Suffragan diocese Alajuela, Costa Rica
Diocese of Alajuela
Alaiuelen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Alajuela is a Latin rite diocese in Costa Rica, suffragan of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San Jose de Costa Rica. It was erected on 16 February 1921 from the Diocese of San Jose de Costa Rica. Its seat is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar in Alajuela.
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- Established
- 1921
- Catholics
- 623,746
- Priests
- 103
- Territory
- 2,700 km²
Parishes and churches
34 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Parroquia Santo Domingo de GuzmánTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Santo Domingo de GuzmánTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Santo Padre PíoTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Santos Ángeles CustodiosTown not recordedView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Bartolome Buigues Oller, T.C.
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar stands in Alajuela, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
This see in the wire
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Jesus chose St. Matthew
St. Matthew was an unusual choice among the twelve apostles because he was a tax collector rather than a fisherman. Philip Kosloski reports that Matthew held a public office that many people despised during that time.
- Diocese of Alajuela promotes campaign for San José chapel reconstruction
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