Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Alajuela | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Alaiuelensis |
Local: | Diócesis de Alajuela |
Country: | Costa Rica |
Metropolitan: | Hugo Barrantes Ureña |
Province: | Province of San José de Costa Rica |
Area Km2: | 2,700 |
Population: | 662,520 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Catholics: | 551,100 |
Catholics Percent: | 83.2 |
Parishes: | 31 |
Denomination: | Catholic Church |
Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Established: | 16 February 1921 (years ago) |
Bishop Title: | Bishop |
Bishop: | Bartolomé Buigues Oller, T.C. |
Emeritus Bishops: | Angel San Casimiro Fernandez, O.A.R. |
Map: | Costa Rica - Diocesi di Alajuela.jpg |
The Diocese of Alajuela (la|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.
Year | Along with | To form | |
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1954 | Diocese of San Isidro de El General | ||
1961 | Diocese of Tilarán | ||
1995 | Diocese of Ciudad Quesada |