The

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(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

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, the majority of which (70.9%) are

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, while a significant minority (16.7%) adhere to

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(primarily

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) and other Christian groups.

Roman Catholic archdioceses and other dioceses (in brackets)

Barranquilla Barranquilla () is the capital district of the Atlántico department in Colombia. It is located near the Caribbean Sea and is the largest city and third port in the Caribbean region of Colombia, Caribbean coast region; as of 2018, it had a popul ...

: (El Banco, Riohacha, Santa Marta, Valledupar) #

Bogotá Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish Imperial period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city, capital and largest city ...

: (Engativá, Facatativá, Fontibón, Girardot, Soacha, Zipaquirá) #

Bucaramanga Bucaramanga () is the capital and largest city of the department of Santander Department, Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has the fifth-largest economy by GDP in Colombia, has the lowest unemployment rate and is the ninth most populous city i ...

: (Barrancabermeja, Málaga-Soatá, Socorro y San Gil, Vélez) #

Cali Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,280,522 residents estimate by National Administrative Department of Statistics, DANE in 2023. The city span ...

: (Buenaventura, Buga, Cartago, Palmira) # Cartagena: (Magangué, Montelibano, Montería, Sincelejo) #

Ibagué Ibagué () (referred to as San Bonifacio de Ibagué del Valle de las Lanzas during the New Kingdom of Granada, Spanish period) is the capital of Tolima Department, Tolima, one of the 32 departments that make up the Republic of Colombia. The city ...

: (Espinal, Florencia, Garzón, Líbano-Honda, Neiva) # Manizales: (Armenia, La Dorada-Guaduas, Pereira) #

Medellín Medellín ( ; or ), officially the Special District of Science, Technology and Innovation of Medellín (), is the List of cities in Colombia, second-largest city in Colombia after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia Departme ...

: (Caldas, Girardota, Jericó, Sonsón-Rionegro) # Nueva Pamplona: (Arauca, Cúcuta, Ocaña, Tibú) # Popayán: (Ipiales, Mocoa-Sibundoy, Pasto, Tumaco) # Santa Fe de Antioquia: (Apartadó, Istmina-Tadó, Quibdó, Santa Rosa de Osos) # Tunja: (Chiquinquirá, Duitama-Sogamoso, Garagoa, Yopal) # Villavicencio: (Granada en Colombia, San José del Guaviare)

Other Churches

Protestantism, primarily

, 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 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 claims 209,985

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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. In 2023, the country was scored 4 out of 4 for religious freedom. In the same year, the country was rank as the 22nd most difficult place in the world to be a Christian.Open Doors website, retrieved 2023-08-08
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References

Sources

* Status of religious freedom in Colombia article *

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Roman Catholic archdioceses and other dioceses (in brackets)

Other Churches

Freedom of religion

See also

References

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