Index
back to Catholic, Georgia, USA
| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic | Georgia, USA | - | 6.30% | - | - | 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 | Georgia, USA | 329,902 | 4.60% | 122 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 | Georgia, USA | - | 8.00% | - | - | 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 | Georgia: Atlanta | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1952 | Wuthnow, Robert. The Restructuring of American Religion: Society and Faith Since World War II, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press (1988); pg. 85. | "For example, Atlanta had only one Catholic church in 1952, but by 1980 had 44. " |
| Catholic | Georgia: Atlanta | - | - | 44 units |
- | 1980 | Wuthnow, Robert. The Restructuring of American Religion: Society and Faith Since World War II, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press (1988); pg. 85. | "For example, Atlanta had only one Catholic church in 1952, but by 1980 had 44. " |
| Catholic | Georgia: Coweta County | 365 | 0.70% | - | - | 1990 | *LINK* Satterthwaite, Sallie. "Census shows thousands involved in churches " on web site: "The Citizen Online " (Fayette County, Georgia, USA newspaper); web page: "The Citizen Church FactFinder " (Dec. 1996 - December 1997). (Viewed online 17 April 1999). | "Data from the 1990 U.S. Census indicate that Coweta County's [Georgia, USA] population was 53,853 while Fayette's was 62,415... In Coweta County... There were 365 Roman Catholics, or 0.7%, and 111 members of the Church of God, or 0.2%. " |
| Catholic | Georgia: Fayette County | 3,613 | 5.80% | - | - | 1990 | *LINK* Satterthwaite, Sallie. "Census shows thousands involved in churches " on web site: "The Citizen Online " (Fayette County, Georgia, USA newspaper); web page: "The Citizen Church FactFinder " (Dec. 1996 - December 1997). (Viewed online 17 April 1999). | "Data from the 1990 U.S. Census indicate that Coweta County's [Georgia, USA] population was 53,853 while Fayette's was 62,415... Fayette County data reported... Fayette's third largest body was Roman Catholic, with 3,613 members, or 5.8%. " |
| Catholic | Germany | 27,759,200 | 35.00% | - | - | 1990 | Hargrove, Jim. Germany (series: Enchantment of the World). Chicago: Childrens Press (1991); pg. 130. | "Religion:... Approximately 35% of Germans are Roman Catholics... " |
| Catholic | Germany | 27,663,000 | - | - | - | 1992 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998) | Table: "Population by age groups, marital status and religious affiliation " |
| Catholic | Germany | - | 44.00% | - | - | 1992 | Wolff, Michael. Where We Stand: Can America Make it in the Global Race for Wealth, Health, and Happiness? Bantam Books: New York (1992); pg. 204-205. | Chart |
| Catholic | Germany | 27,552,000 | - | - | - | 1993 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998) | Table: "Population by age groups, marital status and religious affiliation " |
| Catholic | Germany | 27,465,000 | - | - | - | 1994 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998) | Table: "Population by age groups, marital status and religious affiliation " |
| Catholic | Germany | 28,403,000 | 34.80% | 12,507 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 | Germany | 27,347,000 | - | - | - | 1995 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998) | Table: "Population by age groups, marital status and religious affiliation " |
| Catholic | Germany | 30,300,000 | - | - | - | 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 | Germany | 27,904,400 | 34.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Protestant 38%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 1.7%, unaffiliated or other 26.3%; Total Population: 82,071,765. |
| Catholic | Germany | 22,680,000 | 28.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 178-179. | "Location: Germany; Population: Over 81 million "; "About 29.5% of Germans belong to the official Protestant church and an estimted 28% are Catholics. The Protestants live mainly in the north of the country and the Catholics in the south. " |
| Catholic | Germany | - | 36.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions "; total population: 80,000,000 |
| Catholic | Germany | 27,300,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Religionswissenschaftlicher Medien- und Informationsdienst e.V. " [REMID: Religious Studies Media and Information Service, Marburg, Germany]; web page: "Informationen und Standpunkte " (viewed 2 Aug. 1999). | Table: "Religious communities in Germany: Numbers of members " [data published July, 1999]; Listed as "Römisch-Katholische Kirche " in table. Source: REMID. Listed in "Catholic " section. |
| Catholic | Germany | 37,800,000 | 45.00% | - | - | 1999 | Dolan, Sean. Germany (series: Major World Nations). Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers (1999); pg. 9. | "Population: 84 million... Religion: Roughly 45% Catholic, 37% Protestant, 18% unaffiliated or other "; Pg. 110: "The north is predominantly Protestant, the south Catholic. " |
| Catholic | Germany, East | 1,168,440 | 7.00% | - | - | 1986 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | Approximately 16,692,000 [total pop.], including East Berlin (July 1986). Active participation very low. About 47% Protestant, 7% Roman Catholic, 46% unaffiliated or other; less than 5% of Protestants and 25% of Roman Catholics active participants. |
| Catholic | Germany, East | - | 7.00% | - | - | 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% "; Location listed as: German, East -- GDR |
| Catholic | Germany, West | - | 40.00% | - | - | 1965 | Greeley, Andrew M. The Catholic Myth: The Behavior and Beliefs of American Catholics. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons (1990); pg. 268. | "Catholics continue to be approximately the same proportion of the population in all five countries that they were twenty years ago--nine-tenths in Italy, two-fifths in the BRD [West Germany], a quarter in the United States and Australia, and a tenth in Britain. " |
