Roman Catholic Diocese of Alajuela

Diocese of Alajuela Dioecesis Alaiuelensis
Catedral de la Virgen del Pilar
Location
Country	Costa Rica
Ecclesiastical province	Province of San José de Costa Rica
Metropolitan	Hugo Barrantes Ureña
Statistics
Area	2,700 km2 (1,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 662,520 551,100 (83.2%)
Parishes	31
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	16 February 1921 (103 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Angel San Casimiro Fernandez, O.A.R
Bishops emeritus	José Rafael Barquero Arce
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alajuela (erected 16 February 1921) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica.

Ordinaries

• Antonio del Carmen Monestel Zamora (1921–1937)
• Víctor Manuel Sanabria Martínez (1938–1940)
• Juan Vicente Solís Fernández (1940–1967)
• Enrique Bolaños Quesada (1970–1980)
• José Rafael Barquero Arce (1980–2007 )
• Angel San Casimiro Fernandez, O.A.R. (2007– )

Territorial losses

Year	Along with	To form
1954	Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica	Diocese of San Isidro de El General
1961		Diocese of Tilarán
1995	Diocese of Tilarán	Diocese of Ciudad Quesada

See also

• Catholic Church in Costa Rica
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Costa Rica

External links

• "Diocese of Alajuela". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-13. ^{[self-published]}