Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sorocaba Archidioecesis Metropolitae Sorocabana
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Sorocaba
Statistics
Area	4,178 km2 (1,613 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 935,414 654,789 (70.0%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	4 July 1924 (101 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Ponte
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Archbishop-designate	Dom.José Roberto Fortes Palau
Bishops emeritus	Eduardo Benes de Sales Rodrigues
Website
www.arquidiocesesorocaba.org.br

TheMetropolitan Archdiocese of Sorocaba (Latin:Archidioecesis Metropolitae Sorocabana) is aLatin Churcharchdiocese of theCatholic Church located in the city ofSorocaba in Brazil.

• 4 July 1924: Established as Diocese of Sorocaba from theDiocese of Botucatu,Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo andDiocese of Taubaté
• 29 April 1992: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sorocaba

• Metropolitan Archbishops of Sorocaba, below
  • ArchbishopJosé Roberto Fortes Palau (2025.08.06 - present)
  • ArchbishopJúlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C. (2016.12.28 - 2025.08.06)
  • Archbishop Eduardo Benes de Sales Rodrigues (2005.05.04 – 2016.12.28)
  • ArchbishopJosé Lambert Filho,C.S.S. (1992.04.29 – 2005.05.04)
• Bishops of Sorocaba, below
  • Bishop José Lambert Filho, C.S.S. (later Archbishop) (1981.03.20 – 1992.04.29)
  • BishopJosé Melhado Campos (1973.01.08 – 1981.03.20)
  • BishopJosé Carlos de Aguirre (1924.07.04 – 1973.01.08)

• 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)

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

• 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

• Diocese of Itapetininga
• Diocese of Itapeva
• Diocese of Jundiaí
• Diocese of Registro

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Archdiocese website (Portuguese)

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