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Group	Where	Number of Adherents	% of total pop.	Number of congreg./ churches/ units	Number of countries	Year	Source	Quote/ Notes
Baptist Union of Western Canada	Canada	20,719	-	172 units	-	1991	Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993). Pg. 244-247.	Table 1: Canadian Current Statistics. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not the sometimes smaller "full communicant or confirmed members " col.) Listed in table as "Baptist Union of Western Canada. "
Baptist Union of Western Canada	Canada	20,006	-	161 units	-	1996	World Almanac and Book of Facts 1998; K-III Reference Corp.: Macwah, NJ (1997), pg. 653. [Original sources: 1997 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research]	Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in Canada "; Membership figs. based on reports from group officials. Figs. are inclusive: refer to all "members, " not simply full communicants.
Baptist Union of Western Canada	Canada	20,006	-	161 units	-	1998	World Almanac and Book of Facts 2000. Mahwah, NJ: PRIMEDIA Reference Inc. (1999), pg. 694. [Original sources: 1999 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research]	Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in U.S. "; Based on reports from officials by each group. Figs. inclusive; refer to all "members ". Listed as Baptist Union of Western Canada
Baptist World Alliance	Canada	122,638	0.40%	1,150 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.]
Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches	Canada	324	-	4 units	-	1971	Nolt, Steven M. A History of the Amish, Good Books: Intercourse, PA (1992), pg. 281. Original source: "Mennonite Yearbook 1972 " and "Mennonite Yearbook 1992 "	Table: "The Beachy Amish, Congregations and Membership, 1971 and 1991 "
Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches	Canada	382	-	8 units	-	1991	Nolt, Steven M. A History of the Amish, Good Books: Intercourse, PA (1992), pg. 281. Original source: "Mennonite Yearbook 1972 " and "Mennonite Yearbook 1992 "	Table: "The Beachy Amish, Congregations and Membership, 1971 and 1991 "
Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches	Canada	-	-	8 units	-	1993	Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993). Pg. 59.	"Today 87 churches in the United States, 8 in Canada, and 17 in other countries go by that name. Total membership is 7,200, according to the 1992 Mennonite Yearbook. "
Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches	Canada	476	-	9 units	-	1998	LINK Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "USA/Canada: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches "	Beachy Amish Mennonite Fellowship; Members: Canada - 476; USA - 7,255?Congregations: Canada - 9; USA - 97
Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church	Canada	-	-	1 unit	-	1978	Melton, J. Gordon. The Encyclopedia of American Religions, vol. 1. McGrath Publishing Co.: Wilmington, NC (1978). Pg. 72.	Melton lists two distinct bodies in North America: "Byelorussian Orthodox Church " & "Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in the USA "
Belarusian Orthodox Church	Canada	-	-	1 unit	-	1978	Melton, J. Gordon. The Encyclopedia of American Religions, vol. 1. McGrath Publishing Co.: Wilmington, NC (1978). Pg. 73.	Melton lists two distinct bodies in North America: "Byelorussian Orthodox Church " & "Byelorussian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in the USA "
Berean Fundamental Church	Canada	-	-	1 unit	-	1990	Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (9th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1990), pg. 58.	"Currently there are 54 churches in 8 states--California, Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, South Dakota, Oregon, Wyoming, & Nebraska--and 1 in Manitoba, Canada. Total membership numbers close to 4,000. "
Berean Fundamental Church	Canada	-	-	1 unit	-	1993	Mead, Frank S. (revised by Samuel S. Hill), Handbook of Denominations in the United States (10th Ed.), Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn. (1995).
