Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Quesada

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Quesada (erected 25 July 1995) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica, located in the city of Ciudad Quesada (or, more simply, Quesada; alternatively known as San Carlos). Ciudad Quesada is the capital of the District of Ciudad Quesada, and of the larger Canton of San Carlos, which is in turn part of Alajuela Province.

Diocese of Ciudad Quesada Dioecesis Civitatis Quesadensis
Catedral San Carlos Borromeo
Location
Country	Costa Rica
Ecclesiastical province	Province of San José de Costa Rica
Metropolitan	Hugo Barrantes Ureña
Statistics
Area	9,838 km^2 (3,798 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2006) 267,645 214,116 (80%)
Parishes	18
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	25 July 1995 (25 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. Charles Borromeo
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	José Manuel Garita Herrera
Map

On New Year's Eve, Monday, 31 December 2012, Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Bishop Oswaldo Brenes Álvarez from the pastoral governance of the diocese; there was no immediate replacement, so the diocese was a sede vacante (vacant see).[1]

Bishops

• Angel San Casimiro Fernández, O.A.R. (1995–2007), appointed Bishop of Alajuela
• Oswaldo Brenes Álvarez (2008–2012)
• José Manuel Garita Herrera (2014– )

See also

• Catholic Church in Costa Rica

References

1. "Rinuncia del vescovo di Ciudad Quesada (Costa Rica)". NEWS.va (in Italian). 31 December 2012.

External links

• "Diocese of Ciudad Quesada". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-13. ^{[self-published]}