Roman Catholic Diocese of Alajuela

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alajuela (erected 16 February 1921) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica.

[edit] Ordinaries

• Antonio del Carmen Monestel Zamora (1921 - 1937)
• Víctor Manuel Sanabria Martínez (1938 - 1940)
• Juan Vicente Solís Fernández (1940 - 1967)
• Enrique Bolaños Quesada (1970 - 1980)
• José Rafael Barquero Arce (1980 - )

[edit] Territorial losses

Year	Along with	To form
1954	Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica	Diocese of San Isidro de El General
1961		Diocese of Tilarán
1995	Diocese of Tilarán	Diocese of Ciudad Quesada

[edit] References

• Diocese of Alajuela. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved on 2007-02-13.

See also List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Costa Rica