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

San José de Costa Rica, 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: 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.

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

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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.

The see

Rank: Metropolitan see
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 28 February 1850
Latin: Sancti Iosephi in Costarica
Patron: saint Joseph
Annuario code: 001002908

The see in figures

Catholics: 1,552,000
Population: 2,138,345
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 72.6%
Priests: 260
Catholics per priest: 5,969
Extent: 2,208 km²
Catholics per km²: 703

Figures from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

The province of San Jose de Costa Rica

This see is the metropolitan of its province.

The sees of this province:

Diocese of AlajuelaAlajuela
Diocese of CartagoCartago
Diocese of Ciudad QuesadaCiudad Quesada
Diocese of LimónLimón
Diocese of PuntarenasPuntarenas
Diocese of Tilarán-LiberiaTilarán-Liberia

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

Sees near here

Diocese of CartagoCartago44 km
Diocese of Ciudad QuesadaCiudad Quesada58 km
Diocese of AlajuelaAlajuela72 km
Diocese of San Isidro de El GeneralSan Isidro de El General72 km
Diocese of LimónLimón83 km
Diocese of PuntarenasPuntarenas94 km
Diocese of Tilarán-LiberiaTilarán-Liberia114 km
Diocese of BluefieldsBluefields, Nicaragua194 km

Measured see to see, from the point each record holds. On how the Church is ordered, see the diocese.

Sources

The see's own website · Wikipedia

Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: [email protected].