Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica
Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica Archidioecesis Sancti Iosephi in Costarica | |
|---|---|
 Catedral Metropolitana San José | |
| Location | |
| Country | Costa Rica |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of San José de Costa Rica |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,208 km2 (853 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2010) 1,566,000 1,168,000 (74.6%) |
| Parishes | 107 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 28 February 1850 (171 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Joseph |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | |
| Bishops emeritus | |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.arquisanjose.org | |
The Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Costa Rica. A metropolitan see, there are seven suffragan dioceses in its ecclesiastical province: the Diocese of Alajuela, Cartago, Ciudad Quesada, Limón, Puntarenas, San Isidro de El General, and Tilarán. Erected on 28 February 1850, the Diocese of San José de Costa Rica was elevated to an archdiocese on 16 February 1921. It is the sole archdiocese in Costa Rica.
Bishops[]
Ordinaries[]
- (1851–1871)
- (1880–1901)
- , C.M. (1904–1920)
- (1921–1939)
- (1940–1952)
- (1952–1959)
- Carlos Humberto Rodríguez Quirós (1960–1979)
- Román Arrieta Villalobos (1979–2002)
- (2002–2013)
- (2013– )
Auxiliary bishops[]
- (1968-1974), appointed Bishop of San Isidro de El General
- Antonio Troyo Calderón (1979-2002)
- (2017-
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]
- , appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras in 1915
- , appointed Bishop of Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras in 1916
- , appointed Bishop of Alajuela in 1940
- , appointed Vicar Apostolic of Limón in 1980
- , appointed Bishop of Limón in 1994
- , appointed Bishop of Puntarenas in 2003
- , appointed Bishop of Ciudad Quesada in 2014
- , appointed Bishop of Limón in 2015
- , appointed Bishop of Tilarán-Liberia in 2016
- (priest here, 1994-2005), appointed Bishop of Cartago in 2017
Territorial losses[]
| Year | Along with | To form |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Diocese of Alajuela | |
| 1921 | Vicariate Apostolic of Limón | |
| 1954 | Diocese of Alajuela | Diocese of San Isidro de El General |
| 2005 | Diocese of Limón | Diocese of Cartago |
See also[]
- Catholic Church in Costa Rica
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Costa Rica
References[]
External links[]
- Arquidiocesis de San José Costa Rica official site (in Spanish)
- "Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-13. [self-published]
- Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
Coordinates: 9°55′58″N 84°04′44″W / 9.9327°N 84.0788°W
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