Roman Catholic Diocese of Limón

Diocese of Limón

Dioecesis Limonensis

Diócesis de Limón
Cathedral of Limón
Location
CountryCosta Rica
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of San José de Costa Rica
Statistics
Area10,835 km2 (4,183 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
446,912
348,591 (78%)
Parishes21
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established16 February 1921 (103 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJavier Gerardo Román Arias
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The Diocese of Limón is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Costa Rica. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica. It was erected 16 February 1921 as a apostolic vicariate, elevated to a diocese on 30 December 1994.

Ordinaries

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Territorial losses

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Year Along with To form
2005 Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica Diocese of Cartago

See also

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References

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  • Diocesis de Limón Archived 2006-06-26 at the Wayback Machine official site (in Spanish)
  • "Diocese of Limón". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-15. [self-published]

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