Roman Catholic Diocese of Limón
Diocese of Limón Dioecesis Limonensis Diócesis de Limón | |
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Cathedral of Limón | |
| Location | |
| Country | Costa Rica |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of San José de Costa Rica |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 10,835 km2 (4,183 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 21 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 16 February 1921 (104 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Javier Gerardo Román Arias |
| Map | |
The Diocese of Limón 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. It was erected 16 February 1921 as an apostolic vicariate, elevated to a diocese on 30 December 1994.