Index| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic | Tonga | 14,000 | 14.50% | 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 | Tonga | 15,309 | 15.78% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* "Tonga's Census of Church Members Released " (March 12, 1998 - PACNEWS); posted on Tonga history newsgroup web page: "Re: % of Christians in Tongan population " (viewed 22 May 1999). | "Of a total population of approximately 97,000... according to the kingdom's latest census of churchgoers.... Tongan government statistics department. The Roman Catholic Church ranked second in Tongan church members with 15,309... " |
| Catholic | Tonga | 16,000 | - | - | - | 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 | Trinidad and Tobago | - | 38.00% | - | - | 1979 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: OPERATION WORLD 1979); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | Total population: 1,100,000. Hindus 23%, Muslims 8%, Roman Catholics 38%, Protestants 30%. Protestant Community 253,000. Denominations 16. Evangelical 6%. |
| Catholic | Trinidad and Tobago | 356,301 | 33.00% | - | - | 1980 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | 1,079,791 total pop., nat'l census 1980. According to the 1980 census, 33 percent of the population considered themselves Roman Catholics, including a large portion of the black population |
| Catholic | Trinidad and Tobago | - | 32.00% | - | - | 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 | Trinidad and Tobago | 395,000 | 31.60% | 62 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 | Trinidad and Tobago | 371,000 | - | - | - | 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 | Trinidad and Tobago | 363,968 | 32.20% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Total population: 1,130,337. Roman Catholic 32.2%, Hindu 24.3%, Anglican 14.4%, other Protestant 14%, Muslim 6%, none or unknown 9.1% |
| Catholic | Trinidad and Tobago | 429,000 | 33.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 423-424. | "Location: Trinidad and Tobago; Population: 1.3 million "; "About 33% of Trinidad and Tobago's population are Roman Catholic. " |
| Catholic | Trinidad and Tobago | - | 30.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Catholic | Tunisia | 20,000 | 0.20% | 14 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 | Turkey | 30,000 | 0.05% | 50 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 | Turkmenistan | 22,000 | 0.54% | - | - | 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 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1,000 | 9.09% | 2 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 | Tuvalu | 100 | 1.11% | - | - | 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 | Uganda | 150,000 | - | - | - | 1914 | Bokenkotter, Thomas. A Concise History of the Catholic Church. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co. (1977); pg. 343. | "The Baganda or Ugandans... By the time of the First World War the White Fathers and their Mill Hill collegues could count nearly 150,000 converts. " |
| Catholic | Uganda | - | 47.00% | - | - | 1979 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: OPERATION WORLD `79); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | Total population: 11,900,000. Roman Catholics 47%. |
| Catholic | Uganda | 5,577,000 | 33.00% | - | - | 1990 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | Est. 16.9 million [total pop.] (1990). 66% Christian, equally divided between Roman Catholics & Protestants; largest Protestant denomination Anglican (Episcopal). About 15% Muslim. Remainder traditional or no religion. |
| Catholic | Uganda | - | 50.00% | - | - | 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 | Uganda | - | 33.00% | - | - | 1994 | *LINK* "After 22 years of Exile, Asians Return to a Different Uganda " in Hinduism Today International (Dec. 1994) | Uganda is 66% Christian (half Catholic, half Protestant), 15% Muslim and 19% of tribal religion. |
| Catholic | Uganda | 9,143,000 | 42.90% | 367 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 | Uganda | 9,490,000 | - | - | - | 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 | Uganda | 6,799,608 | 33.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Total population: 20,604,874. Roman Catholic 33%, Protestant 33%, Muslim 16%, indigenous beliefs 18%. |
| Catholic | Uganda | 6,660,000 | 33.30% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 1 - Africa. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 448-449. | "Location:Uganda; Population: 20 million "; Pg. 449: "About two-thirds of Ugandans are Christians, evenly divided between Protestants and Roman Catholics. " |
