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Catholic ChurchinRepublic of Colombia (Colombia) | ![]() |
Also known as: Kolumbien (Deutsch), la Colombie (français), Colombia (español, Italiano), Kolumbia (polski), Colômbia (Português), 哥倫
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
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
by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Circumscriptions | Former Circumscriptions
Cardinals (1 elector/2 total):
Rubiano Sáenz (89),
Salazar Gómez (79) | All Cardinals
Bishops: by Age | by Name | by Precedence | Jubilarians | Recent Events
Special Churches:
Cathedrals (91),
Basilicas (39),
National Shrines (3),
World Heritage Churches (1)
Apostolic Nunciature: Colombia
Conference of Bishops: Conferencia Episcopal de Colombia
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano (C.E.L.A.M.)
as of 2021.10.19
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