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Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected:16 February 1921
Metropolitan: Archdiocese ofSan José de Costa Rica
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country:Costa Rica
Square Kilometers: 2,784 (1,075 Square Miles)
Official Web Site:https://www.diocesisdealajuela.org
Mailing Address: Casa Episcopal, Dulce Nombre, La Garita, Apartado 943, 4050 Alajuela, Costa Rica
Telephone: 8669.96.99
Fax: 2433.37.19

Past and Present Ordinaries

Antonio del CarmenMonestel y Zamora † (10 Mar1921 Appointed - 8 Oct1937 Died)
Víctor ManuelSanabria y Martínez † (12 Mar1938 Appointed - 7 Mar1940 Appointed, Archbishop ofSan José de Costa Rica)
Vicente JuanSolís Fernández † (3 Jul1940 Appointed - 18 Mar1967 Retired)
EnriqueBolaños Quesada † (6 Mar1970 Appointed - 13 Dec1980 Retired)
José RafaelBarquero Arce † (22 Dec1980 Appointed - 3 Jul2007 Retired)
AngelSan Casimiro Fernández, O.A.R. (3 Jul 2007 Appointed -1 Mar 2018 Retired)
BartoloméBuigues Oller, T.C. (1 Mar 2018 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
16 February 1921	Erected	Diocese ofSan José de Costa Rica (Alajuela, Puntarenas, and Guanacaste.)	Diocese of Alajuela (erected)
19 August 1954	Territory Lost	Diocese of Alajuela (Aguirre, Osa, Buenos Aires, and Golfito) Archdiocese ofSan José de Costa Rica (Tarrazu, Dota, and Perez Zeledón)	Diocese ofSan Isidro de El General (erected)
22 July 1961	Territory Lost	Diocese of Alajuela (Province of Guanacaste; City of Puntarenas excluding that south of the river Iesus Maria; the City of Montes de Oro; and the region north of the rivers Arenai and San Carlos)	Diocese ofTilarán (erected)
16 November 1967	Territory Lost	Diocese of Alajuela (Cantón Esparta and part of Cantón Central Puntarenas)	Diocese ofTilarán
15 December 1986	Territory Lost	Diocese of Alajuela (San Pablo de Turrubares)	Archdiocese ofSan José de Costa Rica
15 December 1986	Territory Added	Diocese ofTilarán (Los Chiles and Monterrey)	Diocese of Alajuela
25 July 1995	Territory Lost	Diocese of Alajuela (San Carlos, Los Chiles, and Sarapiquí) Diocese ofTilarán (Upala and Guatuso)	Diocese ofCiudad Quesada (erected)

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1948	298,160	808,138	36.9%	29	16	45	6,625		18	21	28	ap1951
1959	390,874	398,374	98.1%	36	17	53	7,374		17	82	28	ap1960
1966	258,307	267,347	96.6%	52	24	76	3,398		27	83	28	ap1967
1970	307,778	324,487	94.9%	49	15	64	4,809		16	67	29	ap1971
1976	356,108	378,840	94.0%	56	15	71	5,015		26	82	34	ap1977
1980	376,000	393,000	95.7%	55	22	77	4,883		32	108	37	ap1981
1990	416,000	470,000	88.5%	71	36	107	3,887		43	103	42	ap1991
1999	343,000	400,000	85.8%	69	20	89	3,853	1	27	80	30	ap2000
2000	391,742	435,269	90.0%	74	20	94	4,167	1	27	80	30	ap2001
2001	554,000	604,000	91.7%	74	20	94	5,893	1	27	80	30	ap2002
2002	562,000	610,000	92.1%	74	20	94	5,978	1	27	87	30	ap2003
2003	522,750	618,000	84.6%	81	20	101	5,175	1	28	87	30	ap2004
2004	529,399	623,944	84.8%	85	20	105	5,041	1	27	84	31	ap2005
2006	551,100	662,520	83.2%	83	18	101	5,456	1	23	60	31	ap2007
2012	468,438	678,896	69.0%	94	18	112	4,182		32	78	34	ap2013
2015	547,430	703,000	77.9%	88	12	100	5,474	1	19	36	35	ap2016
2018	569,720	801,425	71.1%	87	15	102	5,585		17	83	34	ap2019
2020	564,300	802,991	70.3%	93	12	105	5,374	1	14	83	34	ap2021
2022	623,746	902,732	69.1%	91	12	103	6,055	1	14	83	34	ap2023