Roman Catholicism in Costa Rica
- Roman Catholicism in Costa Rica
The Roman Catholic Church in Costa Rica is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.
There are around three and a half million Catholics in Costa Rica - 90% [http://www.umsl.edu/services/govdocs/wofact2002/geos/cs.html] of the total population. The country is divided into eight dioceses including one archdiocese.
The structure of the Roman Catholic Church in Costa Rica is as follows:
*Archbishopric
**Bishopric
*Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica
**Roman Catholic Diocese of Alajuela
**Roman Catholic Diocese of Cartago
**Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Quesada
**Roman Catholic Diocese of Limón
**Roman Catholic Diocese of Puntarenas
**Roman Catholic Diocese of San Isidro de El General
**Roman Catholic Diocese of Tilarán |
References
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsjcr.html Catholic Church Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica page from catholic-hierarchy.org]
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