| Catholic | Uganda | - | 52.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Catholic | Uganda | - | 33.00% | - | - | 1999 | Creed, Alexander. Uganda ( "Major World Nations " book series). Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers (1999); pg. 57. | "Most Ugandans practice a Christian religion. About 33% are Roman Catholic... " |
| Catholic | Uganda - Baganda | 1,275,000 | 42.50% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 1 - Africa. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 35, 37. | "Baganda: Alternate Names: The King's Men; Location: Uganda; Population: About 3 million; Religion: Christianity (Protestantism and Roman Catholicism); Islam "; Pg. 37: "The majority of present-day Baganda are Christian, about evenly divided between Catholic and Protestant. Approximately 15% are Muslim... Contemporary Baganda are considered to be extremely religious, whatever their faith, although the Balubaale cult no longer exists. Belief in ancestors and the power of witches are still, however, quite common. " |
| Catholic | Ukraine | - | - | - | - | 1974 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 394. | "The Ukrainian Catholic Church met a similar fate soon after its abolition by the Soviet government in 1946. There were many arrests and assassinations, and many were exiled to Siberia. Although in 1974 a Council on Religious Affairs was created by the Soviets to abolish religious activity, underground Catholic churches continued to operate. " |
| Catholic | Ukraine | 5,752,000 | 11.10% | 3,323 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 | Ukraine | - | 15.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions "; total population: 53,770,000 |
| Catholic | United Arab Emirates | 122,000 | 5.28% | 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 | United Kingdom | - | 11.00% | - | - | 1986 | *LINK* "Religion; Secularisation " web page; "Sociology at Hewitt " site, Hewitt School, Norfolk, UK | A 1983 Gallup Poll found that 64% of white British people considered themselves Church of England, 11% Roman Catholic, 7% Methodist, 2% Baptist, only 16% had "no religion " |
| Catholic | United Kingdom | 9,000,000 | - | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Total population: 57,591,677. Anglican 27 million, Roman Catholic 9 million, Muslim 1 million, Presbyterian 800,000, Methodist 760,000, Sikh 400,000, Hindu 350,000, Jewish 300,000 (1991 est.). NOTE: UK does not include question on religion in its census. |
| Catholic | United Kingdom | - | 13.00% | - | - | 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 | United Kingdom | - | 13.00% | - | - | 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. 206-207. | Chart |
| Catholic | United Kingdom | 7,700,000 | - | - | - | 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 | United Kingdom | - | 10.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions "; total population: 58,210,000 |
| Catholic | United Kingdom: Britain | - | 10.00% | - | - | 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 | United Kingdom: Britain | - | 10.00% | - | - | 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 | United Kingdom: England | - | - | - | - | 1979 | Michael P. Hornsby-Smith, Raymond M. Lee & Peter A. Reilly. "Social and Religious Change in Four English Roman Catholic Parishes " in Sociology (Vol. 18, No. 3, Aug. 1984); pg. 353. | "A census of Churches in England in 1979 showed that Catholics claimed over half the total membership of the Christian Churches and just over one third of the adult Church attenders (Bible Society, 1980:8) " |
| Catholic | United Kingdom: England | 4,011,368 | 8.20% | 2,593 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 | United Kingdom: England | 7,000,000 | - | - | - | 1997 | Blashfield, Jean F. England ( "Enchantment of the World Second Series "). New York: Children's Press (1997); pg. 102. | "There are also 7 million Catholics, almost 2 million Muslims, almost 1 million Hindus, 500,000 Sikhs, 3,000 Jews, and a smattering of people who follow other religions... " |
| Catholic | United Kingdom: England & Wales | 5,500,000 | - | - | - | 1979 | Michael P. Hornsby-Smith, Raymond M. Lee & Peter A. Reilly. "Social and Religious Change in Four English Roman Catholic Parishes " in Sociology (Vol. 18, No. 3, Aug. 1984); pg. 353. | "Recent estimates indicate that there are about 1.7 million Mass attenders and five and a half million Catholics in England and Wales (Hornsby-Smith & Lee, 1979; Spencer 1966). " |
| Catholic | United Kingdom: Great Britain | 2,000,000 | - | - | - | 1986 | Langley, Andrew. Passport to Great Britain. New York: Franklin Watts (1986); pg. 26. | "Religions: In 1985... The Roman Catholic Church had over 2 million members. " |