Bergthaler Church in Saskatchewan	Canada	682	-	6 units	-	1998	LINK Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "USA/Canada: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches "	"CANADA: Bergthaler Church in Saskatchewan; Members: 682; Congregations: 6 "; [This is a distinct church from the separately listed 'La Crete Bergthaler Mennonite Church']
Bergthaler Mennonite Church	Canada	370	-	3 units	-	1994	LINK Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "USA/Canada: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches "	"CANADA... La Crete Bergthaler Mennonite Church; Members (1994): 370+/-; Congregations: 3 "; [This is a distinct church from the separately listed 'Bergthaler Church in Saskatchewan']
Bible Christian Church	Canada	1,000	-	-	-	1844	Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 199. Section: Pietist-Methodist Family: British Methodism.	"Bible Christians began in England... In 1831 the Connection sent two missionaries to Canada to work among Cornish immigrants: John Hicks Eynon to Upper Canada and Francis Metherall to Prince Edward Island. From these small beginnings the church grew rapidly. There were over 1000 members at the first district meeting in 1844. "
Bible Christian Church	Canada	7,398	-	-	-	1884	Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 199. Section: Pietist-Methodist Family: British Methodism.	"The Methodist Church, Canada (1884-1925) was formed by a merger of the Methodist Church of Canada with 3 smaller Methodist bodies... Membership: At the time of their merger in 1884, the four uniting churches reported as follows: Methodist Church in Canada, 128,644 members; Methodist Episcopal Church in Canada, 25,671 members; Primitive Methodist Church, 8,090 members; Bible Christian Church, 7,398. "
Bible Holiness Movement	Canada	-	-	28 units	-	1988	Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 204. Chapter: Holiness Family; section: 19th Century Holiness.	"Bible Holiness Movement... Membership: In 1988, the movement reported 418 members, 30 congregations, and 11 ministers in Canada and the U.S... 2 congregations in the U.S... "
Bible Holiness Movement	Canada	904	-	14 units	-	1991	Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993). Pg. 244-247.	Table 1: Canadian Current Statistics. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not the sometimes smaller "full communicant or confirmed members " col.) Listed in table as "Bible Holiness Movement. "
Brethren in Christ	Canada	2,689	-	-	-	1987	Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 303.	"In 1987 the Brethren reported... 2,689 [members] in Canada "
Brethren in Christ	Canada	3,069	-	36 units	-	1992	Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993). Pg. 244-247.	Table 1: Canadian Current Statistics. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not the sometimes smaller "full communicant or confirmed members " col.) Listed in table as "Brethren in Christ Church, Canadian Conference. "
Brethren in Christ	Canada	-	-	40 units	-	1998	LINK web site: "Brethren in Christ "; web page: "Directory " (to Brethren in Christ Church in Canada)	Counted congregations from their index
Brethren in Christ General Conference	Canada	18,424	-	40 units	-	1998	LINK Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "USA/Canada: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches "	Brethren in Christ General Conference (North America); Members: Canada - 3,219; USA - 18,424; Total - 21,643; Congregations: Canada - 40; USA - 190; Total - 230
Buddhism	Canada	51,955	0.20%	-	-	1981	LINK Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998): "Population, by religion, 1981 and 1991 Censuses " table	Total population = 24,083,495.
Buddhism	Canada	163,415	-	-	-	1991	LINK 1991 Canada Census	No information regarding which type: probably all
Buddhism	Canada	163,400	0.61%	-	-	1991	LINK Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998): "Population by religion, 1991 Census " table	Total population = 26,994,000.
Buddhism	Canada	163,400	0.61%	-	-	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	Canada	180,000	-	-	-	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.
Buddhism	Canada	100,000	-	-	-	1998	LINK web site: "United Church of Canada Inter-Faith Dialogue "; web page: "Buddhism " (viewed 19 Feb. 1999), written by Fritz B. Voll, "Updated: Tue Jun 9 23:39:38 1998 "	"There are about 250 million Buddhists in the world. The estimate for Canada is around 100,000. "
Buddhist Churches of Canada	Canada	-	-	18 units	-	1984	LINK Mullins, Mark. "The Life-Cycle of Ethnic Churches In Sociological Perspective " in Japanese Journal of Religious Studies Decenber 1987 14/4. (Viewed on JJRS web site, 30 Jan. 1999)	"The ideal-typical pattern of ethnic church development elaborated above is based upon case-studies conducted by the author (1980, 1984) of the Japanese Conference of the United Church of Canada.., with 11 congregations, and the Buddhist Churches of Canada (hereafter the BCC), with 18 congregations. "
Byelorussian Orthodox Church	Canada	-	-	1 unit	-	1991	Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 119.	"The Byelorussian Orthodox Church consists of three congregations... Besides the congregation in South River, New Jersey, parishes are found in Chicago and Toronto. "
Canadian and American Reformed Churches	Canada	13,182	-	44 units	-	1992	Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993). Pg. 244-247.	Table 1: Canadian Current Statistics. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not the sometimes smaller "full communicant or confirmed members " col.) Listed in table as "Canadian and American Reformed Churches. "
Canadian and American Reformed Churches	Canada	14,407	-	46 units	-	1996	World Almanac and Book of Facts 1998; K-III Reference Corp.: Macwah, NJ (1997), pg. 653. [Original sources: 1997 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research]	Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in Canada "; Membership figs. based on reports from group officials. Figs. are inclusive: refer to all "members, " not simply full communicants.
