Diocese of Santos

Diocese of Santos Dioecesis Santosensis
Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral, Santos
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	São Paulo
Statistics
Area	2,369 km^2 (915 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,530,874 1,310,551 (85.6%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	4 July 1924 (101 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nossa Senhora do Rosário
Patron saint	Our Lady of the Rosary[1]
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Tarcísio Scaramussa (until Wednesday, May 6, 2015, when Pope Francis accepted Bishop Braido's resignation, he was Coadjutor Bishop of Santos under Bishop Braido)[2][3]
Metropolitan Archbishop	Odilo Scherer
Bishops emeritus	Jacyr Francisco Braido, C.S.
Map
Website
www.diocesedesantos.com.br

Ecclesiastical Province of São Paulo in 2026, with the year of founding of every diocese under the respective name. The province was established in 1908.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santos (Latin: Dioecesis Santosensis) is a diocese located in the city of Santos in the ecclesiastical province of São Paulo in Brazil.

History

• 4 July 1924: Established as Diocese of Santos from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo
• 12 April 2024: Pope Francis decrees through the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, proclaiming the Blessed Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of the Rosary" as the patroness of the diocese.

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Basílica Santo Antônio do Embaré

Bishops

• Bishops of Santos (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop Tarcísio Scaramussa, S.D.B. (2015.05.06 – present); formerly, Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese under Bishop Braido
  • Bishop Jacyr Francisco Braido, C.S. (2000.07.26 – 2015.05.06)
  • Bishop David Picão (1966.11.21 – 2000.07.26)
  • Bishop Idílio José Soares (1943.06.12 – 1966.11.21)
  • Bishop Paulo de Tarso Campos (1935.06.01 - 1941.12.14), appointed Bishop of Campinas; future Archbishop
  • Bishop José Maria Perreira Lara (1924.12.18 – 1934.09.28), appointed Bishop of Caratinga, Minas Gerais

Coadjutor bishops

• David Picão (1963-1966)
• Jacyr Francisco Braido, C.S. (1995-2000)
• Tarcísio Scaramussa, S.D.B. (2014-2015)

Auxiliary bishops

• Walmor Battú Wichrowski (1958-1960), appointed Bishop of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro
• José Carlos Castanho de Almeida (1982-1987), appointed Bishop of Itumbiara, Goias

References

1. Pope Francis, Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments — Protocol Number: 611/23, 12 April 2024. Vatican Apostolic Archive.
2. [1]
3. "Web Translator".

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese)