Archdiocese of São Paulo

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Archdiocese of São Paulo is a major see in the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil. The Diocese 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 São Paulo is His Eminence Paulo Evaristo Cardinal Arns since 15 April 1998. The Archdiocese of São Paulo is currently headed by Odilo Scherer since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 21 March 2007. The Archbishop replaced Claudio Cardinal Hummes since his appointment as Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy on 31 October 2006. Interestingly, Archbishop Scherer's appointment ends almost four decades of Franciscan leadership in the Archdiocese with both Cardinal Arns and Cardinal Hummes both belonging to that Order.

Contents 1 List of Archbishops of São Paulo 2 Suffragan Dioceses 3 See also 4 External Links 5 References

[edit] 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 Cavalcanti (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 Cardinal de Vasconcelos Motta (13 Aug 1944 - 18 Apr 1964)
• Agnelo Cardinal Rossi (1 Nov 1964 - 22 Oct 1970)
• Paulo Evaristo Cardinal Arns (22 Oct 1970 - 15 Apr 1998 )
• Claudio Cardinal Hummes (15 Apr 1998 - 31 Oct 2006)
• Odilo Scherer (21 March 2007-)

[edit] Suffragan Dioceses

• Diocese of Campo Limpo
• Diocese of Caraguatatuba
• Diocese of Guarulhos
• Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes
• Eparchy of Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo
• Eparchy of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo
• Diocese of Osasco
• Diocese of Santo Amaro
• Diocese of Santo André
• Diocese of Santos
• Diocese of São Miguel Paulista

[edit] See also

• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil

[edit] External Links

•   "São Paulo". Catholic Encyclopedia. (1913). New York: Robert Appleton Company. 
• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Heirarchy

[edit] References

This article does not cite any references or sources. (July 2007) Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed.