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 San Rafael Arcángel, Montes de Oca, SabanillaSabanillaView parish
- Parroquia San Rafael Arcángel, San Rafael Arriba, DesamparadosDesamparadosView parish
- Parroquia San Ramón NonatoTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia San Sebastián MártirTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia San Vicente de Paul, Calle FallasCalle FallasView parish
- Parroquia San Vicente Ferrer, MoraviaMoraviaView parish
- Parroquia Santa AnaTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Santa BárbaraTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Santa Catalina de Alejandría, La UrucaLa UrucaView parish
- Parroquia Santa Cecilia, HerediaHerediaView parish
- Parroquia Santa EduvigesTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Santa Lucía Virgen y Mártir, Barva, HerediaHerediaView parish
- Parroquia Santa Rosa de Lima, Santo Domingo, HerediaHerediaView parish
- Parroquia Santa Teresita del Niño JesúsTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Santiago Apóstol, PuriscalPuriscalView parish
- Parroquia Santo Domingo de Guzmán, HerediaHerediaView parish
- Parroquia Santuario Nacional Dulce Nombre de JesúsTown 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.