Roman Catholic Diocese of Santos
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santos is a diocese
located in the city of Santos
in the Ecclesiastical province
of São Paulo
in Brazil.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Santos
Santos (São Paulo)
-Sister cities: Shimonoseki, Japan Nagasaki, Japan Funchal, Portugal Trieste, Italy Coimbra, Portugal Ansião, Portugal Arouca, Portugal Ushuaia, Argentina Havana, Cuba Taizhou. China Ningbo. China Constanţa, Romania Ulsan, South Korea Colón, Panama* Cadiz, Spain...
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of São Paulo
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Paulo
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...
in Brazil.
History
- July 4, 1924: Established as Diocese of Santos from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Santos (Roman rite)- Bishop Jacyr Francisco Braido, C.S. (2000.07.26 – present)
- Bishop David PicãoDavid PicãoDavid Picão was the Brazilian bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Santos from November 21, 1996 until his retirement on July 26, 2000. The diocese is headquartered in Santos, São Paulo...
(1966.11.21 – 2000.07.26) - Bishop Idílio José Soares (1943.06.12 – 1966.11.21)
- Bishop Paulo de Tarso Campos (later Archbishop) (1935.06.01 – 1941.12.14)
- Bishop José Maria Perreira Lara (1924.12.18 – 1934.09.28)