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Catholic Church In Costa Rica
The Catholic Church in Costa Rica is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. Catholicism is the state religion of the country, and there are approximately 2.3 million Catholics—47% of the total population.Informe de Resultados de la Encuesta de Opinión Sociopolítica Realizada en Febrero de 2018
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Ciudad Quesada
The Diocese of Ciudad Quesada is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Costa Rica. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica. the episcopal see is Ciudad Quesada (or, more simply, Quesada; alternatively known as San Carlos). Ciudad Quesada is the capital of the District of Ciudad Quesada, and of the larger Canton of San Carlos, which is in turn part of Alajuela Province. The diocese was erected on 25 July 1995. On 31 December 2012, Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Bishop Oswaldo Brenes Álvarez from the pastoral governance of the diocese; there was no immediate replacement, so the diocese was a sede vacante (vacant see). Bishops * Angel San Casimiro Fernández, O.A.R. (1995–2007), appointed Bishop of Alajuela * Oswaldo Brenes Álvarez (2008–2012) * José Manuel Garita Herrera (2014– ) See also * Catholic Church in Costa Rica References Ext ...
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List Of Central American And Caribbean Saints
This page is a list of Central American and Caribbean saints, blesseds, venerables, and Servants of God, as recognized by the Catholic Church. These people were born, died, or lived their religious life in any of the territories of North America excluding Mexico, Canada and the United States. The first unquestioned presence of the Catholic Church in the Americas was in this region, when Christopher Columbus first set foot on San Salvador. The oldest tangible evidence of Catholicism in the New World, the Cruz de la Parra, is kept in what is now Cuba. List of saints The following is the list of saints, including the year in which they were canonized and the country or countries with which they are associated. As a fact, in the list Óscar Romero is the only native saint of Central America and the Caribbean. The rest were Spanish missionaries who carried out their apostolic work in these American countries. * Louis Bertrand, Dominican priest (Panama and the Caribbean) **Declare ...
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Religion In Costa Rica
Christianity is the predominant religion in Costa Rica, with Roman Catholicism being its largest denomination. Roman Catholicism is also the state religion, but the government generally upholds people's religious freedom in practice. A study made by the University of Costa Rica in 2021 showed that 47% of Costa Ricans were Roman Catholics, 27% non-religious, 19% Evangelical Christians and 1% Traditional Protestants. Established religion Roman Catholicism is the official state religion and is entitled to state support according to the 1949 Constitution, which at the same time guarantees freedom of religion. It is the only state in the Americas with a state religion and one of the few Western countries which established Roman Catholicism as its state religion; other such countries are microstates in Europe: Liechtenstein, Monaco, Vatican City and Malta. The Constitution also forbids in its 28 article the use of religious feelings for electoral purposes, prohibition als ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Tilarán
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of San Isidro De El General
The Diocese of San Isidro de El General ( la, Dioecesis Sancti Isidori is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Costa Rica. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica. It was erected as a diocese on 19 August 1954. Bishops Ordinaries * Delfín Quesada Castro (1954−1974) * Ignacio Nazareno Trejos Picado (1974−2003) * Guillermo Loría Garita (2003−2013) * Gabriel Enrique Montero Umaña, O.F.M. Conv. (2013–2021) * Juan Miguel Castro Rojas (2021–present) Other priest of this diocese who became bishop * Hugo Barrantes Ureña, appointed Bishop of Puntarenas in 1998 Territorial losses References External links * San Isidro de El General San Isidro de El General San Isidro de El General San Isidro de El General () is the first district of the canton of Pérez Zeledón, in the southern part of the province of San José in Costa Rica, as well as t ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Puntarenas
