Between 2011 and 2023 he was superior general of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament, for which he lived in Rome.
Pope Francis also named Mons. José Benedito Cardosonow Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, as new Bishop of Catanduva (Brazil).
Mons. José Benedito Cardoso was born on September 12, 1961 in Angatuba, in the state of São Paulo. He studied Philosophy at the São Carlos Borromeo Seminary in Sorocaba, São Paulo state, and Theology at the São Paulo Theological Institute (ITESP). He obtained his degree in Canon Law from the Faculty of Canon Law São Paulo Apóstolo in São Paulo.