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| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
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| Universal Church of the Kingdom of God | Brazil | - | - | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* Mariz, Cecilia Loreto. In the Power of the Spirit (Chapter 4: "Pentecostalism and Confrontation with Poverty in Brazil "). Edited by Benjamin F. Gutierrez & Dennis A. Smith, published in 1996 by PC(USA)WMD AIPRAL/CELEP, pp. 129-146, Translated by Peter Kemmerle. This information prepared for Religion Online by Ted & Winnie Brock. (Viewed, Google cache, 30 July 1999) | "In fact, the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, the second largest Pentecostal church in metropolitan Rio de Janeiro, and perhaps the second largest in Brazil in terms of church membership, has identifying characteristics, such as the size of its temples, its relation with a television network, its controversial bishop, its emphasis on fighting Afro-Brazilian religions, its emphasis on exorcism, the theology of prosperity, and asking for contributions. It also has a notably lower level of biblical education among both pastors and the faithful (Pereira, 1995). " |
| Valley of the Dawn | Brazil | - | - | - | - | 1997 | Heinrichs, Ann. Brazil ( "Enchantment of the World Second Series "). New York: Children's Press (1997), pg. 98. | "In a suburb of Brasilia live several thousand people who expect to survive the end of the world. They belong to a religious movement called the Valley of the Dawn. Their community, with its huge temple, is also named the Valley of the Dawn. A retired truck driver named Aunt Neiva founded the sect in 1959. She taught that a lot of ordinary people are mediums--people who can communicate with the spirit world. Mediums are easily to spot in the Valley of the Dawn--male mediums wear black shirts and the women wear long robes with star-shaped sequins. Aunt Neiva also predicted that the world would end at the end of the millennium and that only a chosen few would survive. Residents of the Valley believe they are among the chosen. Hundreds of worshipers come into town for Sunday services. They, too, hope to prevail beyond the last days. " |
| Witoto | Brazil | - | - | - | - | 1981 | Crim, Keith (ed.). The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions. San Francisco: Harper Collins (1989). Reprint; originally pub. as Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions, 1981; pg. 702. | Chapter: "South American Tribal Religions "; map: "Tribal Locations "; In an area where westernmost Brazil borders Peru and Colombia |
| Xango | Brazil | - | - | - | - | 1993 | Brandon, George. Santeria from Africa to the New World: Dead Sell Memories. Bloomington and Indiana: Indiana University Press (1993), pg. 2. | "...Yoruba-based religious forms that exist in the Caribbean, in Central & South America... Santeria is the Cuban variant of this tradition. Shango in Trinidad and on Grenada, Xango and Candomble in Brazil, and Kele on St. Lucia are other examples... " |
| Xavante | Brazil | - | - | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 445. | "Xavante: Alternate Names: Criza, Curixa, Puxiti, Tapacua; Location: Brazil; Language: Ge; Religion: Indigenous beliefs "; "The Xavante live in the state of Mato Grosso, which is the state of France, Germany, and Great Britain combined. It is situated in the southwest of Brazil. " |
| Yoruba religion | Brazil | - | - | - | - | 1993 | Brandon, George. Santeria from Africa to the New World: Dead Sell Memories. Bloomington and Indiana: Indiana University Press (1993), pg. 2. | "...Yoruba-based religious forms that exist in the Caribbean, in Central & South America... Santeria is the Cuban variant of this tradition. Shango in Trinidad and on Grenada, Xango and Candomble in Brazil, and Kele on St. Lucia are other examples... " |
| Yoruba religion | Brazil | - | - | - | - | 1993 | Brandon, George. Santeria from Africa to the New World: Dead Sell Memories. Bloomington and Indiana: Indiana University Press (1993), pg. 2. | "...Yoruba-based religious forms that exist in the Caribbean, in Central & South America... Santeria is the Cuban variant of this tradition. Shango in Trinidad and on Grenada, Xango and Candomble in Brazil, and Kele on St. Lucia are other examples... " |
| Yoruba religion | Brazil | - | - | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 14-15. | "Afro-Brazilian sects are becoming increasingly popular with Blacks and Whites alike in Brazil. There are a variety of religious groupings that continue to follow traditional African religious practices. The first is Condomble, a religion practiced by slaves from the Yoruba tribe. Based largely in the state of Bahia, Condomble followers worship many different gods and goddesses of nature... It has been estimated that over 1,000 Condomble temples exist in the city of Salvador, Bahia. " |
| Candomble | Brazil: Bahia | - | - | 1,000 units |
- | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 14-15. | "Afro-Brazilian sects are becoming increasingly popular with Blacks and Whites alike in Brazil. There are a variety of religious groupings that continue to follow traditional African religious practices. The first is Condomble, a religion practiced by slaves from the Yoruba tribe. Based largely in the state of Bahia, Condomble followers worship many different gods and goddesses of nature... It has been estimated that over 1,000 Condomble temples exist in the city of Salvador, Bahia. " |
| Judaism | Brazil: Recife | 1,450 | - | - | - | 1645 | Hertzberg, Arthur. The Jews in America: Four Centuries of an Uneasy Encounter: A History; New York: Simon & Schuster (1989), pg. 19-20. | "According to their own minute book, in 1645 there were 1,450 Jewish souls in Recife. There they had founded a large, European-style community... There was a synagogue in Recife and two schools. " |
| Spiritism | Brazil: Rio | - | - | - | - | 1992 | Cox, Harvey. Fire from Heaven: The Rise of Pentecostal Spirituality and the Reshaping of Religion in the Twenty-First Century; New York: Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. (1994), pg. 167. | "In 1992 a religious census carried on by a research center affiliated with the World Council of Churches revealed that in the previous three years approx. 700 new pentecostal churches had opened in Rio. 240 new spiritist temples had also started, mostly of the Umbanda variety... " |
| Umbanda | Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul | - | - | 100,000 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* "AFRICAN RELIGION syncretism " (viewed 5 April 1999) | "For instance 100,000 Umbanda congregations have emerged in Brazil's southernmost state settled largely by Polish, Italian, and German immigrants. This religion also moves along with Haitian and Cuban populations to New York, New Jersey, Florida, California, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Texas. (Brown, ch.4and M.Drewal, ch.9) " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Brazil: Sao Paulo | 300,000 | 1.67% | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* Goering, Laurie (Chicago Tribune). "Straight-Laced LDS Win Souls in Sensual Brazil " in Salt Lake Tribune, Saturday, Aug. 7, 1999. (Viewed online 14 Aug. 1999). | "SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Missionaries in perfect white shirts... the young people of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are... proselytizing in the populous urban fringes of Latin American cities, including this sprawling metropolis of 18 million... The Mormon Church... is gaining a growing following in Latin America, and the growth is coming particularly in Brazil... In recent years, church membership in Latin America has boomed to 2.2 million, almost half the U.S. membership. Nearly 300,000 live in Sao Paulo, home of the faith's largest missionary center outside Utah. " |
| Anglican | British Columbia | 331,500 | 10.10% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 24. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "In 1991, 44.5% of British Columbia's population, or about 1,460,500 people, was Protestant, including... 331,000 Anglicans, 108,300 Lutherans, 83,500 Baptists... " |
| Anglican | British Columbia | 328,600 | 10.12% | - | - | 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 " |
| Arya Samaj | British Columbia | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site; web page: "Global Directory: Directory of Arya Samaj in Canada " (viewed 24 Jan. 1999) | counted listings in directory |
| Associated Gospel Churches of Canada | British Columbia | - | - | 6 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site | Counted churches listed in directory. |
| Baptist | British Columbia | 85,300 | 2.60% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 24. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "In 1991, 44.5% of British Columbia's population, or about 1,460,500 people, was Protestant, including... 331,000 Anglicans, 108,300 Lutherans, 83,500 Baptists... " |
| Baptist | British Columbia | 84,100 | 2.59% | - | - | 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 " |
| Bold Bible Living | British Columbia | 700 | - | 2 units |
- | 1988 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 283. | "There are two congregations with an approximate membership of 100, both in British Columbia. " |
| Buddhism | British Columbia | 26,250 | 0.80% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 24. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "In 1991, 44.5% of British Columbia's population, or about 1,460,500 people, was Protestant... British Columbia also had... 36,100 Buddhists, 26,250 Moslems, 19700 Hindus, and 16,400 Jews. " |
| Buddhism | British Columbia | 36,400 | 1.12% | - | - | 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 | British Columbia | 600,600 | 18.30% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 24. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "In 1991, 44.5% of British Columbia's population, or about 1,460,500 people, was Protestant... British Columbia also had about 610,500 Catholics (600,600 Roman Catholics and 9,900 Ukrainian Catholics)... " |
| Catholic | British Columbia | 610,500 | 18.60% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 24. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "In 1991, 44.5% of British Columbia's population, or about 1,460,500 people, was Protestant... British Columbia also had about 610,500 Catholics (600,600 Roman Catholics and 9,900 Ukrainian Catholics)... " |
| Catholic | British Columbia | 603,100 | 18.57% | - | - | 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 | British Columbia | 600,175 | - | 332 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 | British Columbia | 595,300 | 18.33% | - | - | 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 | British Columbia | 200 | 0.01% | - | - | 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 "; Listed in table as "Other Catholic ", those Catholics NOT part of Ukrainian Catholic or Roman Catholic. |
| Catholic - Ukrainian Catholic | British Columbia | 9,900 | 0.30% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 24. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "In 1991, 44.5% of British Columbia's population, or about 1,460,500 people, was Protestant... British Columbia also had about 610,500 Catholics (600,600 Roman Catholics and 9,900 Ukrainian Catholics)... " |
| Catholic - Ukrainian Catholic | British Columbia | 7,500 | 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 " |
| Christian Community and Brotherhood of Reformed Doukhobors | British Columbia | 3,000 | - | - | 1 country |
1982 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 327. | "Christian Community and Brotherhood of Reformed Doukhobors (Sons of Freedom)... Membership: Not reported. There are several thousand Sons of Freedom primarily at Kerstova and Gilpin, British Columbia. In 1982 they were reported to have a congregation of 2,250 members near Krestova. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | British Columbia | 26,000 | 0.70% | 76 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 | British Columbia | 27,000 | 0.60% | 79 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 | British Columbia | 160,000 | 4.93% | - | - | 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 | British Columbia | 6,000 | 0.18% | - | - | 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 | British Columbia | 23,000 | 0.70% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 24. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "In 1991, 44.5% of British Columbia's population, or about 1,460,500 people, was Protestant... British Columbia also had... 23,000 people of Eastern Orthodox faith, 75,500 Sikhs... " |
| Eastern Orthodox | British Columbia | 23,500 | 0.72% | - | - | 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 " |
| Fellowship of Christian Assemblies | British Columbia | - | - | 11 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site | counted listings from church directory |
| Hinduism | British Columbia | 19,700 | 0.60% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 24. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "In 1991, 44.5% of British Columbia's population, or about 1,460,500 people, was Protestant... British Columbia also had... 36,100 Buddhists, 26,250 Moslems, 19700 Hindus, and 16,400 Jews. " |
| Hinduism | British Columbia | 18,100 | 0.56% | - | - | 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 | British Columbia | 240 | - | - | - | 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 | British Columbia | 36,100 | 1.10% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 24. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "In 1991, 44.5% of British Columbia's population, or about 1,460,500 people, was Protestant... British Columbia also had... 36,100 Buddhists, 26,250 Moslems, 19700 Hindus, and 16,400 Jews. " |
| Islam | British Columbia | 24,900 | 0.77% | - | - | 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 | British Columbia | 16,400 | 0.50% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 24. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "In 1991, 44.5% of British Columbia's population, or about 1,460,500 people, was Protestant... British Columbia also had... 36,100 Buddhists, 26,250 Moslems, 19700 Hindus, and 16,400 Jews. " |
| Judaism | British Columbia | 16,600 | 0.51% | - | - | 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 | British Columbia | 108,300 | 3.30% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 24. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "In 1991, 44.5% of British Columbia's population, or about 1,460,500 people, was Protestant, including... 331,000 Anglicans, 108,300 Lutherans, 83,500 Baptists... " |
| Lutheran | British Columbia | 108,200 | 3.33% | - | - | 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 | British Columbia | 4,245 | - | - | - | 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. |
| New Kadampa Tradition | British Columbia | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* official organization web site; web page: "Directory of NKT Centers for Asia, Australasia and America " (viewed 23 Jan. 1999). | counted listings on directory. |
| Nonreligious | British Columbia | 1,017,400 | 31.00% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 24. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "In 1991, 44.5% of British Columbia's population, or about 1,460,500 people, was Protestant... About 1,017,400 British Columbians had no religious affiliation in 1991. " |
| Nonreligious | British Columbia | 988,000 | 30.42% | - | - | 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 " |
| Nonreligious | British Columbia | - | 33.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance (viewed circa Nov. 1998) | "The Vanier Institute of the Family reports that almost one person in three from British Columbia reported no religion. This compares to less than 2% in Newfoundland. " |
| Old Colony Mennonite Church | British Columbia | 300 | - | 3 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "USA/Canada: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " | "CANADA... Old Colony Mennonite Church - British Columbia; Members: 300; Congregations: 3? " |
| other | British Columbia | 2,300 | 0.07% | - | - | 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 | British Columbia | 7,600 | 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 " [Apparently "para-religious group " was the term used by the census to referred primarily to Neo-Pagan and New Age groups.] |
| Pentecostal | British Columbia | 72,200 | 2.20% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 24. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "In 1991, 44.5% of British Columbia's population, or about 1,460,500 people, was Protestant, including... 72,200 Pentecostals, 65,600 Presbyterians. " |
| Pentecostal | British Columbia | 70,600 | 2.17% | - | - | 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 " |
| Pentecostal Holiness Church | British Columbia | - | - | 5 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site | counted listings in directory |
| Presbyterian | British Columbia | 65,600 | 2.00% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 24. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "In 1991, 44.5% of British Columbia's population, or about 1,460,500 people, was Protestant, including... 72,200 Pentecostals, 65,600 Presbyterians. " |
| Presbyterian | British Columbia | 64,000 | 1.97% | - | - | 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 | British Columbia | 1,460,500 | 44.50% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 24. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "In 1991, 44.5% of British Columbia's population, or about 1,460,500 people, was Protestant... " |
| Protestant | British Columbia | 1,446,500 | 44.54% | - | - | 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 | British Columbia | 370,200 | 11.40% | - | - | 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 "; 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) |
| Revival Fellowship | British Columbia | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site | directory of assemblies (or contacts?). This is the number of listings in a particular country, but I'm not sure it can be taken as a count of congregations. |
| Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia | British Columbia | - | - | 4 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (1998) | Counted listings in directory of parishes. |
| Salish | British Columbia | - | - | - | - | 1800 | Legay, Gilbert. Atlas of Indians of North America. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's (1995), pg. 83. | "Salish Tribes... Many groups speaking the Salish language occupied the islands and coasts of the region: Penntlatch, Comox, Homalco, Klhoose, Sliammon, Sechelt, Clallam, Halkomelem, Squamish, Nooksack, aand Northern Straits people. The most numerous and influential were the central coastal Salish (Squamish, Halkomelem, Nooksack, Northern Straits people, and Clallam) who lived in southeastern Vancouver Island. " |
| Salvation Army | British Columbia | - | - | - | - | 1998 | Stack, Peggy Fletcher. A World of Faith. USA: Signature Books (1998), pg. 41. | "Salvation Army... Illustration: A corps building in Dawson City, British Columbia, Canada, built in 1900... " |
| Scientology | British Columbia | - | - | 3 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (1998); section: "Global Locator for Scientology Organizations " [last updated 1997-1998] | Counted listings of churches and missions in directory. Ch. of Sci. Chinese Vancouver Mission, Vancouver, BC; Church of Scientology Mission of Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia; Eglise de Scientologie Mission de Beauce, Ville De St-Georges, Beauce, QC; Ch. of Sci. Mission of Vancouver, Vancouver, B.C.; Ch. of Sci. Mission of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia |
| Seicho-No-Ie | British Columbia | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (1998) | worldwide directory of "Truth of Life Centers ": [directory link] Truth of Life Center Vancouver, 305 East 16th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. V5T 2T7 " |
| Seicho-No-Ie | British Columbia | - | - | 4 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web page: "Location of SNI Center " [in Canada] (1998), presented by SNI Western Canada District Union | directory: SNI Burnaby Center, 7908 Willard St., Burnaby, B.C.; SNI Kamloops Center, 1870 Inglewood St., Kamloops, B.C.; SNI Vancouver Center, 305 East 16th Av.. Vancouver, B.C.; SNI Victoria Center, 2176 Lansdowne Rd., Victoria, B.C. |
| Sikhism | British Columbia | 75,500 | 2.30% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 24. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "In 1991, 44.5% of British Columbia's population, or about 1,460,500 people, was Protestant... British Columbia also had... 23,000 people of Eastern Orthodox faith, 75,500 Sikhs... " |
| Sikhism | British Columbia | 74,600 | 2.30% | - | - | 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 " |
| Sikhism | British Columbia | 100,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "United Church of Canada Inter-Faith Dialogue "; web page: "Sikhism " (viewed 19 Feb. 1999), written by Fritz B. Voll, "Updated: Tue Jun 9 23:39:38 1998. " | "About 200,000 are in Canada, and close to one-half of the Canadian Sikhs live in British Columbia, where they make up about 80% of the Indo-Canadian population. " |
| Sons of Freedom | British Columbia | - | - | 3 units |
- | 1975 | Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 329-330. | "Sons of Freedom (Doukhobors)... three centers in British Columbia... " |
| United Church of Canada | British Columbia | 426,650 | 13.00% | - | - | 1991 | Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 24. [Orig. source: Canadian Census] | "In 1991, 44.5% of British Columbia's population, or about 1,460,500 people, was Protestant, including 426,650 United Church of Canada members... " |
