Diocese of Santos, Brazil 🇧🇷 (original) (raw)
Celebrations
Patron Saint: Nossa Senhora do Rosário (October 7)
Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: July 5 (1997)
Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅
History
- 1924.07.04: Established as Diocese of Santos / Santosen(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Paulo, Diocese of Botucatu and Diocese of Taubaté and became suffragan of São Paulo)
- 1968.03.02: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Itapeva
- 1974.01.19: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Registro
- 1999.03.03: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Caraguatatuba
Present Prelates
Ordinaries
| Bishops of Santos (Roman Rite) |
|---|
 Bishop TarcÃsio Scaramussa, S.D.B. (74) (2015.05.06 – ...)Bishop of Santos (Brazil)E habitou entre nósBorn:1950.09.19 (Vargem Alta, ES, Brazil)Ordained Priest:1977.12.11Consecrated Bishop:2008.04.19Titular Bishop of Segia (2008.01.23 – 2014.07.16)Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo (Brazil) (2008.01.23 – 2014.07.16)Coadjutor Bishop of Santos (Brazil) (2014.07.16 – 2015.05.06)Bishop of Santos (Brazil) (2015.05.06 – ...) |
 Bishop Jacyr Francisco Braido, C.S. (84) (2000.07.26 – 2015.05.06)Bishop emeritus of Santos (Brazil)Alegres na EsperançaBorn:1940.04.17 (Roca Sales, RS, Brazil)Ordained Priest:1970.02.22Consecrated Bishop:1995.04.30Coadjutor Bishop of Santos (Brazil) (1995.02.22 – 2000.07.26)Bishop of Santos (Brazil) (2000.07.26 – 2015.05.06) |
| Bishop David Picão (1966.11.21 – 2000.07.26)Omnibus Omnia FactusBorn:1923.08.18 (Brazil)Ordained Priest:1948.10.10Consecrated Bishop:1960.07.31Died:2009.04.30 (†85)Bishop of São João da Boa Vista (Brazil) (1960.05.14 – 1963.05.10)Titular Bishop of Thois (1963.05.10 – 1966.11.21)Coadjutor Bishop of Santos (Brazil) (1963.05.10 – 1966.11.21)Bishop of Santos (Brazil) (1966.11.21 – 2000.07.26) |
| Bishop IdÃlio José Soares (1943.06.12 – 1966.11.21)Santifica-os na veridadeBorn:1887.10.26 (Brazil)Ordained Priest:1914.10.28Consecrated Bishop:1932.11.30Died:1969.12.10 (†82)Bishop of Petrolina (Brazil) (1932.09.16 – 1943.06.12)Bishop of Santos (Brazil) (1943.06.12 – 1966.11.21)Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Numidia (1966.11.21 – 1969.12.10) |
| Bishop Paulo de Tarso Campos (later Archbishop) (1935.06.01 – 1941.12.14)Omnia in ChristoBorn:1895.08.24 (Brazil)Ordained Priest:1920.08.15Consecrated Bishop:1935.07.14Died:1970.03.02 (†74)Bishop of Santos (Brazil) (1935.06.01 – 1941.12.14)Bishop of Campinas (Brazil) (1941.12.14 – 1958.04.19)Apostolic Administrator of Piracicaba (Brazil) (1944 – 1945.06.30)Metropolitan Archbishop of Campinas (Brazil) (1958.04.19 – 1968.09.19)Titular Archbishop of Garba (1968.09.19 – 1970.03.02) |
| Bishop José Maria Perreira Lara (1924.12.18 – 1934.09.28)Born:1886.06.03 (Brazil)Ordained Priest:1911.04.18Consecrated Bishop:1925.02.11Died:1936.08.08 (†50)Bishop of Amazonas (Brazil) (1924.03.27 – 1924.12.18)Bishop of Santos (Brazil) (1924.12.18 – 1934.09.28)Bishop of Caratinga (Brazil) (1934.09.28 – 1936.08.08) |
Former Prelates
Statistics (2022.12.31)
Area: 2,369 km²
Population: 1,715,000 Catholics (89.8% of 1,909,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 56 parishes, 1 mission
Personnel: 84 priests (41 diocesan, 43 religious), 38 deacons, 150 religious (50 brothers, 100 sisters), 16 seminarians