Metropolitan see Sorocaba, Brazil
Archdiocese of Sorocaba
Sorocaban(us)
Latin Church
Metropolitan archdiocese in São Paulo state, Brazil, erected as a diocese in 1924 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1992. Its current archbishop, José Roberto Fortes Palau, was appointed in 2025. Note: the source list labels this a diocese, but it is in fact a metropolitan archdiocese.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1924
- Catholics
- 654,789
- Priests
- 71
- Territory
- 4,178 km²
Parishes and churches
46 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Nossa Senhora da PonteSorocaba · CathedralView parish
- Bom Jesus dos AflitosSorocabaMass times recorded
- Cristo ReiSorocabaMass times recorded
- Divino Espírito SantoSorocabaView parish
- Nossa Senhora AparecidaSorocabaView parish
- Nossa Senhora AparecidaCajuru do Sul SorocabaView parish
- Nossa Senhora AparecidaTietêMass times recorded
- Nossa Senhora AparecidaVotorantimMass times recorded
- Nossa Senhora AuxiliadoraSorocabaMass times recorded
- Nossa Senhora ConsolataVotorantimMass times recorded
- Nossa Senhora da PiedadePiedadeView parish
- Nossa Senhora das DoresAraçoiaba da SerraMass times recorded
- Nossa Senhora de FatimaSorocabaView parish
- Nossa Senhora do CarmoVotorantimMass times recorded
- Nossa Senhora do PovoBrigadeiro Tobias SorocabaView parish
- Nossa Senhora MedianeiraSorocabaView parish
- Nossa Senhora Mãe dos HomensPorto FelizMass times recorded
- Nossa Senhora Rainha da PazSorocabaView parish
- Nossa Senhora Rosa MísticaSorocabaMass times recorded
- Sagrado Coração de JesusSorocabaView parish
- Sagrado Coração de JesusPiedadeView parish
- Santa CatarinaTapiraíView parish
- Santa Maria dos AnjosSorocabaMass times recorded
- Santa Maria MadalenaSorocabaMass times recorded
- Santa Rita de CássiaSorocabaMass times recorded
- Santa RosáliaSorocabaView parish
- Santissíma TrindadeTietêMass times recorded
- Santo AntônioSorocabaView parish
- Santo AntônioIperóView parish
- São BeneditoSorocabaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- José Roberto Fortes Palau
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Ponte stands in Sorocaba, 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
The city of Sorocaba in Brazil is home to this Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church, known in Latin as Archidioecesis Metropolitae Sorocabana.