Roman Catholic Diocese of Puntarenas

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Puntarenas (erected 17 April 1998) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica.

Diocese of Puntarenas

Dioecesis Puntarenensis
Location
CountryCosta Rica
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of San José de Costa Rica
MetropolitanHugo Barrantes Ureña
Statistics
Area3,910 km2 (1,510 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
183,000
168,274 (92%)
Parishes16
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established17 April 1998 (22 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopOscar Gerardo Fernández Guillén
Map

Ordinaries

  • Hugo Barrantes Ureña (1998–2002), appointed Archbishop of San José de Costa Rica
  • Oscar Gerardo Fernández Guillén (2003– )
  • Diócesis de Puntarenas Costa Rica official site (in Spanish)
  • "Diocese of Puntarenas". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-15.



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