| Catholic | Germany, West | - | 40.00% | - | - | 1985 | Greeley, Andrew M. The Catholic Myth: The Behavior and Beliefs of American Catholics. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons (1990); pg. 268. | "Catholics continue to be approximately the same proportion of the population in all five countries that they were twenty years ago--nine-tenths in Italy, two-fifths in the BRD [West Germany], a quarter in the United States and Australia, and a tenth in Britain. " |
| Catholic | Germany, West | - | 43.00% | - | - | 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 | Ghana | - | 19.00% | - | - | 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 | Ghana | 2,580,000 | 15.00% | - | - | 1994 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | 17.2 million [total pop.] (mid-1994).1985 est.: 62% Christian, 15% Muslim, 22% indigenous or nonbelievers. Christians: Protestants (25%, esp. Methodists & Presbyterians), Roman Catholics (15%), Pentecostals (8%), & Independent African Churches (about 14%) |
| Catholic | Ghana | 2,109,000 | 12.00% | 244 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 | Ghana | 2,490,000 | - | - | - | 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 | Ghana | - | 18.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Catholic | Gibraltar | 23,000 | 85.19% | 5 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 | Gibraltar | 21,000 | - | - | - | 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 | Gibraltar | 21,396 | 74.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Roman Catholic 74%, Protestant 11% (Church of England 8%, other 3%), Muslim 8%, Jewish 2%, none or other 5% (1981); Total Population: 28,913 (1997). (Territory of United Kingdom) |
| Catholic | Greece | 61,000 | 0.60% | 65 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 | Greenland | 100 | 0.18% | 1 unit |
- | 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 | Grenada | 91,000 | 65.00% | - | - | 1985 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | Total pop. (1985) 90,000. Approximately 65% of pop. was Roman Catholic, a lingering effect of periodic French domination. Remaining 35% primarily belonged to 3 Protestant denominations: Anglican, Methodist, & Presbyterian. Also a small Rastafarian sect. |
| Catholic | Grenada | - | 59.00% | - | - | 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 | Grenada | 54,000 | 59.34% | 20 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 | Grenada | 52,000 | - | - | - | 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 | Grenada | 50,635 | 53.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant sects 33.2%; Total Population: 95,537. |
| Catholic | Grenada | 65,000 | 65.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 195-196. | "Location: Grenada; Population: 100,000 "; "About 65% of Grenadians are Roman Catholic. " |
| Catholic | Grenada | - | 61.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Catholic | Guadeloupe | - | 94.00% | - | - | 1979 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: Operation World 1979); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | Total population: 370,000. Roman Catholics 94%. Protestants 3.5%. Community 115,000. Significant groups - WIM and Baptists. Evangelicals 1.5%. |
| Catholic | Guadeloupe | - | 91.00% | - | - | 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 | Guadeloupe | 391,000 | 95.00% | 43 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 | Guadeloupe | 390,000 | - | - | - | 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 | Guadeloupe | 391,232 | 95.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and pagan African 4%, Protestant sects 1%; Total Population: 411,823. (Guadeloupe is an overseas department of France). |
| Catholic | Guadeloupe | - | 84.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Catholic | Guadeloupe | - | 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 | Guam | - | 80.00% | - | - | 1987 | Lutz, William. Guam; USA: Chelsea House Publishers (1987); pg. 53. | "Guam... is also very much a Roman Catholic island. 80% of all Guamanians are Catholic. Another 16% are Protestant. The remainder follow other faiths or are nonreligious. " |
| Catholic | Guam | - | 80.00% | - | - | 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 | Guam | 115,000 | 84.56% | 23 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 | Guam | 122,000 | - | - | - | 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 | Guam | 157,383 | 98.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Roman Catholic 98%, other 2%; Total Population: 160,595. (Guam is a territory of USA). |
| Catholic | Guam | - | 78.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Catholic | Guatemala | - | 75.00% | - | - | 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 | Guatemala | 9,045,000 | 85.00% | 407 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 | Guatemala | 8,200,000 | - | - | - | 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 | Guatemala | - | - | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Roman Catholic, Protestant, traditional Mayan; Total Population: 11,685,695. |
| Catholic | Guatemala | 8,000,000 | 80.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 206-207. | "Location: Guatemala; Population: 10 million "; "Some 67% to 80% of all Guatemalans are Roman Catholic. Within this faith, however, the Indians have preserved ancient Mayan beliefs... Most priests in Guatemala are foreigners. Perhaps 25% to 33% of the population are Protestant. " |
| Catholic | Guatemala | - | 70.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions "; "But resurgent Mayan religions have attracted many nominal Christians. " |
| Catholic | Guinea | 129,000 | 2.00% | 35 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 | Guinea-Bissau | 126,000 | 11.00% | 28 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 | Guyana | - | 12.00% | - | - | 1979 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: Operation World 1979); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | Total pop.: 800,000. Hindus 30%; Muslims 8%; Roman Catholics 12%; Protestants 40%. Protestant community 282,000. Denominations 20. Major groups: Anglicans 130,000 adherents; Lutherans 14,000; Moravians 2,000. Evangelicals 6%. |
| Catholic | Guyana | 131,102 | 17.16% | - | - | 1990 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | Est. 764,000 (1990). In 1990 about 52 percent of population Christian, 34 percent Hindu, and 9 percent Muslim. Two-thirds of Christians Protestant, one-third Roman Catholic. |