Canadian Baptist Ministries	Canada	130,000	-	1,150 units	-	1996	World Almanac and Book of Facts 1998; K-III Reference Corp.: Macwah, NJ (1997), pg. 653. [Original sources: 1997 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research]	Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in Canada "; Membership figs. based on reports from group officials. Figs. are inclusive: refer to all "members, " not simply full communicants. Listed as "Baptist Ministries, Canadian "
Canadian Baptist Ministries	Canada	129,055	-	1,133 units	-	1998	World Almanac and Book of Facts 2000. Mahwah, NJ: PRIMEDIA Reference Inc. (1999), pg. 694. [Original sources: 1999 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research]	Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in U.S. "; Based on reports from officials by each group. Figs. inclusive; refer to all "members ". Listed as Baptist Ministries, Canadian
Canadian Baptist Ministries	Canada	122,638	-	1,150 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 "
Canadian Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends	Canada	1,556	-	52 units	-	1991	Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993). Pg. 244-247.	Table 1: Canadian Current Statistics. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not the sometimes smaller "full communicant or confirmed members " col.) Listed in table as "Canadian Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. "
Catholic	Canada	-	46.20%	-	-	1977	Wallechinsky, David & Irving Wallace; The People's Almanac: #2; New York: William Morrow & Co.: (1978), pg. 253.	"Canada: Religions: Roman Catholic, 46.2%; United Church of Canada, 17.5%; Anglican Church of Canada, 11.8%; Presbyterian, 4.0%; Lutheran, 3.3%; Greek Orthodox, 1.5%; Judaism, 1.3%; Ukrainian Catholic, 1.1%; others, 13.3%. "
Catholic	Canada	11,402,605	47.30%	-	-	1981	LINK Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998): "Population, by religion, 1981 and 1991 Censuses " table	Total population = 24,083,495. "Catholic " includes Roman Catholic, Ukrainian Catholic, Other Catholic
Catholic	Canada	-	45.00%	-	-	1981	Robertson, Ian. Sociology (2nd ed.); New York, NY: Worth Publishers (1981) [2nd edition is updated since 1977 1st edition], pg. 419.	"In Canada, for example, 90% of the population is Christian; half of them are Catholic and half are Protestant, and three-quarters of the Protestants belong to two denominations, the Anglican Church and the United Church of Canada. "
Catholic	Canada	11,375,914	-	-	-	1987	Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 65-66.	"Membership: In 1987... In Canada there were 11,375,914 members, 11794 priests, and 5,932 parishes. "
Catholic	Canada	11,852,350	-	11,286 units	-	1990	Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993). Pg. 244-247.	Table 1: Canadian Current Statistics. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not the sometimes smaller "full communicant or confirmed members " col.) Listed in table as "Roman Catholic Church in Canada. "
Catholic	Canada	11,582,350	-	-	-	1990	Gall, Timothy L. & Susan Bevan Gall (editors). Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces. Detroit: U.X.L. (1997), pg. 200.	"In 1990 the principal religious denominations and their memberships in Canada were the Roman Catholic Church, 11,582,350; United Church of Canada, 2,013,258... "
Catholic	Canada	12,285,000	45.00%	-	-	1991	Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 97, 99.	"Location: Canada; Population: 27.3 million (1991) "; "Approximately 90% of Canadians are Christians, divided about equally between Catholics and Protestant groups... "
Catholic	Canada	12,335,300	45.70%	-	-	1991	LINK Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998): "Population by religion, 1991 Census " table	Total population = 26,994,000. "Catholic " includes Roman Catholic, Ukrainian Catholic, Other Catholic
Catholic	Canada	12,335,300	45.70%	-	-	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	Canada	-	47.00%	-	-	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	Canada	-	47.00%	-	-	1992	Wolff, Michael. Where We Stand: Can America Make it in the Global Race for Wealth, Health, and Happiness? Bantam Books: New York (1992). Pg. 204-205.	Chart
Catholic	Canada	12,600,000	44.00%	5,706 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	Canada	10,215,000	45.00%	-	-	1995	Harris, Jeanette. Canada: the land and its people. London, England: Macdonald Educational (1976), pg. 54.	"Population: 22.7 million (1975)... Religions: largest denominations are Roman Catholic 45%; United Church of Canada 20%; Anglican Church of Canada 13%... "
Catholic	Canada	13,460,000	-	-	-	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	Canada	12,498,605	-	5,706 units	-	1996	World Almanac and Book of Facts 1998; K-III Reference Corp.: Macwah, NJ (1997), pg. 653. [Original sources: 1997 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research]	Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in Canada "; Membership figs. based on reports from group officials. Figs. are inclusive: refer to all "members, " not simply full communicants.
Catholic	Canada	13,651,800	45.00%	-	-	1997	LINK CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998)	Roman Catholic 45%, United Church 12%, Anglican 8%, other 35% (1991); Total population: 30,337,334 (1997 est.).
Catholic	Canada	12,498,605	-	5,716 units	-	1998	World Almanac and Book of Facts 2000. Mahwah, NJ: PRIMEDIA Reference Inc. (1999), pg. 694. [Original sources: 1999 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research]	Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in U.S. "; Based on reports from officials by each group. Figs. inclusive; refer to all "members ". Listed as Roman Catholic Church in Canada
Catholic	Canada	-	32.00%	-	-	1998	LINK Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World)	Table "Religions "
Catholic	Canada	12,000,000	-	-	-	1998	LINK web site: Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance (viewed circa Nov. 1998)	"Canada's largest faith groups (in order of numbers of adherents) are: Roman Catholic (over 12 million)... "
Catholic - attend at least monthly	Canada	7,524,000	29.70%	-	-	1985	Greeley, Andrew M. The Catholic Myth: The Behavior and Beliefs of American Catholics. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons (1990), pg. 266, 269.	Pg. 266: "using the ISV [International Study of Values, 1981] and ISSP [International Social Survey Project, 1985] surveys... "; Pg. 269: "...proportion of men & women over 35 who attend Mass at least once a month... Canada, 66%; Great Britain, 60%; Australia, 60%... " [Canada: 66% * est. 45% of pop. which is Catholic, (or est. 11.4 million) = 29.7% of total pop. attending mass monthly]
Catholic - clergy	Canada	11,794	-	-	-	1987	Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 65-66.	"Membership: In 1987... In Canada there were 11,375,914 members, 11794 priests, and 5,932 parishes. "
Catholic - Latin Rite	Canada	11,210,385	46.50%	-	-	1981	LINK Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998): "Population, by religion, 1981 and 1991 Censuses " table	Total population = 24,083,495. "Catholic " includes Roman Catholic, Ukrainian Catholic, Other Catholic
Catholic - Latin Rite	Canada	12,203,600	45.21%	-	-	1991	LINK Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998): "Population by religion, 1991 Census " table	Total population = 26,994,000. "Catholic " includes Roman Catholic, Ukrainian Catholic, Other Catholic
Catholic - Latin Rite	Canada	12,203,600	45.21%	-	-	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	Canada	1,630	-	-	-	1981	LINK Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998): "Population, by religion, 1981 and 1991 Censuses " table	Total population = 24,083,495. "Catholic " includes Roman Catholic, Ukrainian Catholic, Other Catholic
Catholic - other	Canada	3,200	0.01%	-	-	1991	LINK Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998): "Population by religion, 1991 Census " table	Total population = 26,994,000. "Catholic " includes Roman Catholic, Ukrainian Catholic, Other Catholic
