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Diocese of Tilarán-Liberia

Dioecesis Tilaranensis-Liberiana



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 18 December 2010
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Costa Rica
  • Square Kilometers: 11,720 (4,526 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, Guanacaste, 50 Sur del Banco de Popular, Antiguo Colegio Santa Ana, Apartado 28, 5710 Tilarán; Costado este de la Esquela Ascencion Esquivel, Liberia, Costa Rica
  • Telephone: 2665-6089; 2695.5016
  • Fax: (same)

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Tilarán
22 July 1961ErectedDiocese 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)
15 November 1967Name ChangedDiocese of Tilarán (Latin from Pluviensis)
16 November 1967Territory AddedDiocese of Alajuela (Cantón Esparta and part of Cantón Central Puntarenas) Diocese of Tilarán
15 December 1986Territory LostDiocese 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)
17 April 1998Territory LostDiocese of San Isidro de El General (Aguirre and Parrita)
Diocese of Tilarán (Garabito, Esparza, Montes de Oro, and Puntarenas)
Diocese of Puntarenas (erected)
Diocese of Tilarán-Liberia
18 December 2010Name ChangedDiocese of Tilarán Diocese of Tilarán-Liberia

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Tilarán
1966247,139251,15498.4%255308,2375015ap1967
1970288,000300,00096.0%325377,78355317ap1971
1976301,000318,62694.5%366427,16664718ap1977
1980333,300352,38394.6%1852314,49154518ap1981
1990319,000328,00097.3%3613496,510135928ap1991
1999321,250329,25097.6%44447,3014421ap2000
2000337,000345,00097.7%571585,81014321ap2001
2001338,000347,00097.4%561575,92914321ap2002
2002339,500350,00097.0%542566,06224524ap2003
2003314,500370,00085.0%473506,29034424ap2004
2004318,750375,00085.0%413447,244136225ap2005
2010366,000430,00085.1%4610566,5354149234ap2011
Diocese of Tilarán-Liberia
2014384,000453,00084.8%5210626,19310157236ap2015
2017398,800486,20082.0%4811596,7596156032ap2018
2020384,223491,01578.3%60606,403106836ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Tilarán
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 54, Page 422, to Page 424
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 59, Page 1,061, and Page 1,062
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 59, Page 1,126

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