The Diocese of Alajuela () 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. The Diocese of Alajuela was erected on 16 February 1921.
Bishops Ordinaries Antonio del Carmen Monestel Zamora (1921–1937) Víctor Manuel Sanabria Martínez (1938–1940), appointed Archbishop of San José de Costa Rica Juan Vicente Solís Fernández (1940–1967) Enrique Bolaños Quesada (1970–1980) José Rafael Barquero Arce (1980–2007) Angel San Casimiro Fernandez, O.A.R. (2007–2018) Bartolomé Buigues Oller, T.C. (2018- )
Auxiliary bishops Enrique Bolaños Quesada (1962–1970), appointed Bishop here José Rafael Barquero Arce (1979–1980), appointed Bishop here
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
See also Catholic Church in Costa Rica List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Costa Rica
References
External links
Official website