Roman Catholic Diocese of Santos

Roman Catholic Diocese of Santos
Diocese of Santos
Dioecesis Santosensis
Location
Country Brazil
Metropolitan São Paulo
Statistics
Area 2,369 km2 (915 sq mi)
Population
Total
Catholics
(as of 2004)
1,530,874
1,310,551 (85.6%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Catedral Nossa Senhora do Rosário
Current leadership
Bishop Jacyr Francisco Braido, C.S.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santos (Latin: Dioecesis Santosensis) is a diocese located in the city of Santos in the Ecclesiastical province of São Paulo in Brazil.

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History

  • July 4, 1924: Established as Diocese of Santos from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo
Catedral Nossa Senhora do Rosário

Special churches

  • Minor Basilicas:
    • Basílica Santo Antônio do Embaré

Leadership

  • Bishops of Santos (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Jacyr Francisco Braido, C.S. (2000.07.26present)
    • Bishop David Picão (1966.11.212000.07.26)
    • Bishop Idílio José Soares (1943.06.121966.11.21)
    • Bishop Paulo de Tarso Campos (later Archbishop) (1935.06.011941.12.14)
    • Bishop José Maria Perreira Lara (1924.12.181934.09.28)

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