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Group	Where	Number of Adherents	% of total pop.	Number of congreg./ churches/ units	Number of countries	Year	Source	Quote/ Notes
Christian Science	Barbados	-	-	1 unit	-	1998	LINK tourism page: "Fun Barbados "	Barbados Religion page: church listing. "Currently there are around 60 Anglican churches that can be found on the island and over the years many other denominations have joined and can be found list below. "
Church of Canada	Barbados	-	-	1 unit	-	1998	LINK tourism page: "Fun Barbados "	Barbados Religion page: church listing. "Currently there are around 60 Anglican churches that can be found on the island and over the years many other denominations have joined and can be found list below. " [Ed. note: This might well be associated with the "Anglican Church of Canada, " but could also quite possibly by the "United Church of Canada. "]
Church of God	Barbados	10,220	4.00%	-	-	1987	LINK Library of Congress Country Studies	Total pop. (1987) 255,500. The Church of God and the Roman Catholic and Methodist churches each claimed to minister to between 3 and 4 percent of the population.
Church of God	Barbados	-	-	1 unit	-	1998	LINK tourism page: "Fun Barbados "	Barbados Religion page: church listing. "Currently there are around 60 Anglican churches that can be found on the island and over the years many other denominations have joined and can be found list below. "
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Barbados	500	0.19%	4 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	Barbados	600	0.23%	4 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	Barbados	-	-	1 unit	-	1998	LINK tourism page: "Fun Barbados "	Barbados Religion page: church listing. "Currently there are around 60 Anglican churches that can be found on the island and over the years many other denominations have joined and can be found list below. "
Church of the Nazarene	Barbados	2,730	1.00%	33 units	-	1998	LINK official organization web site: Nazarene World Mission Society	Church Statistics: Churches; 6 Jan 1998; total population: 272,000
Church of the Nazarene	Barbados	-	-	1 unit	-	1998	LINK tourism page: "Fun Barbados "	Barbados Religion page: church listing. "Currently there are around 60 Anglican churches that can be found on the island and over the years many other denominations have joined and can be found list below. "
Ethiopian Orthodox	Barbados	-	-	1 unit	-	1998	LINK tourism page: "Fun Barbados "	Barbados Religion page: church listing. "Currently there are around 60 Anglican churches that can be found on the island and over the years many other denominations have joined and can be found list below. "
Hinduism	Barbados	-	-	2 units	-	1998	LINK tourism page: "Fun Barbados "	Barbados Religion page: church listing. "Currently there are around 60 Anglican churches that can be found on the island and over the years many other denominations have joined and can be found list below. "; directory lists 1 Hindu & 1 Sai Baba church
Islam	Barbados	-	-	1 unit	-	1998	LINK tourism page: "Fun Barbados "	Barbados Religion page: church listing. "Currently there are around 60 Anglican churches that can be found on the island and over the years many other denominations have joined and can be found list below. "
Islam	Barbados	500	0.20%	-	-	2000	K. F. Bin Mohd Noor. "Muslims Statistics... for Year 2000 " [orig. src: Barrett. World Christian Encyclopedia, 1982]	Table
Jehovah's Witnesses	Barbados	1,425	0.54%	16 units	-	1983	Botting, Heather & Gary Botting. The Orwellian World of Jehovah's Witnesses. Toronto: University of Toronto Press (1984), pg. 53-59.	Table: "1983 Service Year Report of JWs Worldwide "; Adherent count here is from "1983 Peak Publishers " column
Jehovah's Witnesses	Barbados	2,243	0.88%	24 units	-	1997	LINK official organization web site	Adherent/member count is for "1997 Peak Witnesses "; Memorial attendance (annual sacrament meeting) for same year: 5,750.
