Catholic Church

Also known as: Kolumbien (Deutsch), la Colombie (français), Colombia (español, Italiano), Kolumbia (polski), Colômbia (Português), 哥倫比ひ亞あ (正體しょうたい中ちゅう文ぶん), コロンビア (日本語にほんご), Columbia (latine)

Continent: South America

Capital: Santa Fe de Bogotá

Area: 1,038,700 km²

Population: 47,698,524

Patron Saint: Nuestra Señora de Chiquinquirá (July 9)

Saints: 4 Saints, 14 Blesseds

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Religions: Roman Catholic 79%, Protestant 14% (includes Pentecostal 6%, mainline Protestant 2%, other 6%), other 2%, unspecified 5%

Languages: Spanish (official)

Ethnic Groups: mestizo and white 84.2%, Afro-Colombian (includes mulatto, Raizal, and Palenquero) 10.4%, Amerindian 3.4%, Romani <.01, unspecified 2.1%

Motto: Libertad y orden (Spanish) (Freedom and order)

Neighbouring Countries: ↙ Ecuador , ↖ Panama , → Venezuela , ↘ Brazil , ↓ Peru

Circumscriptions (78): Metr. Archdioceses (14), Dioceses (52), Apostolic Exarchates (1), Military Ordinariates (1), Apostolic Vicariates (10)

Roman Rite (77): Apartadó, Arauca, Armenia, Barrancabermeja, Barranquilla, Bogotá, Bucaramanga, Buenaventura, Buga, Caldas, Cali, Cartagena, Cartago, Chiquinquirá, Cúcuta, Duitama–Sogamoso, El Banco, Engativá, Espinal, Facatativá, Florencia, Fontibón, Garagoa, Garzón, Girardot, Girardota, Granada, Guapi, Ibagué, Inírida, Ipiales, Istmina–Tadó, Jericó, La Dorada–Guaduas, Leticia, Líbano–Honda, Magangué, Málaga–Soatá, Manizales, Medellín, Mitú, Mocoa–Sibundoy, Montelíbano, Montería, Neiva, Nueva Pamplona, Obispado Castrense de Colombia, Ocaña, Palmira, Pasto, Pereira, Popayán, Puerto Carreño, Puerto Gaitán, Puerto Leguízamo–Solano, Quibdó, Riohacha, San Andrés y Providencia, San José del Guaviare, San Vicente del Caguán, Santa Fe de Antioquia, Santa Marta, Santa Rosa de Osos, Sincelejo, Soacha, Socorro y San Gil, Sonsón–Rionegro, Tibú, Tierradentro, Trinidad, Tumaco, Tunja, Valledupar, Vélez, Villavicencio, Yopal, Zipaquirá

Maronite Church (1): Colombia

Cardinals (1 elector/2 total): Rubiano Sáenz (89), Salazar Gómez (79) | All Cardinals

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Apostolic Nunciature: Colombia

Conference of Bishops: Conferencia Episcopal de Colombia

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano (C.E.L.A.M.)