Religion in Uruguay (2014)[1] In 2014, Catholics made up a minority of the population at 38%, second to the unaffiliated group, which came in at 41%.
[3] The patron saint of Uruguay is Our Lady of the Thirty-Three, venerated at the Cathedral Basilica of Florida.
Missionaries followed the reduction pattern of gathering Indians into communities, training them in agriculture, husbandry, and other arts, while forming them in the Faith.
[citation needed] The constitution of 1830 made Catholicism the religion of the state and subsidized missions to Indians.
[8] So far, there is one Uruguayan saint and one blessed, but several beatification process are open:[9] Several religious orders are present in Uruguay.