Metropolitan see San José de Costa Rica, Costa Rica
Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica
Sancti Iosephi in Costarica
Latin Church
The Archdiocese of San Jose de Costa Rica is the Latin rite metropolitan see of Costa Rica, with seven suffragan dioceses covering the whole country. Erected as a diocese on 28 February 1850 from the Diocese of Nicaragua, it was elevated to an archdiocese on 16 February 1921. Its seat is the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Joseph in San Jose.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1850
- Catholics
- 1,552,000
- Priests
- 260
- Territory
- 2,208 km²
Parishes and churches
107 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles, GoicoecheaGoicoecheaView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles, HerediaHerediaView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora de LourdesTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora del CarmenTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Carmen, Mata de PlátanoMata de PlátanoView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Luján, Bº LujánBº LujánView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo SocorroTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro, FraílesFraílesView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora del PilarTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Sagrado Corazón, LlorenteLlorenteView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora La DolorosaTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora La MercedTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora Virgen de LoretoTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Patriarca San José, Barreal HerediaBarreal HerediaView parish
- Parroquia Sagrada FamiliaTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, El Porvenir DesamparadosEl Porvenir DesamparadosView parish
- Parroquia Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, HatilloHatilloView parish
- Parroquia Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, HerediaHerediaView parish
- Parroquia San AgustínTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia San Antonio de PaduaTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia San Antonio de Padua, CoronadoCoronadoView parish
- Parroquia San Antonio de Padua, CurridabatCurridabatView parish
- Parroquia San Antonio de Padua, San Antonio DesamparadosSan Antonio DesamparadosView parish
- Parroquia San Bartolomé Apóstol, en Barva Herediaen Barva HerediaView parish
- Parroquia San Bruno Abad, Colima de TibásColima de TibásView parish
- Parroquia San CayetanoTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia San Diego de AlcaláTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia San Francisco de Asís, Tabarcia de MoraTabarcia de MoraView parish
- Parroquia San Francisco de Asís, TepeyacTepeyacView parish
- Parroquia San Francisco de Dos RíosTown not recordedView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Jose Rafael Quiros Quiros
- Born
- 1 May 1955
- Birthplace
- Llano Grande
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Joseph stands in San José de Costa Rica, 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.