[1][2][3] The cathedral was built on the site where the first chapel was erected, between the streets Conde do Pinhal and Trece de Mayo, in the central area of São Carlos.

It included stained glass windows by Lorenz Heilmair, altars in Carrara marble and the Way of the Cross executed by local artist Almira Ragonesi Bruno.

The image of Saint Charles Borromeo with his head and hands carved in wood, which dates from the founding of the city, stands in the church.

[6][7] The first chapel was built in wood in 1856 before the written authorization of Bishop Antônio Joaquim de Melo, who arrived on February 4, 1857.

[8][9][6] On December 27, 1857, Father Joaquim Cipriano de Camargo, vicar of Araraquara, inaugurated the Saint Charles Chapel and celebrated the first mass.

On February 2, 1858, Dom Antônio Joaquim de Melo, bishop of São Paulo, promoted the chapel to the category of parish.

[6][10][7] Between 1937 and 1945, during the episcopate of Dom Gastão, the second bishop of the Diocese of São Carlos, discussions began about a great renovation of the cathedral.

It included stained glass windows by Lorenz Heilmair, altars in Carrara marble and the Way of the Cross executed by local artist Almira Ragonesi Bruno.

The image of Saint Charles Borromeo with his head and hands carved in wood, which dates from the founding of the city, stands in the church.