Catholic Church in Costa Rica

By Type (8)

Metropolitan Sees (Archdioceses) Metr. Archdiocese (1)

By Rite

Roman Rite (8): Alajuela, Cartago, Ciudad Quesada, Limón, Puntarenas, San Isidro de El General, San José, Tilarán–Liberia

by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions

Apostolic Nunciature: Costa Rica

Conference of Bishops: Conferencia Episcopal de Costa Rica (C.E.CO.R.)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Secretariado Episcopal de América Central y Panamá (S.E.D.A.C.)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano (C.E.L.A.M.)

Celebrations

Patron Saint: San José (March 19)

Liturgical Calendar 📅

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Catholic Population: 4,123,000 Catholics (79.9% of 5,163,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 296 parishes, 603 mission stations (1 with resident priest, 602 without resident priest), 541 other centres

Clergy: 17 bishops (8 diocesan, 9 titular), 820 priests (640 diocesan, 180 religious), 52 permanent deacons (diocesan)

Non-Clergy: 937 religious (90 brothers, 847 sisters), 27 members of secular institutes (1 brother, 26 sisters), 190 major seminarians, 1,801 missionaries, 16,442 catechists

Summary

Area: 51,060 km²

Population: 4,930,258

Religions: Roman Catholic 71.8%, Evangelical and Pentecostal 12.3%, other Protestant 2.6%, Jehovah's Witness 0.5%, other 2.4%, none 10.4%

Languages: Spanish (official), English

Ethnic Groups: white or mestizo 83.6%, mulatto 6.7%, indigenous 2.4%, black of African descent 1.1%, other 1.1%, none 2.9%, unspecified 2.2%

Motto: Vivan siempre el trabajo y la paz (Spanish) (Long live work and peace)

Documents and Celebrations

Papal Visits

1983.03.02 – 1983.03.06: Apostolic Journey to Costa Rica

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Republic of Costa Rica (Costa Rica)