Diocese of Alajuela

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Diocese of Alajuela
Map of Alajuela diocese
Basic data
Country Costa Rica
Metropolitan bishopric Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica
Diocesan bishop Bartolomé Buigues Oller TC
Emeritus diocesan bishop José Rafael Barquero Arce
Angel San Casimiro Fernández OAR
founding 1921
surface 2,784 km²
Parishes 35 (2015 / AP 2016 )
Residents 703,000 (2015 / AP 2016 )
Catholics 547.430 (2015 / AP 2016 )
proportion of 77.9%
Diocesan priest 88 (2015 / AP 2016 )
Religious priest 12 (2015 / AP 2016 )
Catholics per priest 5,474
Permanent deacons 1 (2015 / AP 2016 )
Friars 19 (2015 / AP 2016 )
Religious sisters 36 (2015 / AP 2016 )
rite Roman rite
Liturgical language Spanish
cathedral Catedral de la Virgen del Pilar
Website http://www.diocesisdealajuela.org

The Diocese of Alajuela ( Latin Dioecesis Alaiuelensis , Spanish diócesis de Alajuela ) is a in Costa Rica situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Alajuela .

history

The diocese of Alajuela was founded on February 16, 1921 by Pope Benedict XV. established with the Apostolic Constitution Praedecessorum from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica and subordinated to this as a suffragan diocese. On August 19, 1954, the Diocese of Alajuela were parts of its territory to the founding of the Apostolic Constitution fugit Neminem erected Diocese of San Isidro de El General from. Another area assignment was made on July 22, 1961 founding of the Apostolic Constitution Qui aeque erected Diocese of Tilarán . The Diocese of Alajuela announced on July 25, 1995 parts of its territory to the founding of the Apostolic Constitution Maiori christifidelium erected Diocese of Ciudad Quesada from.

Bishops of Alajuela

Alajuela, Virgen del Pilar Cathedral

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ioannes Paulus II : Const. Apost. Maiori Christifidelium , AAS 87 (1995), n.12, p. 1086ff.