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- )

Roman Catholic Diocese of Alajuela

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

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1921 establishments in Costa Rica

Roman Catholic Diocese of Alajuela