Roman Catholic Diocese of Puntarenas
Diocese of Puntarenas Dioecesis Puntarenensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of San José de Costa Rica |
Metropolitan | |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,910 km2 (1,510 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 183,000 168,274 (92%) |
Parishes | 16 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 17 April 1998 (23 years ago) |
Cathedral | |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | |
Map | |
The Diocese of Puntarenas (Latin: Dioecesis Puntarenensis) 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. It was erected as a diocese 17 April 1998.
Ordinaries[]
- (1998–2002), appointed Archbishop of San José de Costa Rica
- (2003– )
External links and references[]
- Diócesis de Puntarenas Costa Rica official site (in Spanish)
- "Diocese of Puntarenas". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
Coordinates: 9°58′40″N 84°50′06″W / 9.9777°N 84.8349°W
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Costa Rica
- Christian organizations established in 1998
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Roman Catholic diocese stubs