To Index| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic | Djibouti | 8,000 | 1.40% | 5 units |
- | 1995 | 1998 Catholic Almanac: Our Sunday Visitor: USA (1997), pg. 333-367. | Figures are as of Dec. 31, 1995. Number used for "congregations " is from number of Catholic parishes. |
| Christianity | Djibouti | 36,000 | - | - | - | 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. |
| Christianity | Djibouti | 26,047 | 6.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Muslim 94%, Christian 6%; Total population: 434,116. |
| Christianity | Djibouti | 44,000 | 8.00% | - | - | 1997 | Dostert, Pierre Etienne. Africa 1997 (The World Today Series). Harpers Ferry, West Virginia: Stryker-Post Publications (1997), pg. 165. | Estimates of % of population in principal religions, & est. 1997 total pop. |
| Isaa | Djibouti | - | - | - | 1 country |
1995 | Haskins, J. From Afar to Zulu. New York: Walker Pub. (1995), pg. 191-7. | Table: Add'l African Cultures |
| Islam | Djibouti | - | 94.00% | - | - | 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% " |
| Islam | Djibouti | 568,000 | - | - | - | 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. |
| Islam | Djibouti | 408,069 | 94.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Muslim 94%, Christian 6%; Total population: 434,116. |
| Islam | Djibouti | 506,000 | 92.00% | - | - | 1997 | Dostert, Pierre Etienne. Africa 1997 (The World Today Series). Harpers Ferry, West Virginia: Stryker-Post Publications (1997), pg. 165. | Estimates of % of population in principal religions, & est. 1997 total pop. |
| Islam | Djibouti | - | 94.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Wholesome Words: Worldwide Missions " by Stephen Ross, "First Edition, 1998 "; [original sources: The World Book Encyclopedia, c1998.] | Table: "Major Muslim Countries of the World " |
| Islam | Djibouti | 171,800 | 91.90% | - | - | 2000 | K. F. Bin Mohd Noor. "Muslims Statistics... for Year 2000 " [orig. src: Barrett. World Christian Encyclopedia, 1982] | Table |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Djibouti | 13 | 0.00% | 1 unit |
- | 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 - Memorial attendance | Djibouti | 44 | - | 1 unit |
- | 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 " |
| Protestant | Djibouti | - | 2.00% | - | - | 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 " |
| Seventh-day Adventist | Djibouti | - | 0.00% | - | - | 1993 | *LINK* web site: "Adventist Images "; web page: "Membership Density " (viewed 25 June 1999); "Copyright 1996 - Pacific Union Conference of Seventh Day Adventists " | "Adventist Believers - High and Low Density "; Table: "Ratio of church membership to country population "; Ratio: 1:500,000 |
| Sunni | Djibouti | - | 94.00% | - | - | 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% " |
| Sunni | Djibouti | 568,000 | - | - | - | 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. |
| Anglican | Dominica | 666 | 0.90% | - | - | 1981 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | 73,795 total(1981). 1981 census: approx. 92% of pop. various Christian: Roman Catholics comprised 83%; Methodists, 5.3%; Seventh Day Adventists, 3.5%; Pentecostals, 3.2%; Baptists, 2.6%; Anglicans, 0.9%; Church of God, 0.8%, Jehovah's Witnesses, 0.7%. |
| Baptist | Dominica | 1,924 | 2.60% | - | - | 1981 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | 73,795 total(1981). 1981 census: approx. 92% of pop. various Christian: Roman Catholics comprised 83%; Methodists, 5.3%; Seventh Day Adventists, 3.5%; Pentecostals, 3.2%; Baptists, 2.6%; Anglicans, 0.9%; Church of God, 0.8%, Jehovah's Witnesses, 0.7%. |
| Baptist | Dominica | 1,333 | 2.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Roman Catholic 77%, Protestant 15% (Methodist 5%, Pentecostal 3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Baptist 2%, other 2%), none 2%, unknown 1%, other 5%; Total population: 66,633. |
| Carib | Dominica | 3,400 | 4.15% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 157-158. | "Location: Dominica; Population: 72,000-82,000 "; "The Carib population numbers approximately 3,400, most of whom live on a 3,700-acre reserve in the northeast called the Carib Territory. Bataka is the largest of its eight hamlets, and other settlements include Sinecou and Salybia "; Pg. 158: "The Caribs' religious practices combine features of Christianity--such as belief in Jesus, the saints, heaven, and hell--with the nature worship inherited from their ancestors. " |
| Catholic | Dominica | 61,254 | 83.00% | - | - | 1981 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | 73,795 total(1981). 1981 census: approx. 92% of pop. various Christian: Roman Catholics comprised 83%; Methodists, 5.3%; Seventh Day Adventists, 3.5%; Pentecostals, 3.2%; Baptists, 2.6%; Anglicans, 0.9%; Church of God, 0.8%, Jehovah's Witnesses, 0.7%. |
| Catholic | Dominica | - | 77.00% | - | - | 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 | Dominica | 57,000 | 79.00% | 17 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 | Dominica | 52,000 | - | - | - | 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 | Dominica | 51,307 | 77.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Roman Catholic 77%, Protestant 15% (Methodist 5%, Pentecostal 3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Baptist 2%, other 2%), none 2%, unknown 1%, other 5%; Total population: 66,633. |
| Catholic | Dominica | 65,600 | 80.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 157-158. | "Location: Dominica; Population: 72,000-82,000 "; "The historical French influence on Dominica left the island's population predominantly Roman Catholic. About 80% of Dominicans belong to the Catholic Church. " |
| Catholic | Dominica | - | 74.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Christianity | Dominica | 67,896 | 92.00% | - | - | 1981 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | 73,795 total(1981). 1981 census: approx. 92% of pop. various Christian: Roman Catholics comprised 83%; Methodists, 5.3%; Seventh Day Adventists, 3.5%; Pentecostals, 3.2%; Baptists, 2.6%; Anglicans, 0.9%; Church of God, 0.8%, Jehovah's Witnesses, 0.7%. |
| Christianity | Dominica | 61,302 | 92.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Roman Catholic 77%, Protestant 15% (Methodist 5%, Pentecostal 3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Baptist 2%, other 2%), none 2%, unknown 1%, other 5%; Total population: 66,633. |
| Church of God | Dominica | 592 | 0.80% | - | - | 1981 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | 73,795 total(1981). 1981 census: approx. 92% of pop. various Christian: Roman Catholics comprised 83%; Methodists, 5.3%; Seventh Day Adventists, 3.5%; Pentecostals, 3.2%; Baptists, 2.6%; Anglicans, 0.9%; Church of God, 0.8%, Jehovah's Witnesses, 0.7%. |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Dominica | 518 | 0.70% | - | - | 1981 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | 73,795 total(1981). 1981 census: approx. 92% of pop. various Christian: Roman Catholics comprised 83%; Methodists, 5.3%; Seventh Day Adventists, 3.5%; Pentecostals, 3.2%; Baptists, 2.6%; Anglicans, 0.9%; Church of God, 0.8%, Jehovah's Witnesses, 0.7%. |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Dominica | 209 | 0.30% | 7 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 | Dominica | 346 | 0.48% | 6 units |
- | 1997 | *LINK* official organization web site | Adherent/member count is for "1997 Peak Witnesses "; Memorial attendance (annual sacrament meeting) for same year: 905. |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Dominica | 359 | 0.50% | 8 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 | Dominica | - | 1.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Jehovah's Witnesses - Memorial attendance | Dominica | 758 | - | 7 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 | Dominica | 905 | 1.26% | 6 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 | Dominica | 1,023 | 1.42% | - | - | 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. |
| Methodist | Dominica | 3,922 | 5.30% | - | - | 1981 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | 73,795 total(1981). 1981 census: approx. 92% of pop. various Christian: Roman Catholics comprised 83%; Methodists, 5.3%; Seventh Day Adventists, 3.5%; Pentecostals, 3.2%; Baptists, 2.6%; Anglicans, 0.9%; Church of God, 0.8%, Jehovah's Witnesses, 0.7%. |
| Methodist | Dominica | 3,332 | 5.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Roman Catholic 77%, Protestant 15% (Methodist 5%, Pentecostal 3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Baptist 2%, other 2%), none 2%, unknown 1%, other 5%; Total population: 66,633. |
| Nonreligious | Dominica | 1,333 | 2.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Roman Catholic 77%, Protestant 15% (Methodist 5%, Pentecostal 3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Baptist 2%, other 2%), none 2%, unknown 1%, other 5%; Total population: 66,633. |
| other | Dominica | 10,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table; "other " = NOT Roman Catholic or Protestant |
| other | Dominica | 16,400 | 20.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 157-158. | "Location: Dominica "; "The historical French influence on Dominica left the island's population predominantly Roman Catholic. About 80% of Dominicans belong to the Catholic Church. Smaller groups belong to the Anglican, Methodist, Pentecostal, Baptist, and Seventh-Day Adventist churches, and the Baha'i and Rastafarian religions are represented as well. The Caribs' religious practices combine features of Christianity--such as belief in Jesus, the saints, heaven, and hell--with the nature worship inherited from their ancestors. " |
| Pentecostal | Dominica | 2,368 | 3.20% | - | - | 1981 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | 73,795 total(1981). 1981 census: approx. 92% of pop. various Christian: Roman Catholics comprised 83%; Methodists, 5.3%; Seventh Day Adventists, 3.5%; Pentecostals, 3.2%; Baptists, 2.6%; Anglicans, 0.9%; Church of God, 0.8%, Jehovah's Witnesses, 0.7%. |
| Pentecostal | Dominica | 1,999 | 3.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Roman Catholic 77%, Protestant 15% (Methodist 5%, Pentecostal 3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Baptist 2%, other 2%), none 2%, unknown 1%, other 5%; Total population: 66,633. |
