Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo André

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo André (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Andreae in Brasilia) is a diocese located in the city of Santo André, in the ecclesiastical province of São Paulo in Brazil.

Diocese of Santo André Dioecesis Sancti Andreae in Brasilia
Catedral Nossa Senhora do Carmo in 2020
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	São Paulo
Statistics
Area	720 km2 (280 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 2,354,722 2,102,100 (89.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	18 July 1954 (70 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nossa Senhora do Carmo
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Pedro Carlos Cipolini
Metropolitan Archbishop	Odilo Scherer
Bishops emeritus	José Nelson Westrupp, S.C.I.
Map
Website
www.diocesesantoandre.org.br

History

• 18 July 1954: Established as Diocese of Santo André from Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo

Bishops

• Bishops of Santo André (Roman Rite), in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop Pedro Carlos Cipolini (2015.05.27 - present)
  • Bishop José Nelson Westrupp, S.C.I. (2003.10.01 – 2015.05.27)
  • Bishop Décio Pereira (1997.05.21 – 2003.02.05)
  • Bishop Cláudio Hummes, O.F.M. (1975.12.29 – 1996.05.29), appointed Archbishop of Fortaleza, Ceara; future Cardinal
  • Bishop Jorge Marcos de Oliveira (1954.07.26 – 1975.12.29)

Coadjutor bishop

• Cláudio Aury Affonso Hummes, O.F.M. (1975); future Cardinal

Auxiliary bishop

• Airton José dos Santos (2001-2004), appointed Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Manuel Parrado Carral, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo in 2001

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese) Archived 2008-06-11 at the Wayback Machine