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| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jehovah's Witnesses - Memorial attendance | Portugal: Madeira | 2,034 | 0.78% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Jehovah's Witnesses official web site; section: "Statistics "; web page: "Worldwide Report " (viewed 16 April 1999). | Table: "1998 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide "; "Memorial attendance " column indicates attendance at yearly communion meeting.; Location listed table simply as "Madeira ". |
| Anglican | Prince Edward Island | 6,700 | 5.16% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 138. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "In 1991, 48.4% of the population, or about 62,800 people, was Protestant, including... 11,200 Presbyterians, 6,700 Anglicans... " |
| Anglican | Prince Edward Island | 6,700 | 5.23% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Baptist | Prince Edward Island | 5,300 | 4.08% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 138. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "In 1991, 48.4% of the population, or about 62,800 people, was Protestant, including... 5,300 Baptists, 1,300 Pentecostals, and less than 150 Lutherans. " |
| Baptist | Prince Edward Island | 5,300 | 4.14% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Buddhism | Prince Edward Island | 100 | 0.08% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Catholic | Prince Edward Island | 61,400 | 47.30% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 138. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "Prince Edward Island is the only province where the numbers of Protestants and Catholics are nearly the same. In 1991, 48.4% of the population, or about 62,800 people, was Protestant... Roman Catholics comprised 47.3% of the population, or about 61,400 people. " |
| Catholic | Prince Edward Island | 60,600 | 47.31% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census "; "Catholic " here includes: Roman Catholic, Ukrainian Catholic, and "Other Catholic " |
| Catholic | Prince Edward Island | 60,625 | - | 59 units |
- | 1995 | 1998 Catholic Almanac: Our Sunday Visitor: USA (1997), pg. 382-383. | Table: Statistics of the Catholic Church in Canada. Figures are as of Dec. 31, 1995. |
| Catholic - Latin Rite | Prince Edward Island | 60,600 | 47.31% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Catholic - other | Prince Edward Island | - | 0.00% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census "; Listed in table as "Other Catholic ", those Catholics NOT part of Ukrainian Catholic or Roman Catholic. |
| Catholic - Ukrainian Catholic | Prince Edward Island | - | 0.00% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Prince Edward Island | 300 | 0.22% | 3 units |
- | 1995 | Deseret News 1997-98 Church Almanac. Deseret News: Salt Lake City, UT (1996), pg. 188-408. | "Year-end 1995: Est. population [of country]; Members, [number shown in '# of adherents' column to left] " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Prince Edward Island | 400 | 0.29% | 3 units |
- | 1997 | Deseret News 1999-2000 Church Almanac. Deseret News: Salt Lake City, UT (1998), pg. 267-410. | Information from a variety of sources. Figures for year-end 1997. |
| Eastern non-Christian | Prince Edward Island | 300 | 0.23% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Eastern non-Christian - other | Prince Edward Island | 100 | 0.08% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census "; Listed in table as "Other Eastern non-Christian ", i.e. those groups NOT part of Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism or Sikhism |
| Eastern Orthodox | Prince Edward Island | - | - | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 138. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "The province also had less than 150 each of the following people of Eastern Orthodox faith, Sikhs, and Jews. " |
| Eastern Orthodox | Prince Edward Island | 100 | 0.08% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Hinduism | Prince Edward Island | - | 0.00% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Inuit | Prince Edward Island | 10 | - | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* 1991 Census Highlights of Registered Indians: Annotated Tables, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (1995), pg. 3. | Table 1.0: "Ethnic Composition of the Aboriginal Population: Canada, Provinces and Territories, 1991 Census "; NOTE: These figures represent ethnic/tribal affiliation, not stated religious preference. |
