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Metropolitan Archdiocese of

Sorocaba

Brazil Brazil

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese

Name: Sorocaba / Sorocaban(us) (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Itapetininga, Itapeva, Jundiaí, Registro

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Special Churches

Churches by City (56)

Itapetininga (←), Piracicaba (↑), Jundiaí (↗), Osasco (→), Registro (↘)

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2016.12.28 – ...):Archbishop Júlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C. (60)Archbishop Júlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C. (60)

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Sorocaba (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Júlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C. (60)Archbishop Júlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C. (60)
(2016.12.28 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Sorocaba (Brazil)

Bonum facientes infatigabiles

Born:1962.11.20 (Garça, SP, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1988.01.24
Consecrated Bishop:2011.07.09

Titular Bishop of Thagamuta (2011.05.04 – 2016.12.28)

Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil) (2011.05.04 – 2016.12.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Sorocaba (Brazil) (2016.12.28 – ...)

Archbishop Eduardo Benes de Sales Rodrigues (81)Archbishop Eduardo Benes de Sales Rodrigues (81)
(2005.05.04 – 2016.12.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Sorocaba (Brazil)

Mitis et Humilis Corde

Born:1941.06.25 (Bias Fortes, MG, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1964.12.13
Consecrated Bishop:1998.06.21

Titular Bishop of Casæ medianæ (1998.03.11 – 2001.01.10)

Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre (Brazil) (1998.03.11 – 2001.01.10)

Bishop of Lorena (Brazil) (2001.01.10 – 2005.05.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Sorocaba (Brazil) (2005.05.04 – 2016.12.28)

Apostolic Administrator of Catanduva (Brazil) (2018.10.10 – 2019.07.10)

Archbishop José Lambert Filho, C.S.S.
(1992.04.29 – 2005.05.04)

Sentir com a Igreja

Born:1929.03.15 (Igarapava, SP, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1954.01.10
Consecrated Bishop:1975.03.19
Died:2007.02.26 († 77)

Bishop of Itapeva (Brazil) (1975.01.04 – 1979.11.30)

Coadjutor Bishop of Sorocaba (Brazil) (1979.11.30 – 1981.03.20)

Bishop of Sorocaba (Brazil) (1981.03.20 – 1992.04.29)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Sorocaba (Brazil) (1992.04.29 – 2005.05.04)

Bishops of Sorocaba (Roman Rite)

Bishop José Lambert Filho, C.S.S. (later Archbishop)
(1981.03.20 – 1992.04.29)

(see above)

Bishop José Melhado Campos
(1973.01.08 – 1981.03.20)

Cum matre Jesu

Born:1909.11.29 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1934.08.15
Consecrated Bishop:1960.07.17
Died:1996.09.21 († 86)

Bishop of Lorena (Brazil) (1960.05.29 – 1965.02.22)

Titular Bishop of Hospita (1965.02.22 – 1973.01.08)

Coadjutor Bishop of Sorocaba (Brazil) (1965.02.22 – 1973.01.08)

Bishop of Sorocaba (Brazil) (1973.01.08 – 1981.03.20)

Bishop José Carlos de Aguirre
(1924.07.04 – 1973.01.08)

Por ele, com ele, nele

Born:1880.04.28 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1904.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:1924.12.08
Died:1973.01.08 († 92)

Bishop of Sorocaba (Brazil) (1924.07.04 – 1973.01.08)

Former Prelates

Contact Info

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Statistics

Area: 4,053 km²

Population: 843,390 Catholics (70.0% of 1,204,173 total) (2020)

Statistics: 59 parishes, 66 priests (diocesan), 44 deacons, 152 lay religious (33 brothers, 119 sisters), 32 seminarians (2020)

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Nossa Senhora da Ponte (August 15)

History

Last updated on 2023.02.25

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