List of Catholic dioceses in Costa Rica

Last updated

The Roman Catholic Church in Costa Rica consists only of a Latin hierarchy,
joint in the national Episcopal conference of Costa Rica, comprising only one ecclesiastical province headed by a Metropolitan archbishop, with seven suffragan dioceses each headed by a bishop.

Contents

There are no eastern Catholic, pre-diocesan or other exempt jurisdictions.

There are no titular sees. All defunct jurisdictions have current successor sees.

There is an Apostolic Nunciature to Costa Rica as papal diplomatic representation (embassy) level) in national capital San José de Costa Rica.

Current Latin Dioceses

Ecclesiastical province of San José de Costa Rica [1]

See also

Related Research Articles

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa Archdiocese in Honduras

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa is the only Metropolitan see in Honduras, whose ecclesiastical province covers the whole country.

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Costa Rica

The Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Costa 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.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Cartago in Costa Rica Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Costa Rica

The Diocese of Cartago is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Costa Rica. The Diocese of Cartago in Costa Rica is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province covering all Costa Rica of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica.

Catholic Church in Ecuador

The Catholic Church in Ecuador comprises only a Latin hierarchy, united in a national episcopal conference, which comprises:

References

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.