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- ↑ Cely, Beltrán; Mauricio, William (2013). Del monopolio católico a la explosión pentecostal' (PDF) (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Facultad de Ciencias Humanas, Centro de Estudios Sociales (CES), Maestría en Sociología. p. 101. ISBN 978-958-761-465-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2016.
- ↑ Beltrán Cely, William Mauricio. Del monopolio católico a la explosión pentecostal' (PDF) (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Facultad de Ciencias Humanas, Centro de Estudios Sociales (CES), Maestría en Sociología. ISBN 978-958-761-465-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
- ↑ Beltrán Cely, William Mauricio. "Descripción cuantitativa de la pluralización religiosa en Colombia" (PDF). Universitas humanística 73 (2012): 201–238. – bdigital.unal.edu.co. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-29. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
- ↑ "Religion in Latin America, Widespread Change in a Historically Catholic Region". pewforum.org. Pew Research Center. November 13, 2014.
- ↑ Colombian Constitution of 1991 (Title II - Concerning rights, guarantees, and duties - Chapter I - Concerning fundamental rights - Article 19)
- 1 2 US State Dept 2022 report
- ↑ Christian Solidarity Worldwide, report dated March 22, 2022
- ↑ Freedom House website, retrieved 2023-08-08
- ↑ Open Doors website, retrieved 2023-08-08