Jehovah's Witnesses	Barbados	2,375	0.91%	25 units	-	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 "; This adherent/member count is for "1998 Peak Witnesses "
Jehovah's Witnesses	Barbados	-	-	1 unit	-	1998	LINK tourism page: "Fun Barbados "	Barbados Religion page: church listing. "Currently there are around 60 Anglican churches that can be found on the island and over the years many other denominations have joined and can be found list below. "
Jehovah's Witnesses - Memorial attendance	Barbados	3,543	-	16 units	-	1983	Botting, Heather & Gary Botting. The Orwellian World of Jehovah's Witnesses. Toronto: University of Toronto Press (1984), pg. 53-59.	Table: "1983 Service Year Report of JWs Worldwide "; Data from columns: "No. of congs. " and "Memorial attendance "
Jehovah's Witnesses - Memorial attendance	Barbados	5,750	2.27%	24 units	-	1997	LINK official organization web site	From 1997 Statistics "Memorial attendance " column. Count of all who attend this once-a-year meeting, whether or not a "publisher " in full standing. Most would be considered adherents.
Jehovah's Witnesses - Memorial attendance	Barbados	5,335	2.05%	-	-	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.
Judaism	Barbados	275	-	-	-	1715	Feldman, Egal. Dual Destinies: The Jewish Encounter with Protestant America; Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press (1990), pg. 6.	"By 1715, 275 Jews resided in Barbados alone. "
Judaism	Barbados	-	-	2 units	-	1998	LINK tourism page: "Fun Barbados "	Barbados Religion page: church listing. "Currently there are around 60 Anglican churches that can be found on the island and over the years many other denominations have joined and can be found list below. "
Methodist	Barbados	10,220	4.00%	-	-	1987	LINK Library of Congress Country Studies	Total pop. (1987) 255,500. The Church of God and the Roman Catholic and Methodist churches each claimed to minister to between 3 and 4 percent of the population.
Methodist	Barbados	18,113	7.00%	-	-	1997	LINK CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998)	Protestant 67% (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%, other 12%), Roman Catholic 4%, none 17%, unknown 3%, other 9% (1980); Total population: 258,756 (1997 estimate).
Methodist	Barbados	18,132	7.00%	-	-	1998	LINK CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999)	"Population: 259,025 (July 1998 est.)... Protestant 67% (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%, other 12%), Roman Catholic 4%, none 17%, unknown 3%, other 9% (1980)... "
Methodist	Barbados	18,270	7.00%	-	-	1998	LINK tourism page: "Barbados: Isle of Dreams "	Religion: Protestant 67% (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%, other 12%), Roman Catholic 4%, Other 9%; Population: 261,000.
Methodist	Barbados	-	-	4 units	-	1998	LINK tourism page: "Fun Barbados "	Barbados Religion page: church listing. "Currently there are around 60 Anglican churches that can be found on the island and over the years many other denominations have joined and can be found list below. "
Moravian Church	Barbados	-	-	3 units	-	1998	LINK tourism page: "Fun Barbados "	Barbados Religion page: church listing. "Currently there are around 60 Anglican churches that can be found on the island and over the years many other denominations have joined and can be found list below. "
Nichiren Daishonin	Barbados	-	-	1 unit	-	1998	LINK tourism page: "Fun Barbados "	Barbados Religion page: church listing. "Currently there are around 60 Anglican churches that can be found on the island and over the years many other denominations have joined and can be found list below. "
Nonreligious	Barbados	-	18.00%	-	-	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% "
other	Barbados	87,000	-	-	-	1996	1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783.	Table; "other " = not Anglican, Protestant or Roman Catholic
Pentecostal	Barbados	20,700	8.00%	-	-	1997	LINK CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998)	Protestant 67% (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%, other 12%), Roman Catholic 4%, none 17%, unknown 3%, other 9% (1980); Total population: 258,756 (1997 estimate).
