Index| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic | Colombia | - | 95.00% | - | - | 1992 | Morrison, Marion. Colombia (series: Enchantment of the World). Chicago: Children's Press (1992); pg. 79. | "...95% of the people are Roman Catholic. People worship regularly and the church is an important part of family life. " |
| Catholic | Colombia | - | - | 2,813 units |
- | 1992 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Catholic Almanac (various years) | Table 5: "Catholic Bishops and Parishes in South America " |
| Catholic | Colombia | 32,260,000 | 91.90% | 2,955 units |
- | 1995 | 1998 Catholic Almanac: Our Sunday Visitor: USA (1997); pg. 333-367. | Figures are as of Dec. 31, 1995. Number used for "congregations " is from number of Catholic parishes. |
| Catholic | Colombia | 33,200,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year; pg. 781-783. | Table: "Religion ": Divided by nations, with 2 columns: "Religious affiliation " & "1996 pop. " [of that religion]. Based on best avail. figures, whether census data, membership figures or estimates by analysts, as % of est. 1996 midyear pop. |
| Catholic | Colombia | 35,547,376 | 95.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Roman Catholic 95%; Total population: 37,418,290. |
| Catholic | Colombia | - | - | 3,094 units |
- | 1997 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Catholic Almanac (various years) | Table 5: "Catholic Bishops and Parishes in South America " |
| Catholic | Colombia | - | 90.00% | - | - | 1998 | "Colombia's Bleeding Church " in Christianity Today (May 18, 1998); pg. 42. | "...Colombia, which is more than 90 percent Catholic... " |
| Catholic | Colombia | 26,600,000 | 95.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | In 1988 estimated at 28 million [total pop.]. Over 95 percent of population Roman Catholic in late 1980s; remainder primarily various Protestant groups. |
| Catholic | Colombia | - | 93.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Catholic | Colombia | - | 95.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Wholesome Words: Worldwide Missions " by Stephen Ross, "First Edition, 1998 "; [original sources: The World Book Encyclopedia, c1998.] | Table: "Major Roman Catholic Countries of the World " |
| Catholic | Colorado | 719,000 | 22.00% | - | - | 1989 | Greeley, Andrew M. The Catholic Myth: The Behavior and Beliefs of American Catholics. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons (1990). [Original sources: Official Catholic Directory, based on parish-level reporting, & U.S. 1989 Statistical Abstract]; pg. 112. | Table: "Catholic Population by State "; [Greeley (author) has conduced a somewhat detailed analysis, adding some adjustments to account for statistically observed undercount, plus some other factors.] |
| Catholic | Colorado | 482,892 | 14.66% | 286 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center (Mars Hill, NC). Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. Courtesy of American Religion Data Archive. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. [Listed as 'Catholic Church.'] |
| Catholic | Colorado | - | 25.10% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Catholic | Colorado | 549,654 | 14.80% | 196 units |
- | 1996 | 1998 Catholic Almanac: Our Sunday Visitor: USA (1997); pg. 432-437. | Tables: "Catholic Population of the United States " and "Percentage of Catholics in Total Population in U.S. ". Figures are as of Jan. 1, 1997. |
| Catholic | Colorado | - | 23.00% | - | - | 2001 | *LINK* Kosmin, Barry A.; Egon Mayer; & Ariela Keysar. "American Religious Identity Survey. " 2001. City University of New York. | ARIS: Nationwide phone survey of 50,000 American adults; open-ended question: 'What is your religion, if any?'; Listed in table: "Catholic " |
| Catholic | Commonwealth of Independent States | - | 2.00% | - | - | 1992 | Goring, Rosemary (ed). Larousse Dictionary of Beliefs & Religions (Larousse: 1994); pg. 581-584. | Table: "Population Distribution of Major Beliefs "; "Figures have been compiled from the most accurate recent available information and are in most cases correct to the nearest 1% " |
| Catholic | Comoros | 5,000 | 0.77% | 3 units |
- | 1995 | 1998 Catholic Almanac: Our Sunday Visitor: USA (1997); pg. 333-367. | Figures are as of Dec. 31, 1995. Number used for "congregations " is from number of Catholic parishes. |
| Catholic | Comoros | 74,045 | 14.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Sunni Muslim 86%, Roman Catholic 14%; Total population: 528,893. |
