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
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- 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.
- São Benedito e Santa TerezinhaCerquilhoView parish
- São BentoSorocabaMass times recorded
- São Carlos BorromeuSorocabaMass times recorded
- São Francisco de AssisSorocabaView parish
- São Gaspar BertoniSorocabaMass times recorded
- São JoséSorocabaView parish
- São JoséCerquilhoView parish
- São JoséVotorantimView parish
- São José OperárioSorocabaView parish
- São João BatistaPorto FelizView parish
- São João BatistaSalto de PiraporaMass times recorded
- São João Batista e Imaculada ConceiçãoVotorantimView parish
- São LucasSorocabaMass times recorded
- São Luiz GonzagaSorocabaMass times recorded
- São Paulo ApóstoloSorocabaView parish
- São RoqueBoituvaMass times recorded
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
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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.