Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sorocaba

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The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sorocaba (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Sorocabana) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Sorocaba in Brazil.

History

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

  • Metropolitan Archbishops of Sorocaba, below
  • Bishops of Sorocaba, below Bishop José Lambert Filho, C.S.S. (later Archbishop) (1981.03.20 – 1992.04.29); Bishop José Melhado Campos (1973.01.08 – 1981.03.20); Bishop José Carlos de Aguirre (1924.07.04 – 1973.01.08)

Coadjutor bishops

  • José Thurler (1962–1965), did not succeed to see; resigned; appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 1966
  • José Melhado Campos (1965–1973)
  • José Lambert Filho, C.S.S. (1979–1981)

Auxiliary bishops

  • Almir Marques Ferreira (1957–1961), appointed Bishop of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais
  • Amaury Castanho (1976–1979), appointed Bishop of Valença, Rio de Janeiro

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Antônio Maria Mucciolo, appointed Bishop of Barretos, São Paulo in 1977
  • José Benedito Cardoso (priest here, 1986–1998), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 2019

Suffragan dioceses