| Catholic | United Kingdom: Northern Ireland | 528,000 | 33.00% | - | - | 1991 | Bratvold, Gretchen (ed). Northern Ireland ...in Pictures (Visual Geography Series). Minneapolis, Minnesota: Lerner Publications Co. (1991); pg. 39. | "Of the 57 million inhabitants of the United Kingdom, about 1.6 million live in Northern Ireland... About two-thirds of Northern Ireland's population are descendants of Scottish and English settlers. These Northern Irish follow the Protestant religion and have strong ties to the U.K. The remaining one-third of the country's citizens are Roman Catholics... " |
| Catholic | United Kingdom: Northern Ireland | 547,400 | 34.00% | - | - | 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.; "Tot. pop., 1,610,000; Catholics comprise more than one third... Other statistics are included in Ireland " |
| Catholic | United Kingdom: Northern Ireland: Belfast | 1,900 | 10.00% | - | - | 1800 | *LINK* web site: CAIN Web Service: Centre for the Study of Conflict (1998); article/web page: "Employment, Unemployment and Religion in Northern Ireland " by A. M. Gallagher (Published by the University of Ulster, Coleraine 1991) | "...the population of Belfast increased from 19,000 in 1800 to 349,000 in 1901. Allied to this growth was an expansion of the Catholic proportion of the City's population from less than 10 percent in 1800 to 34 percent in 1861 and increasing inter-communal hostility. " |
| Catholic | United Kingdom: Northern Ireland: Belfast | - | 34.00% | - | - | 1800 | *LINK* web site: CAIN Web Service: Centre for the Study of Conflict (1998); article/web page: "Employment, Unemployment and Religion in Northern Ireland " by A. M. Gallagher (Published by the University of Ulster, Coleraine 1991) | "...the population of Belfast increased from 19,000 in 1800 to 349,000 in 1901. Allied to this growth was an expansion of the Catholic proportion of the City's population from less than 10% in 1800 to 34% in 1861... " |
| Catholic | United Kingdom: Scotland | 748,521 | 14.30% | 450 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 | United Kingdom: Scotland | 350,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Church of Scotland official web page: "History and Structure " (1998) | "A recent estimate puts the adult membership of the Church of Scotland at around 698,000... Roman Catholic... around 350,000... other churches at over 100,000. The inclusion of children roughly doubles the number. " |
| Catholic | United Kingdom: Scotland | 750,000 | 15.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 351-352. | "Location: United Kingdom (Scotland); Population: Over 5 million "; "About 15% of Scots are Catholic, living mainly on the west coast. " |
| Catholic | United Kingdom: Wales | 149,067 | 5.00% | 185 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 | Uruguay | - | - | 224 units |
- | 1982 | *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 | Uruguay | - | - | 222 units |
- | 1987 | *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 | Uruguay | 1,819,800 | 60.00% | - | - | 1990 | Morrison, Marion. Uruguay (series: Enchantment of the World). Chicago: Children's Press (1992); pg. 116-117. | "Population: 3,033,000 (1990 estimate)... Uruguay has no official religion. Some 60% of the population follows Roman Catholicism, but less than half of the adults attend church regularly. " |
| Catholic | Uruguay | 2,046,000 | 66.00% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | Est. 3.1 million [total pop.] (1991). In 1990 about 66 percent were professed Roman Catholics; 2 percent Protestants; and 2 percent Jews. Remainder nonprofessing or other (less than half of adult population attended church regularly). |
| Catholic | Uruguay | - | 60.00% | - | - | 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 | Uruguay | - | - | 226 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 | Uruguay | 2,473,000 | 77.50% | 229 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 | Uruguay | 2,110,000 | - | - | - | 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 | Uruguay | 1,771,234 | 56.20% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* Official department of tourism, Uruguay | Total population: 3.151.662 (Census 1996); Religion: Catholics 56,2%, Non Religious 38,3%, Protestants 2%, Jewish 1,7%, Other 1,1% |
| Catholic | Uruguay | 2,158,666 | 66.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Total population: 3,270,707. Roman Catholic 66% (less than one-half of the adult population attends church regularly), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, nonprofessing or other 30%. |
| Catholic | Uruguay | - | - | 233 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 | Uruguay | - | 48.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
