Roman Catholic Diocese of Puntarenas

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Country Costa Rica Parishes 16 Area 3,910 km²		Metropolitan Hugo Barrantes Ureña Denomination Roman Catholic

Ecclesiastical province Province of San José de Costa Rica Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)183,000168,274 (92%)

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Puntarenas (erected 17 April 1998) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica.

Ordinaries

Hugo Barrantes Ureña (1998 - 2002)

Oscar Gerardo Fernández Guillén (2003 - )

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