espanolLa intencion de este articulo es estudiar la composicion de los Maximos Cuerpos Colegiados (MCC) de las universidades confesionales colombianas y comparar sus resultados con un estudio similar realizado en una muestra de 42 universidades confesionales latinoamericanas. Las variables que se consideraron para el analisis fueron: funciones y composicion del MCC, forma de eleccion del rector y procedencia de los grupos de interes o stakeholders. Los resultados muestran que la composicion del MCC incluye miembros internos y externos a la institucion que representan cinco tipos de stakeholders, equivalente a una frecuencia del 63.63%. En relacion con la eleccion del rector, aunque prevalece la intervencion de la propiedad o regencia de las instituciones, se tiene el mecanismo de las ternas, superando la eleccion directa que es preferente en el estudio de referencia. Se concluye, al comparar los resultados de los dos estudios, que la composicion del MCC es heterogenea, por tanto corresponde a universidades sensiblesa su entorno. En relacion con sus funciones, coinciden con las esperadas para un MCC, pero se observa una alta frecuencia de funciones de gestion, lo que indica que aun no hay claridad respecto de las funciones que le competen al Gobierno Corporativo de las universidades confesionales colombianas y latinoamericanas. EnglishThe intention of this article is to study the composition of the Highest Collegiate Bodies (MCC) of Colombian confessional universities and compare their results with a similar study conducted in a sample of 42 Latin American confessional universities. The variables that were considered for the analysis were: functions and composition of the MCC, form of election of the rector and origin of the interest groups or stakeholders. The results show that the composition of the MCC includes internal and external members of the institution representing five types of stakeholders, equivalent to a frequency of 63.63%. In relation to the election of the rector, although the intervention of the ownership or regency of the institutions prevails, the mechanism of the triples is held, overcoming the direct election that is preferred in the reference study. It is concluded, when comparing the results of the two studies, that the composition of the MCC is heterogeneous, therefore corresponds to universities sensitive to their environment. In relation to their functions, they coincide with those expected for an MCC, but there is a high frequency of management functions, which indicates that there is still no clarity regarding the functions that fall within the corporate governance of Colombian and Latin American confessional universities