Ressurreição, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 17 Jun 1771 to 21 Oct 1789)
• Manuel da Silveira d’Elboux † (Priest: 15 Aug 1931 to 10 Jan 1940)
• Antônio Joaquim de Mello † (Deacon: 10 Oct 1813; Priest: 23 Oct 1814; Bishop: 15 Mar 1852 to 16 Feb 1861)
• Benedito de Ulhôa Vieira † (Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Nov 1971 to 14 Jul 1978)
• Aldo de Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S. †
• Leopoldo Duarte e Silva † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1906; Archbishop: 7 Jun 1908 to 13 Nov 1938)
• Salomão Ferraz †
• 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. Ref. † (Bishop: 16 Mar 1750 to 19 Mar 1764)
• Manoel Joaquim Gonçalves de Andrade † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1827 to 26 May 1847)
• Sebastião Leme da Silveira Cintra † (Priest: 28 Oct 1904 to 24 Mar 1911)
• Bruno Maldaner † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Apr 1966 to 27 May 1971)
• Vicente Angelo José Marchetti Zioni † (Priest: 11 Apr 1936; Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Apr 1955 to 25 Mar 1964)
• José Marcondes Homem de Melo † (Priest: 11 Mar 1883 to 26 Apr 1906)
• Luciano Pedro Mendes de Almeida, S.J. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Feb 1976 to 6 Apr 1988)
• Lucas (Luiz) Moreira Neves, O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Jun 1967 to 7 Mar 1974)
• Alfredo Ernest Novak, C.SS.R. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Apr 1979 to 15 Mar 1989)
• Décio Pereira † (Priest: 22 Jan 1967; Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Apr 1979 to 21 May 1997)
• Celso Pereira de Almeida, O.P. †
• Sebastião Pinto do Rêgo † (Bishop: 30 Sep 1861 to 30 Apr 1868)
• Lino Deodato Rodrigues de Carvalho † (Bishop: 29 Jul 1872 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 Benedito Simão † (Priest: 7 Jun 1981; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Nov 2001 to 24 Jun 2009)
• José Thurler † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1966 to 23 Apr 1992)
• Carlos Carmelo de Vasconcellos Motta † (Archbishop: 13 Aug 1944 to 18 Apr 1964)
• Francisco Manuel Vieira † (Priest: 8 Dec 1952; Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Dec 1974 to 15 Mar 1989)

Source(s)

Diocese of São Paulo Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 331

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