Concordat of 1928

The Concordat of 1928 was signed between the Colombian government and the Vatican on 5 May 1928. The concordat was registered in the League of Nations Treaty Series on 3 August 1928.^[1]

• Article 1: The Colombian government undertook to facilitate the continued operation of Catholic Missions in Colombia.
• Article 2: Specified the Ecclesiastical districts in Colombia.
• Article 3: Provided an appendix to the agreement to specify the boundaries of the Ecclesiastical districts.
• Article 4: Provided for the establishment of stations on the borders with Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, and Ecuador.
• Article 5: Provided for government financial support of missions sent to the Native American tribes in Colombia.
• Articles 6-8: Specified the funds to be allocated to maintain the missions.
• Article 9: Placed the Catholic school system under the supervision of the missions.
• Article 10: The Colombian government undertook to provide the missions with the land needed for their operation.
• Article 11: Obliged heads of missions to submit to the Papal Nuncio annual reports about their finances, and these reports must be delivered both to the Vatican and the Colombian government.
• Article 12: The Colombian government undertook not to appoint in the areas where Native American tribes resided any local officials hostile to the Catholic church.
• Article 13: Obliged heads of mission to use their influence on Native American converts to promote government development plans on their lands.
• Article 14: Granted mission officials the same legal status as other clergies.
• Article 15: Obliged heads of missions to appoint legal representatives to deal with legal matters.
• Article 16: Stipulated that the agreement shall remain in force for 25 years.

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