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Costa Rica

Seniority by Priestly Ordination

Ordained
Priest		YearsNameCurrent Title
30 Nov 1947 Bishop Antonio Troyo CalderónAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San José de Costa Rica
17 Dec 1949 Bishop Héctor Morera VegaBishop Emeritus of Tilarán
8 Mar 1952 Bishop Ignacio Nazareno Trejos PicadoBishop Emeritus of San Isidro de El General
12 Apr 1952 Archbishop Pier Giacomo De NicolòApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Switzerland
22 Dec 1956 Bishop José Rafael Barquero ArceBishop Emeritus of Alajuela
23 Dec 1961 Archbishop Hugo Barrantes UreñaArchbishop of San José de Costa Rica
30 Mar 1963 Bishop Vittorino Girardi, M.C.C.I.Bishop of Tilarán
21 Dec 1963 Bishop Guillermo Loría GaritaBishop of San Isidro de El General
19 Dec 1964 Bishop José Francisco Ulloa RojasBishop of Cartago
3 Oct 1965 Bishop Angel San Casimiro Fernández, O.A.R.Bishop of Alajuela
20 Feb 1966 Archbishop Osvaldo PadillaApostolic Nuncio to Korea
19 Mar 1966 Archbishop Giacinto BerlocoApostolic Nuncio to Venezuela
18 Dec 1966 Bishop Oswaldo Brenes ÁlvarezBishop of Ciudad Quesada
28 Aug 1971 Archbishop Antonio SozzoApostolic Nuncio to Morocco
24 Mar 1974 Archbishop Pierre Nguyên Van TotApostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica
8 Jul 1977 Bishop Oscar Gerardo Fernández GuillénBishop of Puntarenas
5 Mar 1981 Bishop José Rafael Quirós QuirósBishop of Limón
16 Jun 1984 Bishop Alexander SalazarAuxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA

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