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
- 4 July 1924: Established as Diocese of Sorocaba from the Diocese of Botucatu, Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo and Diocese of Taubaté
- 29 April 1992: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sorocaba
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