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The predominant religion in Panama is Christianity, with Catholic Church being its largest denomination. Before the arrival of Spanish missionaries , the various ethnic groups residing in the territory of modern day Panama practiced a multitude of faiths.
The Catholic Church in Panama is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Panama Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Pope in Rome. There are around 3.549 million Catholics in Panama, representing about 79% of the population [ 1 ] and the country is divided into six dioceses , including one archdiocese .
Panama is a predominantly Catholic country. A survey in 2020 showed that 72.31% of the population were Catholic, 9.85% were Protestant, 8.87% were other Christian, 5.5% followed another religion and 4.36% had no religious beliefs. [2] Christianity was introduced to the country with the Spanish conquistadors and centuries of missionaries.
The Constitution of Panama provides for freedom of religion. [1] A survey in 2020 showed that 72.31% of the population were Catholic, 9.85% were Protestant, 8.87% were other Christian, 5.5% followed another religion and 4.36% had no religious beliefs. [2] In 2023, the country was scored 4 out of 4 for religious freedom. [3]
The Metropolitan Archcathedral Basilica of Santa María la Antigua [1] (Spanish: Catedral Basílica Santa María la Antigua de Panamá) is a Catholic church located in the old town of Panama City in Panama. [2] [3] It was consecrated in 1796, [4] although construction work began in 1688, 108 years earlier.
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Panamá (erected 28 August 1513 as the Diocese of Santa María de La Antigua del Darién) is a Metropolitan Archdiocese, and its suffragan dioceses include Chitré, Colón-Kuna Yala, David, Penonomé and Santiago de Veraguas, as well as the Territorial Prelature of Bocas del Toro.
Christianity is the main religion in Panama. An official survey carried out by the government estimated in 2015 that 63.2% of the population, or 2,549,150 people, identifies itself as Roman Catholic, and 25% as evangelical Protestant, or 1,009,740. [2]
The Roman Catholic Church in Panama comprises one ecclesiastical province each headed by an archbishop. The province is in turn subdivided into 5 dioceses, 1 territorial prelature and 1 archdiocese each headed by a bishop or an archbishop.