Roman Catholic Diocese of Limón

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Limón (erected 16 February 1921 as the Vicariate Apostolic of Limón, elevated 30 December 1994) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica.

[edit] Ordinaries

• Agustín Blessing Presinger, C.M. (1921 - 1934)
• Carlos Alberto Wollgarten, C.M. (1935 - 1937)
• Juan Paulo Odendahl Metz, C.M. (1938 - 1957)
• Alfonso Hoefer Hombach, C.M. (1958 - 1979)
• Alfonso Coto Monge (1980 - 1994)
• José Francisco Ulloa Rojas (1994 - 2005)
• José Rafael Quirós Quirós (2005 - )

[edit] Territorial losses

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

[edit] External links and References

• Diocesis de Limón official site (in Spanish)
• Diocese of Limón. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved on 2007-02-15.