Suffragan diocese Santos, Brazil

Diocese of Santos

Santosen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Santos is a Latin Church suffragan diocese covering the Baixada Santista coastal region of Sao Paulo state, Brazil. Established on 4 July 1924, it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Sao Paulo. Joaquim Giovani Mol Guimaraes succeeded as diocesan bishop on 5 November 2025.

On the map

The address the register holds for Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, in Santos, Brazil.

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Established: 1924
Catholics: 1,310,551
Priests: 84
Territory: 2,369 km²

Parishes and churches

50 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop: Joaquim Giovani Mol Guimarães

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary stands in Santos, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

Part of the ecclesiastical province of São Paulo in Brazil, this diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Santosensis) is centered on the city of Santos.

The see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 4 July 1924
Latin: Santosen(sis)
Patron: Our Lady of the Rosary (Nossa Senhora do Rosario)
Annuario code: 001002983

The see in figures

Catholics: 1,310,551
Population: 1,530,874
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 85.6%
Priests: 84
Catholics per priest: 15,602
Extent: 2,369 km²
Catholics per km²: 553

Figures from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

How to reach it

Diocesan offices: Av. Conselheiro Rodrigues Alves 254, 11015-200 Bairro Macuco, Santos, SP, Brasil
Telephone: [013]3228-8888; 3228-8883
Email: [email protected]

Contact the diocesan offices using the published details above.

The province of Sao Paulo

A suffragan of Archdiocese of Sao Paulo.

The sees of this province:

Diocese of Mogi das CruzesMogi das Cruzes
Diocese of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São PauloSão Paulo
Diocese of Santo AmaroSanto Amaro
Diocese of Santo AndréSanto André

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

Sees near here

Diocese of Santo AndréSanto André40 km
Diocese of Mogi das CruzesMogi das Cruzes49 km
Diocese of São Miguel PaulistaSão Miguel Paulista54 km
Diocese of Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São PauloSão Paulo55 km
Diocese of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São PauloSão Paulo56 km
Apostolic Exarchate of America Latina e MessicoSão Paulo58 km
Archdiocese of São PauloSão Paulo58 km
Diocese of Campo LimpoCampo Limpo59 km

Measured see to see, from the point each record holds. On how the Church is ordered, see the diocese.

Sources

Wikipedia

Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: [email protected].