| Islam | Prince Edward Island | 100 | 0.08% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Judaism | Prince Edward Island | - | - | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 138. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "The province also had less than 150 each of the following people of Eastern Orthodox faith, Sikhs, and Jews. " |
| Judaism | Prince Edward Island | 100 | 0.08% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census "; Listed in table as "Jewish " |
| Lutheran | Prince Edward Island | 150 | 0.12% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 138. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "In 1991, 48.4% of the population, or about 62,800 people, was Protestant, including... 5,300 Baptists, 1,300 Pentecostals, and less than 150 Lutherans. " |
| Lutheran | Prince Edward Island | 100 | 0.08% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Metis | Prince Edward Island | 30 | - | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* 1991 Census Highlights of Registered Indians: Annotated Tables, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (1995), pg. 3. | Table 1.0: "Ethnic Composition of the Aboriginal Population: Canada, Provinces and Territories, 1991 Census "; NOTE: These figures represent ethnic/tribal affiliation, not stated religious preference. |
| Nonreligious | Prince Edward Island | 5,200 | 4.01% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 138. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "In 1991, 48.4% of the population, or about 62,800 people, was Protestant... About 5,200 provincial residents professed no religious affiliation in 1991. " |
| Nonreligious | Prince Edward Island | 4,900 | 3.83% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census "; listed in table as "No religious affiliation " |
| other | Prince Edward Island | - | 0.00% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census "; listed in table as "Other religions " -- those groups NOT included in: Catholic, Protestant, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Eastern Orthodox, Judaism, Para-religious groups & Nonreligious. |
| Para-religious groups | Prince Edward Island | - | 0.00% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " [Apparently "para-religious group " was the term used by the census to referred primarily to Neo-Pagan and New Age groups.] |
| Pentecostal | Prince Edward Island | 1,300 | 1.00% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 138. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "In 1991, 48.4% of the population, or about 62,800 people, was Protestant, including... 5,300 Baptists, 1,300 Pentecostals, and less than 150 Lutherans. " |
| Pentecostal | Prince Edward Island | 1,300 | 1.01% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Presbyterian | Prince Edward Island | 11,200 | 8.63% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 138. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "In 1991, 48.4% of the population, or about 62,800 people, was Protestant, including... 11,200 Presbyterians, 6,700 Anglicans... " |
| Presbyterian | Prince Edward Island | 11,000 | 8.59% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Protestant | Prince Edward Island | 62,800 | 48.40% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 138. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "Prince Edward Island is the only province where the numbers of Protestants and Catholics are nearly the same. In 1991, 48.4% of the population, or about 62,800 people, was Protestant... " |
| Protestant | Prince Edward Island | 62,000 | 48.40% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| Protestant - other | Prince Edward Island | 11,600 | 9.06% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census "; listed in table as "Other Protestant " -- those groups NOT part of United Church of Canada, Anglican, Baptist, Presbyterian, Lutheran or Pentecostal. (Also, not part of Eastern Orthodox) |
| Sikhism | Prince Edward Island | - | - | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 138. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "The province also had less than 150 each of the following people of Eastern Orthodox faith, Sikhs, and Jews. " |
| Sikhism | Prince Edward Island | 100 | 0.08% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " |
| United Church of Canada | Prince Edward Island | 26,300 | 20.27% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 138. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "In 1991, 48.4% of the population, or about 62,800 people, was Protestant, including 26,300 members of the United Church of Christ... " |