The Diocese of Puntarenas ( la, Dioecesis Puntarenensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Costa Rica. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica. It was erected as a diocese 17 April 1998. Ordinaries * Hugo Barrantes Ureña (1998–2002), appointed Archbishop of San José de Costa Rica * Oscar Gerardo Fernández Guillén (2003– ) External links and referencesDiócesis de Puntarenas Costa Rica ''official site (in Spanish)'' * Puntarenas Puntarenas Puntarenas Puntarenas () is a city in the Puntarenas canton of Puntarenas Province, on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. As the seat of the Municipality of Puntarenas canton, it is awarded the title of city, which is made from the Puntarenas, Chacarita and ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Limón
The Diocese of Limón is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Costa Rica. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica. It was erected 16 February 1921 as a apostolic vicariate, elevated to a diocese on 30 December 1994. Ordinaries * Agustín Blessing Presinger, C.M. (1921–1934) * Carlos Alberto Wollgarten, C.M. (1935–1937) * Juan Paulo Odendahl Metz, C.M. (1938–1957) * Alfonso Hoefer Hombach, C.M. (1958–1979) * Alfonso Coto Monge (1980–1994) *José Francisco Ulloa Rojas José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ... (1994–2005), appointed Bishop of Cartago * José Rafael Quirós Quirós (2005–2013), appointed Archbishop of San José de Costa Rica * J ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Cartago In Costa Rica
The Diocese of Cartago ( la, Dioecesis Carthaginensis in Costa Rica) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Costa Rica. The Diocese of Cartago in Costa Rica is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province covering all Costa Rica of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica . Its cathedral episcopal see is the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de El Carmen, dedicated to Our Lady of Carmel, in Cartago, Cartago province, central Costa Rica. It also has two Minor Basilicas: the Basílica de la Inmaculada Concepción, dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, in Tejar; and the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Los Ángeles, dedicated to Our Lady of Angels, both in Cartago. History Erected on 24 May 2005 as Diocese of Cartago (in Costa Rica), on territories split off from the metropolitan Archdiocese of San José (whose suffragan it became) and the Diocese of Limón. Statistics , it pastorally served 442,000 Catholics (90. ...
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Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is the on ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Alajuela
The Diocese of Alajuela ( la, Dioecesis Alaiuelensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Costa Rica. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica. The Diocese of Alajuela was erected on 16 February 1921. Bishops Ordinaries * Antonio del Carmen Monestel Zamora (1921–1937) * Víctor Manuel Sanabria Martínez (1938–1940), appointed Archbishop of San José de Costa Rica * Juan Vicente Solís Fernández (1940–1967) * Enrique Bolaños Quesada (1970–1980) * José Rafael Barquero Arce (1980–2007) * Angel San Casimiro Fernandez, O.A.R. (2007–2018) *Bartolomé Buigues Oller, T.C. (2018- ) Auxiliary bishops * Enrique Bolaños Quesada (1962–1970), appointed Bishop here * José Rafael Barquero Arce (1979–1980), appointed Bishop here Territorial losses See also * Catholic Church in Costa Rica * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Costa Rica References Ex ...
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of San José De Costa Rica
The Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Costa Rica. A Metropolitan bishop, metropolitan see, there are seven suffragan dioceses in its ecclesiastical province: the Roman Catholic Diocese of Alajuela, Diocese of Alajuela, Roman Catholic Diocese of Cartago in Costa Rica, Cartago, Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Quesada, Ciudad Quesada, Roman Catholic Diocese of Limón, Limón, Roman Catholic Diocese of Puntarenas, Puntarenas, Roman Catholic Diocese of San Isidro de El General, San Isidro de El General, and Roman Catholic Diocese of Tilarán, Tilarán. Erected on 28 February 1850, the Diocese of San José de Costa Rica was elevated to an archdiocese on 16 February 1921. It is the sole archdiocese in Costa Rica. Bishops Ordinaries *Anselmo Llorente y La Fuente (1851–1871) *Bernardo Augusto Thiel Hoffman (1880–1901) *Juan Gaspar Stork, C.M. (1904–1920) *Rafael Otón Castro Jiménez (1921–1939 ...
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