Diocese of Ciudad Quesada
| Diocese of Ciudad Quesada | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Costa Rica |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica |
| Diocesan bishop | José Manuel Garita Herrera |
| founding | 1995 |
| surface | 9,209 km² |
| Parishes | 19 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 343,262 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 236,942 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 69% |
| Diocesan priest | 33 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 13 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 5,151 |
| Friars | 15 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 19 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral San Carlos Borromeo |
| Website | www.diocesisciudadquesada.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Quesada ( Latin Dioecesis Civitatis Quesadensis , Spanish diócesis de Ciudad Quesada ) is one in Costa Rica situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Ciudad Quesada .
history
The Diocese of Ciudad Quesada was established on July 25, 1995 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Maiori Christifidelium from cedings of the dioceses of Alajuela and Tilarán and subordinated to the Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica as a suffragan diocese.
Bishops of Ciudad Quesada
- Angel San Casimiro Fernández OAR , 1995–2007, then Bishop of Alajuela
- Oswaldo Brenes Álvarez , 2008–2012
- José Manuel Garita Herrera , since 2014
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Ciudad Quesada (Spanish)
- Entry on the Diocese of Ciudad Quesada on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Maiori Christifidelium , AAS 87 (1995), n.12, p. 1086ff.
