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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

Esri
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.