Diocese of Alajuela

The Diocese of Alajuela () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Costa Rica. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province 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, O.A.R. (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

See also

• Catholic Church in Costa Rica
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Costa Rica

References

External links

• Official website