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Diocese of Santos
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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.
- Bishop
- Joaquim Giovani Mol Guimarães
- Latin name
- Santosen(sis)
- Erected
- 4 July 1924
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary (Catedral Nossa Senhora do Rosario)
- Patron
- Our Lady of the Rosary (Nossa Senhora do Rosario)
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Sao Paulo (Archdiocese of Sao Paulo)
- Catholics
- 1,310,551
- Chancery
- Av. Conselheiro Rodrigues Alves 254, 11015-200 Bairro Macuco, Santos, SP, Brasil
- Telephone
- Tel. [013]3228-8888; 3228-8883
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
Parishes near the see
- Santo Antônio do Embaré · Santos 2 km
- Imaculado Coração de Maria · Santos 2 km
- Jesus Crucificado · Santos 2 km
- Nossa Senhora Aparecida · Santos 2 km
- Nossa Senhora da Assunção · Santos 2 km
- Nossa Senhora do Carmo · Santos 2 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001002983 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08