The Diocese of Limón is a
Latin Church
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ecclesiastical territory or
diocese
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 associa ...
of the
Catholic Church
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in
Costa Rica. It is a
suffragan diocese in the
ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of seve ...
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
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Agustín Blessing Presinger, C.M. (1921–1934)
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Carlos Alberto Wollgarten, C.M. (1935–1937)
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Juan Paulo Odendahl Metz, C.M. (1938–1957)
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Alfonso Hoefer Hombach, C.M. (1958–1979)
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Alfonso Coto Monge (1980–1994)
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José Francisco Ulloa Rojas
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(1994–2005), appointed Bishop of Cartago
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José Rafael Quirós Quirós (2005–2013), appointed Archbishop of San José de Costa Rica
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Javier Gerardo Román Arias (2015–present)
Territorial losses
See also
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Catholic Church in Costa Rica
References
External links
Diocesis de Limón ''official site (in Spanish)''
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1921 establishments in Costa Rica
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