Editorial Claretiana

What Editorial Claretiana does

Editorial Claretiana is a Catholic publishing house headquartered at Lima 1360, Buenos Aires, Argentina, operated by the Claretian Congregation (Congregación de Misioneros Hijos del Inmaculado Corazón de María). Founded as part of the Claret Publishing Group in 2011, the company publishes religious literature including the Nuevo Testamento, papal encyclicals and apostolic exhortations, catechetical workbooks, the "Cinco Minutos" and "365 Días" daily devotional series, the "¡A Pintar!" children's coloring line, and synodality formation materials. Distribution is operated through two proprietary e-commerce stores (Tienda Argentina for domestic ARS sales and Tienda Internacional for USD global sales), a physical retail location in Buenos Aires, and ebook availability on Amazon and Google Play; the associated Proyecto Tekora operates as an adjacent digital sub-brand.

The company monetizes through three streams: one-time physical book sales, one-time ebook sales, and foreign rights licensing. Since 2013, when then-Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio (now Pope Francis) transferred publishing rights to his pre-papacy writings, Editorial Claretiana has systematically sold subsidiary rights to publishers in more than 20 countries, establishing relationships with over 40 international publishers. Its Claret Publishing Group membership links it to seven sister publishing houses in Spain, China, the Philippines, Brazil, and India, providing distribution access to markets where the Claretians operate in over 70 countries. Consumer unit prices range from approximately $1.80 to $19.00 USD, and customers span Catholic dioceses and religious congregations (vertical B2B/Institutional), Catholic families and individual lay readers (B2C), and youth ministry buyers. The company has no app, no public API, no disclosed headcount, no external funding, and operates as a private entity under its congregational parent.

Name

Editorial Claretiana

Legal name

Editorial Claretiana

Website

https://claretiana.com.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Editorial Claretiana is a Catholic publishing house in Buenos Aires, Argentina, owned by the Claretian Congregation. It publishes devotionals, catechetical materials, papal documents, and children's books, selling through Argentine and international online stores, Amazon ebooks, and foreign rights licensing to 40+ publishers in 20+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Publishing

NAICS

Book Publishers (513130), Book Publishers (51313)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Devotional & Prayer Publishing (Devotionals, Prayer Books, Meditation Guides) (MPAJAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Religious Education & Catechetical Publishing (Sunday School, Catechism, Study Guides) (MPAJAHAC), Sacred Texts & Scripture Publishing (Bibles, Qur’ans, Vedas, Torah, Sutras) (MPAJAHAA), Worship & Liturgy Publishing (Liturgical Texts, Missals, Service Books, Hymnals) (MPAJAHAE), Sermon, Homiletics & Ministry Resource Publishing (Preaching Aids, Pastoral Resources) (MPAJAHAD)

Keywords

• Religious publishing
• Catholic literature
• Spiritual books
• Catechetical materials
• Foreign rights licensing

Headquarters

HQ city

Buenos Aires

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Book Sales (Physical): Sales of printed religious books, devotional materials, catechetical resources, and spiritual guides through their Argentine and international online stores.
2. Ebook Sales: Digital book sales through Amazon and their own ebook platform (ebooks.claretiana.com.ar).
3. Foreign Rights / Copyright Licensing: Sale of copyrights and subsidiary rights for international publication in different languages and territories. Rights sold to publishers in over 20 countries worldwide.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Editorial Claretiana is a Catholic publishing house that produces, sells, and distributes religious books, devotional materials, catechetical resources, and official church documents in both physical and ebook formats. The publisher operates Argentine and international online stores, sells ebooks through Amazon, and licenses foreign rights to publishers in more than 20 countries worldwide.

