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Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica

Archidioecesis Sancti Iosephi in Costarica



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 16 February 1921
  • Metropolitan See
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Costa Rica
  • Square Kilometers: 2,686 (1,037 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://arquisanjose.com
  • Mailing Address: Arzobispado, Avenida Cuarta entre Calle Central y calle Primera, Apartado 497, 1000 San José, Costa Rica
  • Telephone: 2258-1015
  • Fax: 2221-2427

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of San José de Costa Rica
28 February 1850ErectedDiocese of Nicaragua Diocese of San José de Costa Rica (erected) (Costa Rica)
16 February 1921Territory LostDiocese of San José de Costa Rica Diocese of Alajuela (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Limón (erected)
Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica
16 February 1921ElevatedDiocese of San José de Costa Rica Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica
1 April 1927Territory LostArchdiocese of San José de Costa Rica (Turrialba and part of Heredia) Vicariate Apostolic of Limón
19 August 1954Territory LostDiocese 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)
15 December 1986Territory AddedDiocese of Alajuela (San Pablo de Turrubares) Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica
24 May 2005Territory LostDiocese of Limón (Nuestra Señora de Los Ángeles; San Buenaventura; San Isidro Labrador; Santa Cruz; Santa Rosa de Lima, and Santa Teresita)
Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica
Diocese of Cartago (erected) (San Cristobal del Cantón de Desamparados and Cartago except La Union)
28 June 2006Territory AddedDiocese of Limón (San Antonio en Turrialba) Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica
1949449,000450,04899.8%71411124,0084128047ap1951
1966579,856597,85697.0%1091092182,65913566060ap1967
1970742,746757,90498.0%1301112413,08114172565ap1971
1976885,066903,12998.0%144922363,75014463172ap1977
1980800,000940,00085.1%1511102613,06512560283ap1981
19901,350,0001,500,00090.0%2151333483,879260630107ap1991
19992,334,6362,683,49087.0%2521163686,344241584120ap2000
20002,345,0362,726,78686.0%2701023726,303206535124ap2001
20012,347,6232,761,91085.0%289873766,243195526127ap2002
20022,375,0192,794,14085.0%272913636,542187522131ap2003
20031,812,9452,132,87785.0%273913644,980159522134ap2004
20041,621,8001,930,71484.0%2601353954,1051248616134ap2005
20101,168,0001,566,00074.6%241983393,4452241483107ap2011
20141,414,0002,015,00070.2%244983424,134252476107ap2015
20171,468,8002,066,50071.1%2511123634,04619316615107ap2018
20201,519,8602,138,34571.1%2601123724,08521278383107ap2021
20221,552,0002,184,00071.1%2881073953,92921244395107ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of San José de Costa Rica
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 153
  • Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 79, Page 346, and Page 347
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 98, Page 603

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