Bishopric of Santo André
| Bishopric of Santo André | |
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| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of São Paulo |
| Diocesan bishop | Pedro Carlos Cipolini |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | José Nelson Westrupp SCI |
| Vicar General | Roberto Alves Marangon |
| founding | 1954 |
| surface | 825 km² |
| Parishes | 100 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 2,736,865 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 2,470,610 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 90.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 101 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 63 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 15,065 |
| Permanent deacons | 29 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 112 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 138 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora do Carmo |
| Website | diocesesa.org.br |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo André ( Latin Dioecesis Sancti Andreae in Brasilia , Portuguese Diocese de Santo Andre ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Santo André in the State of São Paulo .
history
The diocese of Santo André was on July 18, 1954 by Pope Pius XII. built from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of São Paulo and subordinated to this as a suffragan .
Bishops of Santo André
- Jorge Marcos de Oliveira , 1954-1975
- Cláudio Hummes OFM , 1975–1996, then Archbishop of Fortaleza
- Décio Pereira , 1997-2003
- José Nelson Westrupp SCI , 2003–2015
- Pedro Carlos Cipolini , since 2015
See also
Web links
- Entry on the diocese of Santo André on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Website of the diocese (Portuguese)