Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica
Archidioecesis Sancti Iosephi in Costarica
Arquidiócesis de San José
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Location | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of San José de Costa Rica |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,208 km2 (853 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 2,138,345 1,519,860 (71.1%) |
Parishes | 107 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 28 February 1850 (174 years ago) |
Cathedral | Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Joseph |
Secular priests | 260 (diocesan) 112 (Religious Orders) 21 Permanent Deacons |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | José Rafael Quirós |
Auxiliary Bishops | Daniel Francisco Blanco Méndez |
Bishops emeritus | Hugo Barrantes Ureña |
Map | |
Website | |
www.arquisanjose.org |
The Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic ChurchinCosta 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.
Year | Along with | To form |
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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 |
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