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Diocese of Alajuela

Dioecesis Alaiuelensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
16 February 1921ErectedDiocese of San José de Costa Rica Diocese of Alajuela (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Limón (erected)
19 August 1954Territory LostDiocese of Alajuela (Aguirre, Osa, Buenos Aires, and Golfito)
Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica (Tarrazu, Dota, and Perez Zeledón)
Diocese of San Isidro de El General (erected)
22 July 1961Territory LostDiocese of Alajuela (Province of Guanacaste; City of Puntarenas excluding that south of the river Iesus Maria; the City of Montes de Oro; and the region north of the rivers Arenai and San Carlos) Diocese of Tilarán (erected)
16 November 1967Territory LostDiocese of Alajuela (Cantón Esparta and part of Cantón Central Puntarenas) Diocese of Tilarán
15 December 1986Territory LostDiocese of Alajuela (San Pablo de Turrubares) Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica
15 December 1986Territory AddedDiocese of Tilarán (Los Chiles and Monterrey) Diocese of Alajuela
25 July 1995Territory LostDiocese of Alajuela (San Carlos, Los Chiles, and Sarapiquí)
Diocese of Tilarán (Upala and Guatuso)
Diocese of Ciudad Quesada (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1948298,160808,13836.9%2916456,625182128ap1951
1959390,874398,37498.1%3617537,374178228ap1960
1966258,307267,34796.6%5224763,398278328ap1967
1970307,778324,48794.9%4915644,809166729ap1971
1976356,108378,84094.0%5615715,015268234ap1977
1980376,000393,00095.7%5522774,8833210837ap1981
1990416,000470,00088.5%71361073,8874310342ap1991
1999343,000400,00085.8%6920893,8531278030ap2000
2000391,742435,26990.0%7420944,1671278030ap2001
2001554,000604,00091.7%7420945,8931278030ap2002
2002562,000610,00092.1%7420945,9781278730ap2003
2003522,750618,00084.6%81201015,1751288730ap2004
2004529,399623,94484.8%85201055,0411278431ap2005
2006551,100662,52083.2%83181015,4561236031ap2007
2012468,438678,89669.0%94181124,182327834ap2013
2015547,430703,00077.9%88121005,4741193635ap2016
2018569,720801,42571.1%87151025,585178334ap2019
2020564,300802,99170.3%93121055,3741148334ap2021

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 9, Page 42
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 79, Page 346, and Page 347

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