Continent: Central America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Puntarenas / Puntarenen(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: San José
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Patron Saint: Nuestra Señora del Carmen (July 16)
Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: December 16
Bishop (2003.06.04 â ...): | Bishop Ăscar Gerardo FernĂĄndez GuillĂ©n (74) |
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Bishop Ăscar Gerardo FernĂĄndez GuillĂ©n (74) Bishop of Puntarenas (Costa Rica)
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Bishop Hugo Barrantes Ureña (later Archbishop)
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Area: 3,930 kmÂČ
Population: 202,660 Catholics (88.7% of 228,530 total)
Pastoral Centres: 18 parishes
Personnel: 34 priests (24 diocesan, 10 religious), 30 religious (10 brothers, 20 sisters), 7 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.10.02
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