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Diocese of Limón

Dioecesis Limonensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 30 December 1994
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Costa Rica
  • Square Kilometers: 9,189 (3,549 Square Miles)
  • Description: Entire Caribbean province of Costa Rica, three Forane Vicariates: San Marcos, San Lucas, and San Mateo
  • Official Web Site: https://www.diocesisdelimon.org
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, Apartado 1312, 7300 Limón, Costa Rica
  • Telephone: 2798.08.98; 2758.00.93
  • Fax: 2758.00.93

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Limón
16 February 1921ErectedDiocese of San José de Costa Rica (Limón and the Carthaginian Canton of Turrialba) Vicariate Apostolic of Limón (erected)
1 April 1927Territory AddedArchdiocese of San José de Costa Rica (Turrialba and part of Heredia) Vicariate Apostolic of Limón
Diocese of Limón
30 December 1994ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Limón Diocese of Limón
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 LostDiocese 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
Vicariate Apostolic of Limón
194960,10075,25079.9%110115,463116ap1951
1966120,000140,00085.7%59148,5719309ap1967
1970118,809134,95588.0%1910294,096103313ap1971
1976147,562167,56288.1%107178,68083115ap1977
1980152,350184,08282.8%910198,018213315ap1981
1990223,762265,55984.3%1612287,991124516ap1991
Diocese of Limón
1999319,857383,40283.4%2912417,801134219ap2000
2000326,000390,00083.6%337408,15084420ap2001
2001327,401409,25180.0%317388,61584220ap2002
2002327,401409,25180.0%346408,18574020ap2003
2003333,580427,66778.0%317388,77894920ap2004
2004348,591446,91278.0%306369,68374521ap2005
2013263,453323,00081.6%2032311,45443215ap2014
2016273,394335,16281.6%2122311,88633115ap2017
2019322,316449,78171.7%2743110,39763916ap2020
2021333,330465,14071.7%314359,52353217ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Limón
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 13, Page 252, to Page 255
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 19, Page 412, and Page 413
  • Diocese of Limón
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 87, Page 338, to Page 340

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