The Diocese of Tilarán-Liberia ( la, Dioecesis Tilaranensis-Liberiana) is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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. It is a

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in the

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Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica. It was erected as a diocese on 22 July 1961.

Bishops

Ordinaries

* Román Arrieta Villalobos (1961–1979), appointed Archbishop of San José de Costa Rica * Héctor Morera Vega (1979–2002) * Vittorino Girardi, M.C.C.I. (2002–2016) * Manuel Eugenio Salazar Mora (2016–present)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

* Oswaldo Brenes Álvarez, appointed Bishop of Ciudad Quesada in 2008 *

Dagoberto Campos Salas Dagoberto Campos Salas is a Costa Rican prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He is the Apostolic Nuncio to Panama since 2022. He is the first native of Costa Rica to hold the title of apostolic nun ...

, appointed titular Archbishop in 2018

Territorial losses

External links and references

* Tilaran Tilaran Tilaran 1961 establishments in Costa Rica {{RC-diocese-stub