| Catholic | Comoros Islands | 6,750 | 1.90% | - | - | 1979 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: P.J. Johnstone's OPERATION WORLD, 1979 edition. BACKGROUND); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | Total pop.: 355,000. Independent Comoros (pop. 310,000): Muslims 98%; 520 Christians. Mayotte (pop. 45,000): Muslim 80%; Roman Catholic 15%; Protestant 2%. Most of Protestants are Malagasy people, and largely nominal. |
| Catholic | Comoros Islands | - | - | 4 units |
- | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 1 - Africa. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 106, 108. | "Location: Comoros Islands "; "The Comoros Archipelago -- comprising Grande Comore (Njazidja), Anjouan (Nzwani), Mayotte (Mahore), and Moheli (Mwali)... "; Pg. "There are a small number of Christians (with origins from Madagascar) particularly on Mayotte, and there is at least one Catholic church in the capital of each island. " |
| Catholic | Congo, Republic of the (Brazzaville) | - | 54.00% | - | - | 1992 | Goring, Rosemary (ed). Larousse Dictionary of Beliefs & Religions (Larousse: 1994); pg. 581-584. | Table: "Population Distribution of Major Beliefs "; "Figures have been compiled from the most accurate recent available information and are in most cases correct to the nearest 1% " |
| Catholic | Congo, Republic of the (Brazzaville) | 1,259,000 | 48.00% | 102 units |
- | 1995 | 1998 Catholic Almanac: Our Sunday Visitor: USA (1997); pg. 333-367. | Figures are as of Dec. 31, 1995. Number used for "congregations " is from number of Catholic parishes. |
| Catholic | Congo, Republic of the (Brazzaville) | 1,110,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year; pg. 781-783. | Table: "Religion ": Divided by nations, with 2 columns: "Religious affiliation " & "1996 pop. " [of that religion]. Based on best avail. figures, whether census data, membership figures or estimates by analysts, as % of est. 1996 midyear pop. |
| Catholic | Connecticut | 1,746,000 | 55.00% | - | - | 1989 | Greeley, Andrew M. The Catholic Myth: The Behavior and Beliefs of American Catholics. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons (1990). [Original sources: Official Catholic Directory, based on parish-level reporting, & U.S. 1989 Statistical Abstract]; pg. 112. | Table: "Catholic Population by State "; [Greeley (author) has conduced a somewhat detailed analysis, adding some adjustments to account for statistically observed undercount, plus some other factors.] |
| Catholic | Connecticut | 1,374,747 | 41.82% | 416 units |
- | 1990 | Glenmary Research Center (Mars Hill, NC). Churches & Church Membership in U.S., 1990. Courtesy of American Religion Data Archive. | By-county org. reports, figures from 'Churches' & inclusive 'Adherents' columns. [Listed as 'Catholic Church.'] |
| Catholic | Connecticut | - | 50.40% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Catholic | Connecticut | 1,359,910 | 41.60% | 388 units |
- | 1996 | 1998 Catholic Almanac: Our Sunday Visitor: USA (1997); pg. 432-437. | Tables: "Catholic Population of the United States " and "Percentage of Catholics in Total Population in U.S. ". Figures are as of Jan. 1, 1997. |
| Catholic | Connecticut | - | 32.00% | - | - | 2001 | *LINK* Kosmin, Barry A.; Egon Mayer; & Ariela Keysar. "American Religious Identity Survey. " 2001. City University of New York. | ARIS: Nationwide phone survey of 50,000 American adults; open-ended question: 'What is your religion, if any?'; Listed in table: "Catholic " |
| Catholic | Cook Islands | 3,000 | 15.00% | 15 units |
- | 1995 | 1998 Catholic Almanac: Our Sunday Visitor: USA (1997); pg. 333-367. | Figures are as of Dec. 31, 1995. Number used for "congregations " is from number of Catholic parishes. |
| Catholic | Costa Rica | 1,805,000 | 95.00% | - | - | 1970 | Sawicki, Sandra. Costa Rica in Pictures (Visual Geography Series). New York: Sterling Publishing, Inc. (1974); pg. 33, 40. | "In 1970, the population of Costa Rica was estimated to be 1,900,000... "; pg. 40: "Although some Protestant denominations have established missions in Costa Rica, 95% of the people belong to the Roman Catholic Church, which is the officially recognized religion. " |
| Catholic | Costa Rica | - | - | - | - | 1971 | Carpenter, Allan. Costa Rica (series: Enchantment of Central America). Chicago: Childrens Press (1971); pg. 90. | "The official state religion is Roman Catholicism, and a large part of the population professes that faith. " |
| Catholic | Costa Rica | - | 95.00% | - | - | 1984 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: Information from International Intercessors -- Dec. 1984); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | 95% Roman Catholic; 2.5% Protestant. Active groups: Int'l Church of the Four Square Gospel, Central Am. Mission, American Methodist, Latin America Mission,Assembly of God, Church of God Prophecy,Rosicrucian,Theosophist,Spiritist,Mormon,Aquarian. Also Jews |
