Roman Catholic Diocese of Puntarenas
Appearance
Diocese of Puntarenas Dioecesis Puntarenensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of San José de Costa Rica |
Metropolitan | Hugo Barrantes Ureña |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,910 km2 (1,510 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 183,000 168,274 (92%) |
Parishes | 16 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 17 April 1998 (26 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Oscar Gerardo Fernández Guillén |
Map | |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Puntarenas (erected 17 April 1998) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica.
Ordinaries
- Hugo Barrantes Ureña (1998–2002)
- Oscar Gerardo Fernández Guillén (2003– )
External links and references
- Diócesis de Puntarenas Costa Rica official site (in Spanish)
- "Diocese of Puntarenas". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-15.