Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Paulo

Archdiocese of São Paulo
Archidioecesis Sancti Pauli in Brasilia

Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption and St. Paul
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical province São Paulo
Statistics
Area 1,645 km2 (635 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2010)
7,511,000
5,484,000 (73%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 6 December 1745 (269 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Assunção e São Paulo
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Odilo Scherer
Auxiliary Bishops Tarcísio Scaramussa, S.D.B.
Milton Kenan Júnior
Edmar Peron
Júlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C.
Sérgio de Deus Borges
José Roberto Fortes Palau
Carlos Lema Garcia
Eduardo Vieira dos Santos (Auxiliary Bishop-elect)
Devair Araújo da Fonseca (Auxiliary Bishop-elect)
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Emeritus Bishops Paulo Evaristo Arns, O.F.M.
Website
www.arquidiocesedesaopaulo.org.br

The Archdiocese of São Paulo (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Pauli in Brasilia) 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 Archdiocese is currently headed by Odilo Scherer since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 21 March 2007, an appointment that ended almost four decades of Franciscan leadership in the archdiocese: both predecessors, Cardinals Paulo Evaristo Arns and Cláudio Hummes, belonged to that Order.

List of Archbishops of São Paulo

Suffragan dioceses

See also

External links

References

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Coordinates: 23°33′04″S 46°38′04″W / 23.55111°S 46.63444°W