Catholic - other	Canada	3,200	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	Canada	-	1.10%	-	-	1977	Wallechinsky, David & Irving Wallace; The People's Almanac: #2; New York: William Morrow & Co.: (1978), pg. 253.	"Canada: Religions: Roman Catholic, 46.2%; United Church of Canada, 17.5%; Anglican Church of Canada, 11.8%; Presbyterian, 4.0%; Lutheran, 3.3%; Greek Orthodox, 1.5%; Judaism, 1.3%; Ukrainian Catholic, 1.1%; others, 13.3%. "
Catholic - Ukrainian Catholic	Canada	190,585	0.80%	-	-	1981	LINK Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998): "Population, by religion, 1981 and 1991 Censuses " table	Total population = 24,083,495. "Catholic " includes Roman Catholic, Ukrainian Catholic, Other Catholic
Catholic - Ukrainian Catholic	Canada	128,400	0.48%	-	-	1991	LINK Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998): "Population by religion, 1991 Census " table	Total population = 26,994,000. "Catholic " includes Roman Catholic, Ukrainian Catholic, Other Catholic
Catholic - Ukrainian Catholic	Canada	128,400	0.48%	-	-	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 Apostolic Church in America	Canada	-	-	3 units	-	1988	Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 120.	"Membership: In 1988 the church reported 5,000 members in 20 parishes served by 25 priests in the U.S. There were 3 parishes in Canada served by 2 priests... "
Central Canada Baptist Conference	Canada	-	-	37 units	-	1992	Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993). Pg. 244-247.	Table 1: Canadian Current Statistics. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not the sometimes smaller "full communicant or confirmed members " col.) Listed in table as "Central Canada Baptist Conference. "
Chippewa/Ojibwa	Canada	50,000	-	-	-	1993	Carmody, Denise Lardner & John Tully Carmody, Native American Religion: An Introduction, Paulist Press: New York, NY (1993), pg. 259.	"Ojibwa... perhaps another 50,000 in Canada "; NOTE: adherent figure is really an estimate of tribe pop., regardless of which religion individuals practice. In earlier periods, all tribe practiced tribal religion, but not necessarily true today.
Chortitzer Mennonite Conference	Canada	2,800	-	14 units	-	1998	LINK Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "USA/Canada: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches "	CANADA... Chortitzer Mennonite Conference; Members: 2,800+/-; Congregations: 14
Christ Catholic Church	Canada	138	-	1 unit	-	1988	Melton, J. Gordon (ed.). The Encyclopedia of American Religions: Vol. 1. Tarrytown, NY: Triumph Books (1991), pg. 72.	"Christ Catholic Church (Pruter)... Membership:... There was one parish in Canada with an additional 138 members. "
Christian and Missionary Alliance	Canada	76,119	-	336 units	-	1991	Bedell, Kenneth (ed.). Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 1993. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn (1993). Pg. 244-247, 150.	Table 1: CCS. (# of adherents is from table's "inclusive membership " column, not the sometimes smaller "full communicant or confirmed members " col.) Listed as "Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada. " A "Canadian movement, " autonomous in 1980.
Christian and Missionary Alliance	Canada	87,197	-	376 units	-	1996	World Almanac and Book of Facts 1998; K-III Reference Corp.: Macwah, NJ (1997), pg. 653. [Original sources: 1997 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research]	Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in Canada "; Membership figs. based on reports from group officials. Figs. are inclusive: refer to all "members, " not simply full communicants. Listed as "Christian and Misionary Alliance of Canada "
Christian and Missionary Alliance	Canada	87,197	-	376 units	-	1998	World Almanac and Book of Facts 2000. Mahwah, NJ: PRIMEDIA Reference Inc. (1999), pg. 694. [Original sources: 1999 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches; World Almanac research]	Table: "Membership of Religious Groups in U.S. "; Based on reports from officials by each group. Figs. inclusive; refer to all "members ". Listed as Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada

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