| United Church of Canada | Prince Edward Island | 26,000 | 20.30% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Statistics Canada "; web page: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 93-319-XPB. | table: "Population, by religion, 1991 Census "; Listed in table as "United Church " |
| Judaism | Prussia | - | - | - | - | 1925 | Bermant, Chaim. The Jews. New York: NY Times Books (1977), pg. 128. | "...by 1925 about fifteen per cent of all Prussia's dentists, eighteen per cent of its doctors and twenty-five per cent of its lawyers were Jews. " |
| attendance - weekly | Puerto Rico | - | 52.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* web site: "The University of Michigan News and Information Services "; web page: "Study identifies worldwide rates of religiosity, church attendance " (viewed 17 April 1999). "News Release: December 10, 1997 " By Diane Swanbrow. | Table: weekly church attendance in various nations. "Source: Based on latest avail. data from... World Values surveys. Results with an asterisk are from the 1990-1991 survey; all others are from 1995-1997 survey. " |
| Baptist | Puerto Rico | 15,000 | - | - | - | 1979 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: OPERATION WORLD, 1979); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | Total pop.: 3,200,000. Protestants 12%. Community 400000. Membership 168,000. Denominations 26. Largest: Pentecostals (7) 67,000 members; United Methodists 14,000; Baptists (2) 15,000; Disciples of Christ 11,000; CMA 5,000. Evangelicals 8% of population. |
| Baptist | Puerto Rico | - | - | - | - | 1987 | Rodgers, Mary M. (ed). Puerto Rico ...in Pictures (Visual Geography Series). Minneapolis, Minnesota: Lerner Publications Co. (1987), pg. 34. | "Protestantism... In order to prevent overlapping of effort, the first missionaries zoned the island by areas, and today that zoning is still apparent. The Baptists occupy a broad diagonal strip that runs across the island from Ponce to San Juan. " |
| Catholic | Puerto Rico | - | 87.00% | - | - | 1979 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: OPERATION WORLD, 1979); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | Total pop.: 3,200,000. Roman Catholics 87%. |
| Catholic | Puerto Rico | 2,640,000 | 80.00% | - | - | 1987 | Rodgers, Mary M. (ed). Puerto Rico ...in Pictures (Visual Geography Series). Minneapolis, Minnesota: Lerner Publications Co. (1987), pg. 34-37. | Pg. 34: "Puerto Rico's population... 3.3 million... "; Pg. 36: "Eighty percent of Puerto Ricans are nominally Catholic. "; Pg. 37: "Although four-fifths of all Puerto Ricans are formally considered Catholics, a smaller number actually practice their religion. " |
| Catholic | Puerto Rico | 2,975,000 | 85.00% | - | - | 1990 | Fradin, Dennis Brindell & Judith Bloom Fradin. Puerto Rico (series: "Sea to Shining Sea "). Chicago: Childrens Press (1995). | "In 1990, Puerto Ric had more than 3.5 million people... About 85 of 100 Puerto Ricans are Catholic. " |
| Catholic | Puerto Rico | 2,975,000 | 85.00% | - | - | 1990 | Kent, Deborah. Puerto Rico (series: America the Beautiful). Chicago: Childrens Press (1992), pg. 22, 25. | Pg. 22: "...1990 census... [total] population... 3.5 million... "; pg. 25: "Roman Catholicism runs like a powerful undercurrent through nearly every aspect of Puerto Rican life... About 85% of Puerto Ricans are members of the Catholic church. " |
| Catholic | Puerto Rico | - | 85.00% | - | - | 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 | Puerto Rico | 3,034,000 | 82.60% | 353 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 | Puerto Rico | 3,030,000 | - | - | - | 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 | Puerto Rico | 2,583,360 | - | 323 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 | Puerto Rico | 3,254,230 | 85.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Total population: 3,828,506. Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant denominations and other 15% |
| Catholic | Puerto Rico | - | 66.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Catholic | Puerto Rico | - | 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 " |
| Catholic - nuns | Puerto Rico | 1,621 | - | - | - | 1972 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 3.1: "Growth or Decline in Religious Sisters, 1972-1996 " |
| Catholic - nuns | Puerto Rico | 1,067 | - | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 3.1: "Growth or Decline in Religious Sisters, 1972-1996 " |
| Catholic - priests | Puerto Rico | 705 | - | - | - | 1972 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 2: "Increase in Priests, 1972-1996 " |
