Continent: Central America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Alajuela / Alaiuelen(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: San José
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Patron Saint: Nuestra Señora del Pilar (October 12)
Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: October 7
Bishop (2018.03.01 – ...): | Bishop Bartolomé Buigues Oller, T.C. (61) General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Costa Rica |
Bishops of Alajuela (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Bartolomé Buigues Oller, T.C. (61) Bishop of Alajuela (Costa Rica)
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Bishop Ángel San Casimiro Fernández, O.A.R. (82) Bishop emeritus of Alajuela (Costa Rica) Vobis enim episcopus vobiscum sum Christianus
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Bishop José Rafael Barquero Arce
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Bishop Enrique Bolaños Quesada
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Bishop Juan Vicente Solís Fernández
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Bishop Víctor Manuel Sanabria Martínez (later Archbishop)
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Bishop Antonio del Carmen Monestel Zamora
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Area: 2,784 km²
Population: 629,730 Catholics (69.1% of 911,475 total)
Pastoral Centres: 34 parishes
Personnel: 111 priests (98 diocesan, 13 religious), 1 deacon, 128 religious (20 brothers, 108 sisters), 20 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.10.01
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