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Suffragan diocese Cartago, Costa Rica

Diocese of Cartago

Carthaginen(sis) in Costa Rica

The Diocese of Cartago in Costa Rica is a Latin rite diocese, suffragan of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San Jose de Costa Rica. It was erected on 24 May 2005 from the Diocese of Limon and the Archdiocese of San Jose. Its seat is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Carmel in Cartago; the diocese also contains the national Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels.

On the map

Esri
Cartago, Costa Rica, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
2005
Catholics
286,000
Priests
91
Territory
3,105 km²

Parishes and churches

39 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Mario Enrique Quiros Quiros
Born
19 January 1967
Birthplace
Paraíso

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Our Lady of Carmel stands in Cartago, 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.