Archdiocese of Sorocaba Archidioecesis 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	Vacant
Bishops emeritus	Eduardo Benes de Sales Rodrigues
Website
www.arquidiocesesorocaba.org.br

The Archdiocese of Sorocaba (Latin : Archidioecesis Sorocabana) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Sorocaba in Brazil.

Contents

• History
• Bishops
• Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
• Coadjutor bishops
• Auxiliary bishops
• Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
• Suffragan dioceses
• Sources

History

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

Bishops

Suffragan dioceses

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

Sources

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

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