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Roman Catholic Vicariate Apostolic Of Limón

The Diocese of Limón 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. It was erected 16 February 1921 as a apostolic vicariate, elevated to a diocese on 30 December 1994.

Ordinaries

Territorial losses

Year Along with To form
2005 Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica Diocese of Cartago

See also

References

  • Diocesis de Limón Archived 2006-06-26 at the Wayback Machine official site (in Spanish)
  • "Diocese of Limón". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-15.

9°59′34″N 83°01′51″W / 9.9927°N 83.0309°W / 9.9927; -83.0309