Roman Catholic Diocese of San Isidro de El General

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Isidro de El General (erected 19 August 1954) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica.

Diocese of San Isidro de El General

Dioecesis Sancti Isidori
Location
CountryCosta Rica
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of San José de Costa Rica
MetropolitanJosé Rafael Quirós Quirós
Statistics
Area10,346 km2 (3,995 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2010)
369,000
359,000 (97.3%)
Parishes26
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established19 August 1954 (66 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St. Isidore
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopGabriel Enrique Montero Umaña, O.F.M. Conv.
Bishops emeritusGuillermo Loría Garita
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Bishops

Ordinaries

  • Delfín Quesada Castro (1954−1974)
  • Ignacio Nazareno Trejos Picado (1974−2003)
  • Guillermo Loría Garita (2003−2013)
  • Gabriel Enrique Montero Umaña, O.F.M. Conv. (2014–present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • Hugo Barrantes Ureña, appointed Bishop of Puntarenas in 1998

Territorial losses

YearAlong withTo form
1998Diocese of TilaránDiocese of Puntarenas

References

    • "Diocese of San Isidro de El General". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-15. [self-published]


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