Pentecostal	Barbados	20,722	8.00%	-	-	1998	LINK CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999)	"Population: 259,025 (July 1998 est.)... Protestant 67% (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%, other 12%), Roman Catholic 4%, none 17%, unknown 3%, other 9% (1980)... "
Pentecostal	Barbados	20,880	8.00%	-	-	1998	LINK tourism page: "Barbados: Isle of Dreams "	Religion: Protestant 67% (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%, other 12%), Roman Catholic 4%, Other 9%; Population: 261,000.
Pentecostal	Barbados	-	-	5 units	-	1998	LINK tourism page: "Fun Barbados "	Barbados Religion page: church listing. "Currently there are around 60 Anglican churches that can be found on the island and over the years many other denominations have joined and can be found list below. "
Protestant	Barbados	-	65.00%	-	-	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% "; Protestant "includes all non-Roman Catholic denominations "
Protestant	Barbados	79,000	-	-	-	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.
Protestant	Barbados	173,367	67.00%	-	-	1997	LINK CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998)	Protestant 67% (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%, other 12%), Roman Catholic 4%, none 17%, unknown 3%, other 9% (1980); Total population: 258,756 (1997 estimate).
Protestant	Barbados	173,547	67.00%	-	-	1998	LINK CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999)	"Population: 259,025 (July 1998 est.)... Protestant 67% (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%, other 12%), Roman Catholic 4%, none 17%, unknown 3%, other 9% (1980)... "
Protestant	Barbados	174,870	67.00%	-	-	1998	LINK tourism page: "Barbados: Isle of Dreams "	Religion: Protestant 67% (Anglican 40%, Pentecostal 8%, Methodist 7%, other 12%), Roman Catholic 4%, Other 9%; Population: 261,000.
Salvation Army	Barbados	-	-	1 unit	-	1998	LINK tourism page: "Fun Barbados "	Barbados Religion page: church listing. "Currently there are around 60 Anglican churches that can be found on the island and over the years many other denominations have joined and can be found list below. "
Sanatan Dhuram Maha	Barbados	-	-	1 unit	-	1998	LINK tourism page: "Fun Barbados "	Barbados Religion page: church listing. "Currently there are around 60 Anglican churches that can be found on the island and over the years many other denominations have joined and can be found list below. "
Sathya Sai Baba	Barbados	-	-	1 unit	-	1998	LINK tourism page: "Fun Barbados "	Barbados Religion page: church listing. "Currently there are around 60 Anglican churches that can be found on the island and over the years many other denominations have joined and can be found list below. "
Seventh-day Adventist	Barbados	-	-	1 unit	-	1998	LINK tourism page: "Fun Barbados "	Barbados Religion page: church listing. "Currently there are around 60 Anglican churches that can be found on the island and over the years many other denominations have joined and can be found list below. "
Unity Church	Barbados	-	-	1 unit	-	1998	LINK official organization web site (viewed 1998)	Counted the churches in their directory.
