Musarò retired as Costa Rica Nuncio

Archbishop Bruno Musarò retired as Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica.

Montero Umaña retired, Castro Rojas named San Isidro de El General Bishop

Bishop Gabriel Enrique Montero Umaña, O.F.M. Conv. retired and Bishop-elect Juan Miguel Castro Rojas was named Bishop of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica.

San Casimiro Fernández retired, Buigues Oller named Alajuela Bishop

Bishop Angel San Casimiro Fernández, O.A.R. retired and Bishop-elect Bartolomé Buigues Oller, T.C. was named Bishop of Alajuela, Costa Rica.

Blanco Méndez named San José de Costa Rica Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Daniel Francisco Blanco Méndez was named Auxiliary Bishop of San José de Costa Rica and titular bishop of Pulcheriopolis.

Ulloa Rojas retired, Quirós Quirós named Cartago Bishop

Bishop José Francisco Ulloa Rojas retired and Bishop-elect Mario Enrique Quirós Quirós was named Bishop of Cartago, Costa Rica.

Girardi Stellin retired, Salazar Mora named Tilarán-Liberia Bishop

Bishop Vittorino Girardi Stellin, M.C.C.I. retired and Bishop-elect Manuel Eugenio Salazar Mora was named Bishop of Tilarán-Liberia, Costa Rica.

Román Arias named Limón Bishop

Bishop-elect Javier Gerardo Román Arias was named Bishop of Limón, Costa Rica.

The diocese had been vacant since then-Bishop José Rafael Quirós Quirós was named Archbishop of San José de Costa Rica in July 2013.

Arcari named Costa Rica Nuncio

Archbishop Antonio Arcari was named Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Pierre Nguyên Van Tot was named Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka in March 2014.

Archbishop Arcari had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique.

Nguyên Van Tot named Sri Lanka Nuncio

Archbishop Pierre Nguyên Van Tot was named Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka.

The post had been vacant since Archbishop Joseph Spiteri was named Apostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire in October 2013.

Archbishop Nguyên Van Tot had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica.

Garita Herrera named Ciudad Quesada Bishop

Bishop-elect José Manuel Garita Herrera was named Bishop of Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica.

The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Oswaldo Brenes Álvarez in December 2012.

Loría Garita retired, Montero Umaña named San Isidro de El General Bishop

Bishop Guillermo Loría Garita retired and Bishop-elect Gabriel Enrique Montero Umaña, O.F.M. Conv. was named Bishop of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica.

Barrantes Ureña retired, Quirós Quirós named San José de Costa Rica Archbishop

Archbishop Hugo Barrantes Ureña retired and Archbishop-designate José Rafael Quirós Quirós was named Archbishop of San José de Costa Rica.

Archbishop-designate Quirós Quirós had been serving as Bishop of Limón.

Brenes Álvarez resigned as Ciudad Quesada Bishop

Bishop Oswaldo Brenes Álvarez resigned as Bishop of Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica.

Nguyên Van Tot named Costa Rica Nuncio

Archbishop Pierre Nguyên Van Tot was named Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica. The post had been vacant since Archbishop Osvaldo Padilla was named Apostolic Nuncio to Korea in April 2008. Archbishop Nguyên Van Tot had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Central African Republic and to Chad.

Brenes Álvarez named Ciudad Quesada Bishop

Bishop-elect Oswaldo Brenes Álvarez was named Bishop of Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica. The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Angel San Casimiro Fernández, O.A.R. was named Bishop of Alajuela in July 2007.

Barquero Arce retired, San Casimiro Fernández named Alajuela Bishop

Bishop José Rafael Barquero Arce retired and Bishop Angel San Casimiro Fernández, O.A.R. was named Bishop of Alajuela, Costa Rica. Bishop San Casimiro Fernández had been serving as Bishop of Ciudad Quesada.