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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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19 August 1954 | Erected | Diocese 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) |
17 April 1998 | Territory Lost | Diocese of San Isidro de El General (Aguirre and Parrita)
Diocese of Tilarán (Garabito, Esparza, Montes de Oro, and Puntarenas) | Diocese of Puntarenas (erected) |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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1966 | 110,800 | 117,000 | 94.7% | 9 | 8 | 17 | 6,517 | 24 | 11 | ap1967 | ||
1970 | 121,000 | 130,000 | 93.1% | 9 | 5 | 14 | 8,642 | 5 | 30 | 10 | ap1971 | |
1976 | 200,000 | 215,000 | 93.0% | 11 | 6 | 17 | 11,764 | 6 | 38 | 10 | ap1977 | |
1980 | 235,000 | 250,000 | 94.0% | 11 | 3 | 14 | 16,785 | 4 | 24 | 10 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 275,095 | 323,620 | 85.0% | 28 | 6 | 34 | 8,091 | 19 | 27 | 23 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 317,142 | 373,112 | 85.0% | 41 | 10 | 51 | 6,218 | 21 | 32 | 25 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 324,400 | 384,000 | 84.5% | 44 | 9 | 53 | 6,120 | 22 | 30 | 25 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 289,004 | 333,310 | 86.7% | 41 | 10 | 51 | 5,666 | 10 | 37 | 26 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 310,241 | 343,955 | 90.2% | 48 | 9 | 57 | 5,442 | 31 | 45 | 26 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 298,585 | 331,761 | 90.0% | 46 | 9 | 55 | 5,428 | 17 | 42 | 26 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 303,193 | 338,396 | 89.6% | 43 | 9 | 52 | 5,830 | 19 | 51 | 26 | ap2005 | |
2010 | 359,000 | 369,000 | 97.3% | 46 | 8 | 54 | 6,648 | 1 | 19 | 46 | 26 | ap2011 |
2014 | 377,000 | 388,000 | 97.2% | 49 | 11 | 60 | 6,283 | 1 | 17 | 47 | 26 | ap2015 |
2017 | 280,004 | 400,005 | 70.0% | 52 | 13 | 65 | 4,307 | 1 | 19 | 35 | 26 | ap2018 |
2020 | 285,537 | 407,910 | 70.0% | 56 | 12 | 68 | 4,199 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 26 | ap2021 |
2022 | 261,760 | 373,950 | 70.0% | 46 | 13 | 59 | 4,436 | 7 | 16 | 32 | 26 | ap2023 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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