Catholic Church

in

Republic of Colombia (Colombia)

Colombia

Also known as: Kolumbien (Deutsch), la Colombie (français), Colombia (español, Italiano), Kolumbia (polski), ColĂŽmbia (PortuguĂȘs), ć“„ć€«æŻ”äșž (æ­Łé«”äž­æ–‡), コロンビケ (æ—„æœŹèȘž), Columbia (latine)

By Type (78)

Metropolitan Sees (Archdioceses) Metr. Archdiocese (14)

Episcopal Sees (Dioceses) Diocese (52)

Apostolic Exarchates Apostolic Exarchate (1)

Military Ordinariates Military Ordinariate (1)

Apostolic Vicariates Apostolic Vicariate (10)


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Roman Rite (77): ApartadĂł, Arauca, Armenia, Barrancabermeja, Barranquilla, BogotĂĄ, Bucaramanga, Buenaventura, Buga, Caldas, Cali, Cartagena, Cartago, ChiquinquirĂĄ, CĂșcuta, Duitama–Sogamoso, El Banco, EngativĂĄ, Espinal, FacatativĂĄ, Florencia, FontibĂłn, Garagoa, GarzĂłn, Girardot, Girardota, Granada, Guapi, IbaguĂ©, InĂ­rida, Ipiales, Istmina–TadĂł, JericĂł, La Dorada–Guaduas, Leticia, LĂ­bano–Honda, MaganguĂ©, MĂĄlaga–SoatĂĄ, Manizales, MedellĂ­n, MitĂș, Mocoa–Sibundoy, MontelĂ­bano, MonterĂ­a, Neiva, Nueva Pamplona, Obispado Castrense de Colombia, Ocaña, Palmira, Pasto, Pereira, PopayĂĄn, Puerto Carreño, Puerto GaitĂĄn, Puerto LeguĂ­zamo–Solano, QuibdĂł, Riohacha, San AndrĂ©s y Providencia, San JosĂ© del Guaviare, San Vicente del CaguĂĄn, Santa Fe de Antioquia, Santa Marta, Santa Rosa de Osos, Sincelejo, Soacha, Socorro y San Gil, SonsĂłn–Rionegro, TibĂș, Tierradentro, Trinidad, Tumaco, Tunja, Valledupar, VĂ©lez, Villavicencio, Yopal, ZipaquirĂĄ

Maronite Church (1): Colombia


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Apostolic Nunciature: Colombia

Conference of Bishops: Conferencia Episcopal de Colombia Archbishop Francisco Javier MĂșnera Correa, I.M.C. (69)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano (C.E.L.A.M.) Cardinal Jaime Spengler, O.F.M. (65)

CardinalsCardinals (1 elector/3 total)

Cardinal Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M. (84)Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M. (84)

Cardinal Luis José Rueda Aparicio (64)Luis José Rueda Aparicio (64)

Cardinal Rubén Salazar Gómez (83)Rubén Salazar Gómez (83)

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Roman-Rite Church Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Nuestra Señora de Chiquinquirå (July 9)

Saints: 4 Saints, 14 Blesseds

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Geography

Continent: South America

Capital: Santa Fe de BogotĂĄ

Area: 1,038,700 kmÂČ

Population: 47,698,524

Former Name: New Granada

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

Cultural Summary

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)

Statistics (2023.12.31)

Area: 1,138,914 kmÂČ

Catholic Population: 48,874,000 Catholics (93.6% of 52,216,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 4,626 parishes, 151 mission stations (23 with resident priest, 128 without resident priest), 1,978 other centres

Clergy: 116 bishops (59 diocesan, 57 titular), 9,788 priests (7,520 diocesan, 2,268 religious), 826 permanent deacons (820 diocesan, 6 religious)

Non-Clergy: 11,958 religious (816 brothers, 11,142 sisters), 287 members of secular institutes (10 brothers, 277 sisters), 2,654 major seminarians, 72,958 missionaries, 51,205 catechists

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Last updated on 2026.05.28

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