Wesleyan Holiness	Barbados	-	-	2 units	-	1998	LINK tourism page: "Fun Barbados "	Barbados Religion page: church listing. "Currently there are around 60 Anglican churches that can be found on the island and over the years many other denominations have joined and can be found list below. "
Worldwide Church of God	Barbados	-	-	1 unit	-	1998	LINK tourism page: "Fun Barbados "	Barbados Religion page: church listing. "Currently there are around 60 Anglican churches that can be found on the island and over the years many other denominations have joined and can be found list below. "
miscellaneous regional info	Barbados	-	-	-	-	1998	Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 76-77.	"Religion plays an important role in the lives of Barbadians... The main religion is Christianity. The Anglican church has the most members, a legacy from the days of British rule. Other Christian denominations include Roman Catholic, Methodist, and Jehovah's Witness. Altogether, over 140 different sects and denominations are represented among the island's population. Other religious groups include Hindu, Muslim, and Baha'i. A small Jewish community descended from Sephardic Jews... Rastafarianism, which originated in Jamaica... has been accepted by Bajan society... Apostolic Spiritual Baptists... the island's only indigenous religion. "
Apostolic	Belarus	-	-	9 units	-	1993	Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 63.	"In 1993, there were about 1,500 religious congregations in Belarus, including 787 Orthodox, 305 Roman Catholic, 170 Pentecostal, 141 Baptist, 26 Old Believer... 17 Seventh-Day Adventist, 9 Apostolic Christian, 8 Uniate, 8 New Apostolic, 8 Muslim, 7 Jewish, and 15 others. "
attendance - weekly	Belarus	-	6.00%	-	-	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	Belarus	-	-	141 units	-	1993	Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 63.	"In 1993, there were about 1,500 religious congregations in Belarus, including 787 Orthodox, 305 Roman Catholic, 170 Pentecostal, 141 Baptist, 26 Old Believer... 17 Seventh-Day Adventist, 9 Apostolic Christian, 8 Uniate, 8 New Apostolic, 8 Muslim, 7 Jewish, and 15 others. "
Baptist World Alliance	Belarus	11,414	0.11%	188 units	-	1998	LINK Baptist World Alliance web site; page: "BWA Statistics " (viewed 31 March 1999).	"Figures are for BWA affiliated conventions/unions only (no independents included). "; Table with 3 columns: Country, "Churches ", & "Members "; "1997/1998 Totals "; [BWA stats. in individual countries are sum of figures for member bodies of BWA in the countries.]; [County population figures for 1998 from United Nations data available here.]
Belarusian Orthodox	Belarus	9,060,000	-	-	-	1996	1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783.	Table; Listed as "Belarussian Orthodox "
Catholic	Belarus	-	-	127 units	-	1916	Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 63.	"Before 1917, Belarus had 2,466 religious congregations, including 1,650 Orthodox, 127 Roman Catholic, 657 Jewish, 32 Protestant, and several Muslim communities. Many congregations were destroyed during the early Soviet years... "
Catholic	Belarus	-	-	305 units	-	1993	Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 63.	"In 1993, there were about 1,500 religious congregations in Belarus, including 787 Orthodox, 305 Roman Catholic, 170 Pentecostal, 141 Baptist, 26 Old Believer... 17 Seventh-Day Adventist, 9 Apostolic Christian, 8 Uniate, 8 New Apostolic, 8 Muslim, 7 Jewish, and 15 others. "
Catholic	Belarus	1,245,000	12.00%	338 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	Belarus	1,330,000	-	-	-	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 - Uniate	Belarus	-	75.00%	-	-	1839	Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 63.	"In their geopolitical striving toward Western Europe, the tsars used the convenient pretext of 'liberating' their co-religionists of the 'Russian faith' from Polic Catholic domination. In 1839 the Uniate Church of Belarus, to which about 75% of the population adhered, was forcibly converted to Russian Orthodoxy. "
Catholic - Uniate	Belarus	-	-	8 units	-	1993	Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 63.	"In 1993, there were about 1,500 religious congregations in Belarus, including 787 Orthodox, 305 Roman Catholic, 170 Pentecostal, 141 Baptist, 26 Old Believer... 17 Seventh-Day Adventist, 9 Apostolic Christian, 8 Uniate, 8 New Apostolic, 8 Muslim, 7 Jewish, and 15 others. "
