Suffragan diocese Tilarán-Liberia, Costa Rica
Diocese of Tilarán-Liberia
Tilaranen(sis)-Liberian(us)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Tilaran-Liberia is a Latin rite diocese covering Guanacaste province and Upala canton in northwestern Costa Rica, suffragan of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San Jose de Costa Rica. It was erected on 22 July 1961 from the Diocese of Alajuela. Its seat is the Catedral San Antonio de Padua in Tilaran, with the Concatedral La Inmaculada Concepcion in Liberia.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1961
- Catholics
- 393,000
- Priests
- 62
- Territory
- 12,500 km²
Parishes and churches
34 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Inmaculada ConcepciónLiberia Centro · CathedralView parish
- San Antonio de PaduaTilarán · CathedralView parish
- Inmaculada ConcepciónNuevo Arenal, TilaránView parish
- Inmaculada ConcepciónColorado, AbangaresView parish
- La Santa CruzLa Cruz CentroView parish
- Madre Teresa de CalcutaLa Mansión, NicoyaView parish
- Nuestra Señora de FátimaBarrio Las Palmas, CañasView parish
- Nuestra Señora de FátimaEl Capulín, LiberiaView parish
- Nuestra Señora de los ÁngelesCartagena, Santa CruzView parish
- Nuestra Señora de Lourdes27 de Abril, Santa CruzView parish
- Nuestra Señora del CarmenBarrio Unión, CañasView parish
- Nuestra Señora del CarmenCaimital, NicoyaView parish
- Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo SocorroCorralillo, NicoyaView parish
- Patriarca San JoséCañas CentroView parish
- Patriarca San JoséSan José, UpalaView parish
- Patriarca San JoséHojancha CentroView parish
- San Antonio de PaduaPlaya Hermosa, CarrilloView parish
- San BlasNicoya CentroView parish
- San CaralampioBagaces CentroView parish
- San FranciscoSan Francisco de Coyote, NandayureView parish
- San Gerardo María MayelaBebedero, CañasView parish
- San GerónimoSardinal, CarrilloView parish
- San Isidro LabradorNandayure CentroView parish
- San Jorge MártirLas Juntas de AbangaresView parish
- San José ObreroBarrio El INVU, LiberiaView parish
- San Juan BautistaBelén, CarrilloView parish
- San Juan de DiosUpala CentroView parish
- San Juan Pablo IICorazón de Jesús, LiberiaView parish
- San MartínBarrio San Martín, NicoyaView parish
- Santa BárbaraSanta Bárbara, Santa CruzView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Manuel Eugenio Salazar Mora
- Born
- 9 October 1958
- Birthplace
- Guadalupe
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The cathedral
Catedral San Antonio de Padua stands in Tilarán-Liberia, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Concatedral La Inmaculada Concepcion.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.