Roman Catholic Diocese of Alajuela

Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Costa Rica
Diocese of Alajuela

Dioecesis Alaiuelensis

Diócesis de Alajuela
Catedral de la Virgen del Pilar
Location
CountryCosta Rica
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of San José de Costa Rica
MetropolitanHugo Barrantes Ureña
Statistics
Area2,700 km2 (1,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
662,520
551,100 (83.2%)
Parishes31
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established16 February 1921 (103 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopBartolomé Buigues Oller, T.C.
Bishops emeritusAngel San Casimiro Fernandez, O.A.R.
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The Diocese of Alajuela (Latin: Dioecesis Alaiuelensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Costa Rica. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica. The Diocese of Alajuela was erected on 16 February 1921.

Bishops

Ordinaries

  • Antonio del Carmen Monestel Zamora (1921–1937)
  • Víctor Manuel Sanabria Martínez (1938–1940), appointed Archbishop of San José de Costa Rica
  • Juan Vicente Solís Fernández (1940–1967)
  • Enrique Bolaños Quesada (1970–1980)
  • José Rafael Barquero Arce (1980–2007)
  • Angel San Casimiro Fernandez, O.A.R. (2007–2018)
  • Bartolomé Buigues Oller, T.C. (2018- )

Auxiliary bishops

Territorial losses

Year Along with To form
1954 Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica Diocese of San Isidro de El General
1961 Diocese of Tilarán
1995 Diocese of Tilarán Diocese of Ciudad Quesada

See also

References

  • "Diocese of Alajuela". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-13. [self-published]
  • Official website

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