Americas

Colombia

Colombia's 40 million Catholics have built their faith in the shadow of decades of armed conflict — and through it all, the Church has been the most persistent voice for peace, dialogue, and the dignity of victims in one of the Western Hemisphere's longest-running civil wars.

Colombia
St. Peter Claver SJ (apostle to enslaved Africans in Cartagena, patron saint of Colombia), St. Rose of Lima (though Peruvian, deeply venerated), Bl. Laura Montoya (first Colombian blessed)
Colombia
Sacred Heart of Jesus — Colombia's national patronal feast, celebrated the Friday after Corpus Christi with a national holiday; Feast of St. Peter Claver (Sep 9); Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Dec 8)
Catholic Population:
40 million
Percent Catholic:
79%
Church Status
Growing
Primary Diocese:
Archdiocese of Bogotá

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