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Belarus	200	-	4 units	-	1995	Deseret News 1997-98 Church Almanac (Latest nat'l membership stats: 1995)	Belarus (Byelorussia)
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Belarus	300	-	2 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, Minsk	Belarus	800	-	-	-	1999	LINK official organization web site of "The Church of Jesus Christ " (Belarus) home page (viewed 22 March 1999)	"The Church of Jesus Christ... was started in July 1991 [by] Paul Zink, New Life Church from Jacksonville (Florida) &... Benjamin Brukh [graduated of] International Bible School in... Latvija. New Life Church & the Church of Jesus Christ, Minsk are sisters churches. 15 people received the first water baptism. Now we have 739 members of the church & about 800 people are attending... The church is still growing. It regulary helps and cooperates with the churches in Brest, Mikashevichi, Borisov, Kobrin, Mozir, Dzerdzinsk. "
Eastern Orthodox	Belarus	-	-	1,650 units	-	1916	Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 63.	"Before 1917, Belarus had 2,466 religious congregations, including 1,650 Orthodox, 127 Roman Catholic, 657 Jewish, 32 Protestant, and several Muslim communities. Many congregations were destroyed during the early Soviet years... "
Eastern Orthodox	Belarus	-	60.00%	-	-	1991	Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 63.	"In the early 1990s, about 60% of Belarusans identified themselves as Orthodox. "
Eastern Orthodox	Belarus	-	-	787 units	-	1993	Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 63.	"In 1993, there were about 1,500 religious congregations in Belarus, including 787 Orthodox, 305 Roman Catholic, 170 Pentecostal, 141 Baptist, 26 Old Believer... 17 Seventh-Day Adventist, 9 Apostolic Christian, 8 Uniate, 8 New Apostolic, 8 Muslim, 7 Jewish, and 15 others. "
Eastern Orthodox	Belarus	6,242,880	60.00%	-	-	1994	LINK Library of Congress Country Studies	10,404,862 (July 1994 [total pop.] estimate). About 60 percent Orthodox (early 1990s). Other denominations include Roman Catholic, Apostolic Christian, Baptist, Muslim, New Apostolic, Old Believer, Pentecostal, Seventh-Day Adventist, and Uniate.
Eastern Orthodox	Belarus	8,329,775	80.00%	-	-	1997	LINK CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998)	Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20%; Total population: 10,412,219.
Eastern Orthodox	Belarus	8,327,240	80.00%	-	-	1998	LINK CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999)	"Population: 10,409,050 (July 1998 est.)... Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20%... "
Islam	Belarus	-	-	8 units	-	1993	Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 63.	"In 1993, there were about 1,500 religious congregations in Belarus, including 787 Orthodox, 305 Roman Catholic, 170 Pentecostal, 141 Baptist, 26 Old Believer... 17 Seventh-Day Adventist, 9 Apostolic Christian, 8 Uniate, 8 New Apostolic, 8 Muslim, 7 Jewish, and 15 others. "
Jehovah's Witnesses	Belarus	1,962	0.02%	17 units	-	1997	LINK official organization web site	Adherent/member count is for "1997 Peak Witnesses "; Memorial attendance (annual sacrament meeting) for same year: 5,667.
Jehovah's Witnesses	Belarus	2,448	0.02%	19 units	-	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 "; This adherent/member count is for "1998 Peak Witnesses "
Jehovah's Witnesses - Memorial attendance	Belarus	5,667	0.06%	17 units	-	1997	LINK official organization web site	From 1997 Statistics "Memorial attendance " column. Count of all who attend this once-a-year meeting, whether or not a "publisher " in full standing. Most would be considered adherents.
Jehovah's Witnesses - Memorial attendance	Belarus	6,272	0.06%	-	-	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.
Judaism	Belarus	-	-	657 units	-	1916	Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 63.	"Before 1917, Belarus had 2,466 religious congregations, including 1,650 Orthodox, 127 Roman Catholic, 657 Jewish, 32 Protestant, and several Muslim communities. Many congregations were destroyed during the early Soviet years... "
Judaism	Belarus	-	-	7 units	-	1993	Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 4 - Europe. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 63.	"In 1993, there were about 1,500 religious congregations in Belarus, including 787 Orthodox, 305 Roman Catholic, 170 Pentecostal, 141 Baptist, 26 Old Believer... 17 Seventh-Day Adventist, 9 Apostolic Christian, 8 Uniate, 8 New Apostolic, 8 Muslim, 7 Jewish, and 15 others. "

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