The
National Administrative Department of Statistics
The National Administrative Department of Statistics ( es, Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística), commonly referred to as DANE, is the Colombian Administrative Departments of Colombia, Administrative Department responsible for th ...
(DANE) does not collect religious statistics, and accurate reports are difficult to obtain. However, based on various studies and a survey, about 90% of the population adheres to
Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global pop ...
, the majority of which (70.9%) are
Roman Catholic
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
* Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
* Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a let ...
, while a significant minority (16.7%) adhere to
Protestantism
Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century against what its followers perceived to b ...
(primarily
Evangelicalism) and other Christian groups.
Roman Catholic archdioceses and other dioceses (in brackets)
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Barranquilla: (El Banco, Riohacha, Santa Marta, Valledupar)
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Bogotá: (Engativá, Facatativá, Fontibón, Girardot, Soacha, Zipaquirá)
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Bucaramanga
Bucaramanga () is the capital and largest city of the department of Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has the fifth-largest economy by GDP in Colombia, has the lowest unemployment rate and has the ninth-largest population in the country, with 6 ...
: (Barrancabermeja, Málaga-Soatá, Socorro y San Gil, Vélez)
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Cali: (Buenaventura, Buga, Cartago, Palmira)
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Cartagena: (Magangué, Montelibano, Montería, Sincelejo)
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Ibagué
Ibagué () (referred to as San Bonifacio de Ibagué del Valle de las Lanzas during the Spanish period) is the capital of Tolima, one of the 32 departments that make up the Republic of Colombia. The city is located in the center of the country ...
: (Espinal, Florencia, Garzón, Líbano-Honda, Neiva)
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Manizales
Manizales () is a city in central Colombia. It is the capital of the Department of Caldas, and lies near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano.
Currently, the city is the main center for the production of Colombian coffee and an important hub for higher ...
: (Armenia, La Dorada-Guaduas, Pereira)
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Medellín: (Caldas, Girardota, Jericó, Sonsón-Rionegro)
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Nueva Pamplona
Pamplona (pronounced ) is a municipality and city in Norte de Santander, Colombia. It is also the fifth most populated municipality in the department.
History Colonization
The town was founded on 1 November 1549 as Nueva Pamplona del Valle del ...
: (Arauca, Cúcuta, Ocaña, Tibú)
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Popayán
Popayán () is the capital of the Colombian department of Cauca. It is located in southwestern Colombia between the Western Mountain Range and Central Mountain Range. It has a population of 318,059 people, an area of 483 km2, is locate ...
: (Ipiales, Mocoa-Sibundoy, Pasto, Tumaco)
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Santa Fe de Antioquia
Santa Fe de Antioquia is a municipality in the Antioquia Department, Colombia. The city is located approximately north of Medellín, the department capital. It has a population of approximately 23,000 inhabitants.
History
Founded in 1541 by ...
: (Apartadó, Istmina-Tadó, Quibdó, Santa Rosa de Osos)
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Tunja
Tunja () is a city on the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes, in the region known as the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, 130 km northeast of Bogotá. In 2018 it had a population of 172,548 inhabitants. It is the capital of Boyacá departmen ...
: (Chiquinquirá, Duitama-Sogamoso, Garagoa, Yopal)
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Villavicencio
Villavicencio () is a city and municipality in Colombia. Capital of Meta Department, it was founded on April 6, 1840. The city had an urban population of approximately 531,275 inhabitants in 2018.https://www.dane.gov.co/files/varios/informacio ...
: (Granada en Colombia, San José del Guaviare)
Other Churches
Protestantism, primarily
Evangelicalism, represents 14% of the population in 2022;
[ US State Dept 2022 report]
/ref> international NGOs have stated that indigenous Protestants face threats, harassment and arbitrary detention in their communities due to their religious beliefs.
The Episcopal Diocese of Colombia
The Episcopal Church in Colombia is a church of the Anglican Communion. The diocese comprises 12 parishes, 15 missions and 8 preaching stations in Colombia. It is part of the Province 9 of the Episcopal Church, Province IX of the Episcopal Church ...
is a part of Province 9 of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Colombia
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Colombia refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Colombia. The first small branch was established in 1966. Since then, the LDS Church in Colombia h ...
claims 209,985 members
Member may refer to:
* Military jury, referred to as "Members" in military jargon
* Element (mathematics), an object that belongs to a mathematical set
* In object-oriented programming, a member of a class
** Field (computer science), entries in ...
in Colombia.
There is a small Greek Orthodox community in the country.
Freedom of religion
The constitution provides for freedom of religion.[ US State Dept 2022 report]
/ref> However, international NGOs have noted difficulties for indigenous Christians; in particular, indigenous authorities in the Pizarro and Litoral de San Juan municipalities in the Chocó Department have banned the practice of Christianity, and Protestants in particular face threats, harassment and arbitrary detention in their communities due to their religious beliefs.
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See also
*Religion in Colombia
Religion in Colombia is dominated by various branches of Christianity and is an expression of the different cultural heritages in the Colombian culture including the Spanish colonization, the Native Amerindian and the Afro-Colombian, among o ...
References
Sources
*Status of religious freedom in Colombia
Freedom of religion in Colombia is enforced by the State and well tolerated in the Colombian culture. The Republic of Colombia has an area of 439,735 square miles (1,138,908 square kilometers) and its population is estimated at 46 million.
Althou ...
article
* Colombia article
US State Dept 2004 report
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