Product overview

Editorial Claretiana is a Catholic publishing house affiliated with the Claretian Congregation, offering a comprehensive portfolio of religious and spiritual books and materials. The core product lineup includes the Nuevo Testamento (New Testament), Documentos Eclesiales (church documents including papal encyclicals), and Cuadernillos de Sinodalidad (synodality workbooks). Their popular series include the "Cinco Minutos" brief daily reflections, "365 Días" year-long devotionals, and the "¡A Pintar!" children's coloring books featuring religious themes. Additional offerings encompass catechetical materials, spirituality books, ebooks available via Amazon and Google Play, and devotional products. Sales are conducted through dedicated Argentine and international online stores, with the company participating in the Claret Publishing Group spanning 7 global locations across Spain, China, Philippines, Brazil, India, and Argentina, serving over 70 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tekora: A project associated with Editorial Claretiana
• Tienda Argentina
• Tienda Internacional

Products and services

• Nuevo Testamento

Quantifiable outcome

• Rights sold in over 20 countries to 40+ publishers worldwide

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Claret Publishing GroupflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerEditorial Claretiana has been part of the Claret Publishing Group since 2011. The group includes publishing houses in Barcelona (Spain), Macau (China), Madrid (Spain), Manila (Philippines), São Paulo (Brazil), Bangalore (India), and Chennai (India). This network enables access to different markets and opportunities across more than 70 countries where the Claretians work.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Libreria Editrice Vaticana: The Vatican's official publisher, producing official Church documents including papal encyclicals and exhortations. Editorial Claretiana publishes Spanish editions of these documents (e.g., Dilexit Nos), so they are both supplier and competitor in the ecclesiastical documents category.
• BAC (Biblioteca de Autores Cristianos): Major Spanish Catholic publisher with an extensive backlist of foundational theological, spiritual, and ecclesiastical works. Broader and more established than Editorial Claretiana but operates in the same Spanish-language Catholic publishing category.

Direct peers

• Editorial Verbo Divino: Spanish Catholic publishing house specializing in biblical studies, theological works, and religious education materials. Comparable to Editorial Claretiana in producing sacred texts, biblical commentary, and catechetical resources for the Spanish-speaking Catholic market.
• Pádua (Editora Paulus / Edições Paulinas): Brazilian Catholic publisher (Pauline family), part of the Claret Publishing Group network. Publishes Bibles, devotionals, catechetical materials, and spiritual works in Portuguese — comparable in mission and product mix to Editorial Claretiana but in a different language market.
• Editorial Mundo Hispano: Hispanic-focused religious publisher based in the US, producing Spanish-language Bibles, catechetical materials, and church resources for the Spanish-speaking Catholic diaspora. Comparable in target market and product category to Editorial Claretiana.
• Editorial Sal Terrae: Spanish Catholic publishing house (Jesuit) producing theological, spiritual, and pastoral works. Comparable to Editorial Claretiana in publishing spiritual formation books, theological studies, and pastoral resources for Catholic readers in Spanish-speaking markets.
• Publicaciones Claretianas (Barcelona/Madrid): Sister publishing houses within the Claret Publishing Group network in Spain. They publish Spanish-language Catholic materials with the same Claretian mission, share rights and authors, and compete/collaborate on Catholic titles in overlapping Spanish-speaking markets.
• Ediciones Paulinas (Argentina): Daughter of the Society of St Paul, this Argentine Catholic publisher produces Bibles, catechetical resources, spiritual formation materials, and pastoral literature. Overlaps with Editorial Claretiana in serving Catholic institutions, parishes, and individual readers in Argentina.
• Editorial San Pablo: Multinational Catholic publishing house (Pauline family) with strong operations across Latin America including Argentina. Publishes Bibles, catechetical materials, devotionals, and papal documents in Spanish — directly competing with Editorial Claretiana in the same Catholic retail and institutional channels.
• Claretian Publications (Manila): Sister house within the Claret Publishing Group in the Philippines, publishing Claretian and Catholic spiritual works. While primarily English-language, it shares the same Claretian mission and contributes to the group's multi-country distribution network.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/eclaretiana
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/EditorialClaretiana
• Facebookfacebook.com/claretianaeditorial
• Instagraminstagram.com/editorial.claretiana

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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