Home›Sources›US Department of State, 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom: Costa RicaSourcesUS Department of State, 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom: Costa RicaUS Department of State, 2023 annual report, read 2026-08-16Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "US Department of State, 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom: Costa Rica." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/us-state-2023-irf-report-costa-rica.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). US Department of State, 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom: Costa Rica. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/us-state-2023-irf-report-costa-ricaCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-us-department-of-state-2023-report-on-in, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {US Department of State, 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom: Costa Rica}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/us-state-2023-irf-report-costa-rica}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe State Department's 2023 report on Costa Rica describes Article 75 of the 1949 constitution naming Roman Catholicism the state religion, the Catholic Church's special legal recognition under its 1852 concordat with the Holy See rather than registration as an ordinary association, and its receipt of state funds for the repair and maintenance of church buildings alongside exemption from income and real estate tax, benefits no other religious community receives.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (12 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationAuthorWell-attestedUnited States Department of State, Office of International Religious FreedomPublisherWell-attestedUS Department of StateURLWell-attestedhttps://www.state.gov/reports/2023-report-on-international-religious-freedom/costa-rica/Source TypeWell-attestedGovernment reportAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1The United States' own State Department's annual country report on religious freedom, prepared by its own diplomatic and analytic staff from government and civil society sources inside Costa Rica, the strongest available form for a fact about a country's domestic legal treatment of religion, hence the top tier.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithCosta Rica, Countries Well-attested This source names Costa Rica directly: "The State Department's 2023 report on Costa Rica describes Article 75 of the 1949 constitution naming Roman Catholicism the state religion, the Catholic Church's special legal recognition under its..."Source US Department of State, 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom: Costa RicaUnited States Department of State, Office of International Religious Freedomtier 1Holy See, Empires & Polities Well-attested This source names Holy See directly: "under its 1852 concordat with the Holy See rather than registration as an ordinary association, and its receipt of state funds for the repair and maintenance of church buildings alongside exemption..."Source US Department of State, 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom: Costa RicaUnited States Department of State, Office of International Religious Freedomtier 1Roman Catholicism, Denominations Well-attested This source names Roman Catholicism directly: "75 of the 1949 constitution naming Roman Catholicism the state religion, the Catholic Church's special legal recognition under its 1852 concordat with the Holy See rather than registration as an..."Source US Department of State, 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom: Costa RicaUnited States Department of State, Office of International Religious Freedomtier 1Claims Backed By This Source (12 claims)This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 9 claims: 6 well-attested, 3 holds.Countries, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested8CountriesCosta RicaSourcesUS Department of State, 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom: Costa RicaHolds3SourcesUS Department of State, 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom: Costa RicaGeneral References1CountriesCosta RicaComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year