| Catholic | Costa Rica | - | 89.00% | - | - | 1992 | Goring, Rosemary (ed). Larousse Dictionary of Beliefs & Religions (Larousse: 1994); pg. 581-584. | Table: "Population Distribution of Major Beliefs "; "Figures have been compiled from the most accurate recent available information and are in most cases correct to the nearest 1% " |
| Catholic | Costa Rica | 3,009,000 | 93.00% | 15 units |
- | 1995 | 1998 Catholic Almanac: Our Sunday Visitor: USA (1997); pg. 333-367. | Figures are as of Dec. 31, 1995. Number used for "congregations " is from number of Catholic parishes. |
| Catholic | Costa Rica | 3,357,465 | 95.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Roman Catholic 95%; Total population: 3,534,174. |
| Catholic | Costa Rica | 2,705,400 | 81.00% | - | - | 1998 | Daling, Tjabel. Costa Rica: A Guide to the People, Politics and Culture (In Focus series), Brooklyn, New York: Interlink Books (1998); pg. 80. | "Population (1996): 3.34 million (1963: 1.3 million)... Religion: Roman Catholic (state religion) 81%; c. 10% Protestant churches. " |
| Catholic | Costa Rica | - | 90.00% | - | - | 1998 | Daling, Tjabel. Costa Rica: A Guide to the People, Politics and Culture (In Focus series), Brooklyn, New York: Interlink Books (1998); pg. 53. | "At least 90% of Costa Ricans are Roman Catholics, at least in name, and although almost all Ticos say they believe in God, most people are relaxed rather than fanatical about their religion... Fewer than 20% of Costa Ricans attend mass regularly... " |
| Catholic | Costa Rica | 2,790,000 | 90.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 124-125. | "Location: Costa Rica; Population: 3.1 million "; "More than 90% of the population are baptized Roman Catholics... However, in general Costa Ricans neither observe nor expect rigid conformity to the doctrines and rules of the Church. " |
| Catholic | Costa Rica | - | 80.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Catholic | Costa Rica | - | 95.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site " Costa Rica SuperSite " | The vast majority (95%) of its population is of Spanish descent, speaks Spanish as the primary language, and adheres to Roman Catholicism. |
| Catholic | Costa Rica | - | 90.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Costa Rica Handbook " | Costa Ricans are said to be "lukewarm " when it comes to religion. Although more than 90% of the population is Roman Catholic, at least in name, almost no one gets riled up about their faith. |
| Catholic | Costa Rica | - | 95.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Wholesome Words: Worldwide Missions " by Stephen Ross, "First Edition, 1998 "; [original sources: The World Book Encyclopedia, c1998.] | Table: "Major Roman Catholic Countries of the World " |
| Catholic | Cote d'Ivoire | - | 15.00% | - | - | 1992 | Goring, Rosemary (ed). Larousse Dictionary of Beliefs & Religions (Larousse: 1994); pg. 581-584. | Table: "Population Distribution of Major Beliefs "; "Figures have been compiled from the most accurate recent available information and are in most cases correct to the nearest 1% " |
| Catholic | Cote d'Ivoire | 1,989,000 | 13.90% | 214 units |
- | 1995 | 1998 Catholic Almanac: Our Sunday Visitor: USA (1997); pg. 333-367. | Figures are as of Dec. 31, 1995. Number used for "congregations " is from number of Catholic parishes. |
| Catholic | Cote d'Ivoire | 3,060,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year; pg. 781-783. | Table: "Religion ": Divided by nations, with 2 columns: "Religious affiliation " & "1996 pop. " [of that religion]. Based on best avail. figures, whether census data, membership figures or estimates by analysts, as % of est. 1996 midyear pop. |
| Catholic | Cote d'Ivoire | - | 20.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Catholic | Croatia | 3,726,000 | 83.00% | 1,535 units |
- | 1995 | 1998 Catholic Almanac: Our Sunday Visitor: USA (1997); pg. 333-367. | Figures are as of Dec. 31, 1995. Number used for "congregations " is from number of Catholic parishes. |
| Catholic | Croatia | 3,650,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year; pg. 781-783. | Table: "Religion ": Divided by nations, with 2 columns: "Religious affiliation " & "1996 pop. " [of that religion]. Based on best avail. figures, whether census data, membership figures or estimates by analysts, as % of est. 1996 midyear pop. |
| Catholic | Croatia | 3,568,503 | 76.50% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Catholic 76.5%, Orthodox 11.1%, Slavic Muslim 1.2%, Protestant 0.4%, others and unknown 10.8%; Total population: 4,664,710. |