| Catholic - priests | Puerto Rico | 791 | - | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 2: "Increase in Priests, 1972-1996 " |
| Catholic - seminarians | Puerto Rico | 49 | - | - | - | 1972 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 1.1: "Increase in Seminarians " |
| Catholic - seminarians | Puerto Rico | 123 | - | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 1.1: "Increase in Seminarians " |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | Puerto Rico | 5,000 | - | - | - | 1979 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: OPERATION WORLD, 1979); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | Total pop.: 3,200,000. Protestants 12%. Community 400000. Membership 168,000. Denominations 26. Largest: Pentecostals (7) 67,000 members; United Methodists 14,000; Baptists (2) 15,000; Disciples of Christ 11,000; CMA 5,000 [It appears this refers to the Christian and Missionary Alliance]. Evangelicals 8% of population. |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Puerto Rico | 11,000 | - | - | - | 1979 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: OPERATION WORLD, 1979); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | Total pop.: 3,200,000. Protestants 12%. Community 400000. Membership 168,000. Denominations 26. Largest: Pentecostals (7) 67,000 members; United Methodists 14,000; Baptists (2) 15,000; Disciples of Christ 11,000; CMA 5,000. Evangelicals 8% of population. |
| Christianity | Puerto Rico | - | 99.00% | - | - | 1979 | Perl, Lila. Puerto Rico: Island Between Two Worlds. New York: William Morrow and Company (1979), pg. 82. | "...while 99% of Puerto Ricans are considered to be Christians--with about 80% Roman Catholic and the rest belonging to Protestant faiths--most appear to practice an unorthodox mixture of local customs and church rituals. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Puerto Rico | 13,000 | - | - | - | 1990 | *LINK* LDS-GEMS | In 1990, there were 13,000 members in Puerto Rico, in more than fifty wards and branches. |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Puerto Rico | 20,000 | 0.50% | 52 units |
- | 1995 | Deseret News 1997-98 Church Almanac. Deseret News: Salt Lake City, UT (1996), pg. 188-408. | "Year-end 1995: Est. population [of country]; Members, [number shown in '# of adherents' column to left] " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Puerto Rico | 20,000 | - | 53 units |
- | 1996 | *LINK* LDS-GEMS | In 1996 there were 20,000 members of the Church in Puerto Rico, in eight districts and fifty-three branches. |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Puerto Rico | 21,000 | 0.50% | 53 units |
- | 1997 | Deseret News 1999-2000 Church Almanac. Deseret News: Salt Lake City, UT (1998), pg. 267-410. | Information from a variety of sources. Figures for year-end 1997. |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Puerto Rico | - | 0.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Church of the Nazarene | Puerto Rico | 3,180 | 0.08% | 38 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 6 Jan 1998; total population: 3,958,000 |
| Congregationalist | Puerto Rico | - | - | - | - | 1987 | Rodgers, Mary M. (ed). Puerto Rico ...in Pictures (Visual Geography Series). Minneapolis, Minnesota: Lerner Publications Co. (1987), pg. 34. | "Protestantism... In order to prevent overlapping of effort, the first missionaries zoned the island by areas, and today that zoning is still apparent... The Methodists are located in the north near Arecibo. The western end of the island is heavily Presbyterian, and the eastern end is Congregationalist... " |
| Convencion Iglesias Evangelicas Menonitas de Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | 554 | - | 11 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Carribean, Central & South America: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " | PUERTO RICO: Convencion Iglesias Evangelicas Menonitas de Puerto Rico, Inc.; Members: 554; Congregations: 11; **The Convencion Iglesias Evangelicas Menonitas de Puerto Rico, Inc. is a member of the Mennonite Church General Assembly and its membership is therefore included in the total for the Mennonite Church.** |
| Defenders of the Faith | Puerto Rico | 6,000 | - | 68 units |
- | 1968 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 281. | "In 1968 there were... 68 churches and 6,000 members in Puerto Rico. " |
| Episcopalian | Puerto Rico | - | - | - | - | 1987 | Rodgers, Mary M. (ed). Puerto Rico ...in Pictures (Visual Geography Series). Minneapolis, Minnesota: Lerner Publications Co. (1987), pg. 34. | "...the Episcopalians are mainly in the large cities and suburbs. " |
