Antonio del Carmen Monestel Zamora
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Antonio del Carmen Monestel Zamora (1868–1937) was the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Alajuela
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Monestel was a native of San Jose, Costa Rica
. Monestel studied in Rome, and was ordained a priest in 1891. He served in various parishes as a parish priest, before serving in administrative positions with the Diocese of San Jose and then becoming Bishop of Alajuela.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Alajuela
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alajuela is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica.-Ordinaries:*Antonio del Carmen Monestel Zamora *Víctor Manuel Sanabria Martínez...
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Monestel was a native of San Jose, Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica
San José is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica. Located in the Central Valley, San José is the seat of national government, the focal point of political and economic activity, and the major transportation hub of this Central American nation.Founded in 1738 by order of Cabildo de León, San...
. Monestel studied in Rome, and was ordained a priest in 1891. He served in various parishes as a parish priest, before serving in administrative positions with the Diocese of San Jose and then becoming Bishop of Alajuela.