| Catholic | Croatia | - | 76.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Welcome to Croatia " | 76.5 percent of the population is Roman Catholic. The Orthodox religion has a congregation of 11.1 percent, and Muslims 1.2 percent. The remaining 11.2 percent are of various religions with relatively small congregations, and atheists. |
| Catholic | Croatia | - | 76.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Wholesome Words: Worldwide Missions " by Stephen Ross, "First Edition, 1998 "; [original sources: The World Book Encyclopedia, c1998.] | Table: "Major Roman Catholic Countries of the World " |
| Catholic | Cuba | - | 70.00% | - | - | 1959 | Baker, Christopher P. Cuba Handbook. Chico, California: Moon Publications, Inc. (1997); pg. 103. | "the Communist Party [repressed religion]... Consequently, religious believers have declined from more than 70% [from before the Revolution] of the population to less than 30% and attendance plummeted. " |
| Catholic | Cuba | - | 35.00% | - | - | 1979 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: OPERATION WORLD, 1979); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | Total population: 9,400,000. Roman Catholics 35% - a marked decline in adherents (80% in 1960) and priests (from 723 in 1960 to 228 in 1971). |
| Catholic | Cuba | - | - | 500 units |
- | 1988 | Dostert, Pierre Etienne. Latin America 1988 (The World Today Series). Harpers Ferry, West Virginia: Stryker-Post Publications (1997); pg. 81. | "Relations with the Catholic Church [and Communist govt.] have thawed, but there are only a few more than 200 priests to serve more than 500 churches. Baptisms in the Havana area have risen from 200 a year to 1,500 despite a generation in which religion was severely repressed. " |
| Catholic | Cuba | - | 40.00% | - | - | 1992 | Goring, Rosemary (ed). Larousse Dictionary of Beliefs & Religions (Larousse: 1994); pg. 581-584. | Table: "Population Distribution of Major Beliefs "; "Figures have been compiled from the most accurate recent available information and are in most cases correct to the nearest 1% " |
| Catholic | Cuba | 4,701,000 | 42.50% | 252 units |
- | 1995 | 1998 Catholic Almanac: Our Sunday Visitor: USA (1997); pg. 333-367. | Figures are as of Dec. 31, 1995. Number used for "congregations " is from number of Catholic parishes. |
| Catholic | Cuba | 4,400,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year; pg. 781-783. | Table: "Religion ": Divided by nations, with 2 columns: "Religious affiliation " & "1996 pop. " [of that religion]. Based on best avail. figures, whether census data, membership figures or estimates by analysts, as % of est. 1996 midyear pop. |
| Catholic | Cuba | - | 30.00% | - | - | 1997 | Baker, Christopher P. Cuba Handbook. Chico, California: Moon Publications, Inc. (1997); pg. 103. | "Although the Castro regime has never banned the practice of religion, the church was allowed to engage in only marginal social activities. Church attendance came to be considered antisocial. Religious education was eliminated from the school curriculum. Practicing Catholics were banned from the Communist Party... Consequently, religious believers have declined from more than 70% of the population to less than 30% and attendance plummeted. " |
| Catholic | Cuba | 9,349,185 | 85.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | nominally Roman Catholic 85% prior to CASTRO assuming power; Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, and Santeria are also represented; Total population: 10,999,041. |
| Catholic | Cuba | 4,700,000 | 42.73% | - | - | 1998 | "The Battle for Cuba's Soul " in Newsweek (Jan. 19, 1998); pg. 42. | "About 4.7 million of all 11 million Cubans are baptized, but only about 150,000 attend Sunday mass. " |
| Catholic | Cuba | - | 41.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Catholic | Cuba | - | 85.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Wholesome Words: Worldwide Missions " by Stephen Ross, "First Edition, 1998 "; [original sources: The World Book Encyclopedia, c1998.] | Table: "Major Roman Catholic Countries of the World "; "85% (mominally Roman Catholic) " |
| Catholic | Cyprus | 11,000 | 1.50% | 13 units |
- | 1995 | 1998 Catholic Almanac: Our Sunday Visitor: USA (1997); pg. 333-367. | Figures are as of Dec. 31, 1995. Number used for "congregations " is from number of Catholic parishes. |
| Catholic | Cyprus | - | 1.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions "; total population: 737,000 |
| Catholic | Czech Republic | 4,009,392 | 39.30% | 3,119 units |
- | 1995 | 1998 Catholic Almanac: Our Sunday Visitor: USA (1997); pg. 333-367. | Figures are as of Dec. 31, 1995. Number used for "congregations " is from number of Catholic parishes. |
