Roman Catholic Diocese of Tilarán-Liberia

Diocese of Tilarán-Liberia
Dioecesis Tilaranensis-Liberiana
Location
Country Costa Rica
Ecclesiastical province Province of San José de Costa Rica
Metropolitan Hugo Barrantes Ureña
Statistics
Area 12,500 km2 (4,800 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
453,000
384,000 (84.8%)
Parishes 34
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established 22 July 1961 (54 years ago)
Cathedral Tilarán Cathedral
Co-cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Secular priests 62
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Manuel Eugenio Salazar Mora
Emeritus Bishops Héctor Morera Vega
Map

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tilarán-Liberia (erected 22 July 1961) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica.

Ordinaries

Territorial losses

Year Along with To form
1995 Diocese of Alajuela Diocese of Ciudad Quesada
1998 Diocese of San Isidro de El General Diocese of Puntarenas

External links and references

Coordinates: 10°28′12″N 84°58′01″W / 10.4701°N 84.9670°W / 10.4701; -84.9670

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