Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Paulo

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Paulois a major see in the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil. The Doicese of São Paulo was erected by Pope Benedict XIV on 6 December 1745. It became an Archdiocese on 7 June 1908. The Archbishop Emeritus of Sao Paulo is His Eminence Paulo Cardinal Arns since 15 April 1998. The Archdiocese of São Paulo is currently without an Archbishop since the appointment of Claudio Cardinal Hummes as Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy on 31 October 2006.

[edit] List of Archbishops of São Paulo

Bernardo Rodrigues Nogueira (15 Dec 1745 - 7 Nov 1748 )
Antonio da Madre de Deus Galvao (16 Mar 1750 - 19 Mar 1764 )
Manoel da Ressurreicao (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 )
Manoel Joaquim Gonçalves de Andrade (25 Jun 1827 - 26 May 1847 )
Antônio Joaquim de Mello (5 May 1851 - 16 Feb 1861 )
Sebastião Pinto do Rêgo (11 May 1861 - 30 Apr 1868 )
Lino Deodato Rodrigues de Carvalho (21 May 1871 - 19 Aug 1894 )
Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti (19 Aug 1894 - 24 Aug 1897)
Antonio Candido Alvarenga (28 Nov 1898 Appointed - 1 Apr 1903 Died)
Jose de Camargo Barros (9 Nov 1903 - 4 Aug 1906 )
Leopoldo Duarte e Silva (18 Dec 1906 - 13 Nov 1938)
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 Cardinal Rossi (1 Nov 1964 - 22 Oct 1970)
Paulo Cardinal Arns (22 Oct 1970 - 15 Apr 1998 )
Claudio Cardinal Hummes (15 Apr 1998 - 31 Oct 2006)