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Suffragan diocese Limón, Costa Rica

Diocese of Limón

Limonen(sis)

The Diocese of Limon is a Latin rite diocese on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast, suffragan of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San Jose de Costa Rica. Erected as the Apostolic Vicariate of Limon on 16 February 1921, it was elevated to a diocese on 30 December 1994. Its seat is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Limon.

On the map

Esri
Limón, 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
1921
Catholics
340,000
Priests
35
Territory
10,835 km²

Parishes and churches

17 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
Javier Gerardo Roman Arias
Born
19 October 1962
Birthplace
Alajuela

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The cathedral

Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus stands in Limón, 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.