The Diocese of Alajuela ( la, Dioecesis Alaiuelensis) is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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in Costa Rica. It is a suffragan diocese in the

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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,

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(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

References

External links

*
Official website

Alajuela Alajuela () is a district in the Alajuela canton of the Alajuela Province of Costa Rica. As the seat of the Municipality of Alajuela canton, it is awarded the status of city. By virtue of being the city of the first canton of the province, it i ...