Continent: South America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Area: 2,369 km²
Population: 1,706,270 Catholics (89.9% of 1,898,680 total) (2020)
Statistics: 55 parishes, 1 mission, 88 priests (39 diocesan, 49 religious), 31 deacons, 156 lay religious (54 brothers, 102 sisters), 18 seminarians (2020)
Ecclesiastical Province: São Paulo
Neighbouring Dioceses: Registro (←), Campo Limpo (↖), Santo Amaro (↖), Santo André (↑), Mogi das Cruzes (↗)
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Patron Saint: Nossa Senhora do Rosário (October 7)
Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: July 5 (1997)
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as of 2022.08.06
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