Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Paulo
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in Brazil
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. The Diocese of São Paulo was erected by Pope Benedict XIV
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on 6 December 1745. It became an Archdiocese on 7 June 1908. The Archdiocese is currently headed by Odilo Scherer
Odilo Scherer
Odilo Pedro Scherer is a Brazilian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as Archbishop of São Paulo, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 2007.-Early life and ordination:...
since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI
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on 21 March 2007, an appointment that ended almost four decades of Franciscan leadership in the archdiocese: both predecessors, Cardinals Paulo Evaristo Arns
Paulo Evaristo Arns
Paulo Evaristo Arns O.F.M. is the Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of São Paulo.-Early life and education:...
and Cláudio Hummes
Cláudio Hummes
Cláudio Hummes, OFM is a Brazilian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy in the Roman Curia , having previously served as Archbishop of Fortaleza from 1996 to 1998 and archbishop of São Paulo from 1998 to 2006...
, belonged to that Order
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List of Archbishops of São Paulo
- Bernardo Rodrigues Nogueira (15 Dec 1745 - 7 Nov 1748 )
- Antônio da Madre de Deus Galvão (16 Mar 1750 - 19 Mar 1764 )
- Manuel da Ressurreição (17 Jun 1771 - 21 Oct 1789 )
- Miguel da Madre de Deus da Cruz (17 Dec 1791 - 22 Jan 1795 )
- Mateus de Abreu Pereira (1 Jun 1795 - 5 May 1824 )
- Manuel Joaquim Gonçalves de Andrade (25 Jun 1827 - 26 May 1847 )
- Antônio Joaquim de Melo (5 May 1851 - 16 Feb 1861 )
- Sebastião Pinto do Rego (11 May 1861 - 30 Apr 1868 )
- Lino Deodato Rodrigues de Carvalho (21 May 1871 - 19 Aug 1894 )
- Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque CavalcantiJoaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque CavalcantiJoaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti was the first Cardinal to be born in Latin America and the first cardinal from any South American diocese Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti (January 17, 1850, Cimbres, Pernambuco, Brazil – April 18, 1930, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)...
(19 Aug 1894 - 24 Aug 1897) - Antônio Cândido Alvarenga (28 Nov 1898 Appointed - 1 Apr 1903 Died)
- José de Camargo Barros (9 Nov 1903 - 4 Aug 1906 )
- Leopoldo Duarte e Silva (18 Dec 1906 - 13 Nov 1938) - first Archbishop of São Paulo
- José Gaspar d'Afonseca e Silva (29 Jul 1939 Appointed - 27 Aug 1943 Died)
- Carlos Carmelo de Vasconcelos Motta (13 Aug 1944 - 18 Apr 1964)
- Agnelo Rossi (1 Nov 1964 - 22 Oct 1970)
- Paulo Evaristo ArnsPaulo Evaristo ArnsPaulo Evaristo Arns O.F.M. is the Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of São Paulo.-Early life and education:...
(22 Oct 1970 - 15 Apr 1998 ) - Cláudio HummesCláudio HummesCláudio Hummes, OFM is a Brazilian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy in the Roman Curia , having previously served as Archbishop of Fortaleza from 1996 to 1998 and archbishop of São Paulo from 1998 to 2006...
(15 Apr 1998 - 31 Oct 2006) - Odilo SchererOdilo SchererOdilo Pedro Scherer is a Brazilian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as Archbishop of São Paulo, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 2007.-Early life and ordination:...
(21 March 2007-)
Suffragan dioceses
- Diocese of Campo LimpoRoman Catholic Diocese of Campo LimpoThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Campo Limpo is a diocese located in the city of Campo Limpo Paulista in the Ecclesiastical province of São Paulo in Brazil.-History:...
- Diocese of CaraguatatubaRoman Catholic Diocese of CaraguatatubaThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Caraguatatuba is a diocese located in the city of Caraguatatuba in Brazil.-Leadership:* Bishops of Caraguatatuba ** Bishop Antônio Carlos Altieri, S.D.B....
- Diocese of GuarulhosRoman Catholic Diocese of GuarulhosThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarulhos is a diocese located in the city of Guarulhos in the Ecclesiastical province of São Paulo in Brazil.-History:* January 30, 1981: Established as Diocese of Guarulhos from the Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes-Leadership:...
- Diocese of Mogi das CruzesRoman Catholic Diocese of Mogi das CruzesThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes is a diocese located in the city of Mogi das Cruzes in the Ecclesiastical province of São Paulo in Brazil.-History:...
- Eparchy of Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São PauloEparchy of Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São PauloThe Eparchy of Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo is a diocese located in the city of São Paulo in the Ecclesiastical province of São Paulo in Brazil.-Leadership:* Bishops of Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo...
- Eparchy of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São PauloMelkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São PauloThe Eparchy of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo is a diocese located in the city of São Paulo in the Ecclesiastical province of São Paulo in Brazil.-Leadership:* Bishops of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo...
- Diocese of OsascoRoman Catholic Diocese of OsascoThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Osasco is a diocese located in the city of Osasco in the Ecclesiastical province of São Paulo in Brazil.-History:* March 15, 1989: Established as Diocese of Osasco from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo-Leadership:...
- Diocese of Santo AmaroRoman Catholic Diocese of Santo AmaroThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Amaro is a diocese located in the district of Santo Amaro, in the city and the Ecclesiastical province of São Paulo in Brazil.-History:...
- Diocese of Santo AndréRoman Catholic Diocese of Santo AndréThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo André is a diocese located in the city of Santo André, in the Ecclesiastical province of São Paulo in Brazil.-History:* July 18, 1954: Established as Diocese of Santo André from Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo...
- Diocese of SantosRoman Catholic Diocese of SantosThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Santos is a diocese located in the city of Santos in the Ecclesiastical province of São Paulo in Brazil.-History:* July 4, 1924: Established as Diocese of Santos from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo-Leadership:...
- Diocese of São Miguel PaulistaRoman Catholic Diocese of São Miguel PaulistaThe Roman Catholic Diocese of São Miguel Paulista is a diocese located in the district of São Miguel Paulista, in the city and Ecclesiastical province of São Paulo in Brazil.-History:...