| Protestant | Dominica | - | 16.00% | - | - | 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 | Dominica | 12,000 | - | - | - | 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 | Dominica | 9,995 | 15.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Roman Catholic 77%, Protestant 15% (Methodist 5%, Pentecostal 3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Baptist 2%, other 2%), none 2%, unknown 1%, other 5%; Total population: 66,633. |
| Protestant | Dominica | - | 17.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Seventh-day Adventist | Dominica | 2,583 | 3.50% | - | - | 1981 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | 73,795 total(1981). 1981 census: approx. 92% of pop. various Christian: Roman Catholics comprised 83%; Methodists, 5.3%; Seventh Day Adventists, 3.5%; Pentecostals, 3.2%; Baptists, 2.6%; Anglicans, 0.9%; Church of God, 0.8%, Jehovah's Witnesses, 0.7%. |
| Seventh-day Adventist | Dominica | - | 5.56% | - | - | 1993 | *LINK* web site: "Adventist Images "; web page: "Membership Density " (viewed 25 June 1999); "Copyright 1996 - Pacific Union Conference of Seventh Day Adventists " | "Adventist Believers - High and Low Density "; Table: "Ratio of church membership to country population "; Ratio: 1:18 |
| Seventh-day Adventist | Dominica | 51,307 | 3.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Roman Catholic 77%, Protestant 15% (Methodist 5%, Pentecostal 3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Baptist 2%, other 2%), none 2%, unknown 1%, other 5%; Total population: 66,633. |
| Yahweh's New Covenant Assembly | Dominica | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* official organization web site; web page: "Local Assemblies " (directory). (Viewed 28 June 1999) | Branches listed on directory: "Contact: YNCA, 152 Bath Estate, Roseau, Dominica, West Indies " |
| Assemblies of God | Dominican Republic | 9,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site; (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | Total pop.: 4,800,000. Protestants 2.3%. Community 110,000. Membership 33,000. Denominations 19. Largest: - Free Methodists 6,000; Assemblies of God 9,000; Brethren 3,000; WIM 1,500. Evangelicals 2% of population. |
| attendance - weekly | Dominican Republic | - | 44.00% | - | - | 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 World Alliance | Dominican Republic | 1,299 | 0.02% | 22 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.] |
| Brethren | Dominican Republic | 3,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site; (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | Total pop.: 4,800,000. Protestants 2.3%. Community 110,000. Membership 33,000. Denominations 19. Largest: - Free Methodists 6,000; Assemblies of God 9,000; Brethren 3,000; WIM 1,500. Evangelicals 2% of population. |
| Catholic | Dominican Republic | 2,250,000 | 90.00% | - | - | 1985 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | Total pop. (mid-1980s) approx. 2.5 million. More than 90 percent Roman Catholic. Protestant groups also active; Evangelicals most successful in attracting converts. |
| Catholic | Dominican Republic | - | 92.00% | - | - | 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 | Dominican Republic | 7,162,000 | 90.50% | 320 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 | Dominican Republic | 6,850,000 | - | - | - | 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 | Dominican Republic | 7,475,294 | 95.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Roman Catholic 95%; Total population: 7,868,731. |
| Catholic | Dominican Republic | 7,254,000 | 93.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 161-162. | "Location: Dominican Republic...; Population: 7.8 million in the Dominican Republic "; "While some 93% of the population is Roman Catholic, many do not attend church regularly, and, as in many other Catholic countries, the women are generally more observant than the men. " |
| Catholic | Dominican Republic | - | 96.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site; (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | Total pop.: 4,800,000. Roman Catholics 96%. |
| Catholic | Dominican Republic | - | 91.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Catholic | Dominican Republic | - | 72.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Catholic | Dominican Republic | - | 95.00% | - | - | 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 | Dominican Republic | 1,254 | - | - | - | 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 | Dominican Republic | 1,422 | - | - | - | 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 | Dominican Republic | 481 | - | - | - | 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 | Dominican Republic | 643 | - | - | - | 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 | Dominican Republic | 51 | - | - | - | 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 | Dominican Republic | 534 | - | - | - | 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 " |
| Church of God in Christ, Mennonite | Dominican Republic | 34 | - | 4 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Carribean, Central & South America: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Church of God in Christ, Mennonite; Members: 34; Congregations: 4 |
