Diocese of Tilarán–Liberia, Costa Rica 🇨🇷

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Tilarán–Liberia / Tilaranen(sis)–Liberian(us) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: San José

Neighbouring Dioceses: Granada (↑), Ciudad Quesada (↗), Alajuela (→), Puntarenas (↘)

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Patron Saint: Saint Anthony of Padua (June 13)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: October 12

1961.07.22: Established as Diocese of Tilarán / Tilaranen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Alajuela and became suffragan of San José)
1995.07.25: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Ciudad Quesada
1998.04.17: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Puntarenas
2010.12.18: Renamed as Diocese of Tilarán–Liberia / Tilaranen(sis)–Liberian(us) (Latin)

Bishop (2016.02.06 – ...):

Bishop Manuel Eugenio Salazar Mora (67)

Bishops of Tilarán–Liberia (Roman Rite)

Bishop Manuel Eugenio Salazar Mora (67)
(2016.02.06 – ...)

Bishop of Tilarán–Liberia (Costa Rica)

Priest of San José (Costa Rica) (1982.12.04 – 2016.02.06)

Bishop of Tilarán–Liberia (Costa Rica) (2016.02.06 – ...)

Bishop Vittorino Girardi Stellin, M.C.C.J. (88)
(2010.12.18 – 2016.02.06)

Bishop emeritus of Tilarán–Liberia (Costa Rica)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Costa Rica (2002 – 2008)

Bishop of Tilarán (Costa Rica) (2002.07.13 – 2010.12.18)

Bishop of Tilarán–Liberia (Costa Rica) (2010.12.18 – 2016.02.06)

Bishops of Tilarán (Roman Rite)

Bishop Vittorino Girardi Stellin, M.C.C.J. (88)
(2002.07.13 – 2010.12.18)

(see above)

Bishop Héctor Morera Vega
(1979.12.04 – 2002.07.13)

Bishop of Tilarán (Costa Rica) (1979.12.04 – 2002.07.13)

Bishop Román Arrieta Villalobos (later Archbishop)
(1961.08.12 – 1979.07.02)

Born:	1924.11.13 (San Antonio de Belén, Costa Rica)
Ordained Priest:	1948.12.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1961.09.21
Died:	2005.03.08 (Rivera de Belén, Costa Rica † 80)

Priest of San José (Costa Rica) (1948.12.18 – 1961.08.12)

Bishop of Tilarán (Costa Rica) (1961.08.12 – 1979.07.02)

Second Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council (1979 – 1983)

Metropolitan Archbishop of San José (Costa Rica) (1979.07.02 – 2002.07.13)