The Catholic Church in Costa Rica is part of the worldwide
Catholic Church
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, under the spiritual leadership of the
Pope
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. Catholicism is the state religion of the country, and there are approximately 2.3 million Catholics—47% of the total population.
Publicado el 6 March 2018 The country is divided into eight diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
s and one archdiocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
:
* Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica
** Diocese of Alajuela
** Diocese of Cartago
** Diocese of Ciudad Quesada
** Diocese of Limón
** Diocese of Puntarenas
** Diocese of San Isidro de El General
** Diocese of Tilarán
See also
*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 ...
*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 ...
References
External links
Catholic Church Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica
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Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...