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| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Dominican Republic | 54,000 | 0.60% | 141 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 | Dominican Republic | 50,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | "Caribbean Centers of Strength " in Ensign (Apr. 1996), pg. 77. | "...total membership has passed the 50,000 mark. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Dominican Republic | 62,000 | 0.70% | 167 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 | Dominican Republic | 65,000 | - | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* LDS-GEMS | At the end of 1997, there were 65,000 members of the Church in the Dominican Republic, in eight stakes and three missions. |
| Church of the Nazarene | Dominican Republic | 5,829 | 0.07% | 115 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 6 Jan 1998; total population: 7,915,000 |
| Concilio Nacional Menonita Faro Divino | Dominican Republic | 1,200 | - | 21 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Carribean, Central & South America: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC... Concilio Nacional Menonita Faro Divino; Members: 1,200; Congregations: 21 |
| Conferencia Evangelica Menonita | Dominican Republic | 1,400 | - | 25 units |
- | 1994 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Carribean, Central & South America: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC... Conferencia Evangelica Menonita, Inc.; Members (1994): 1,400+/-; Congregations: 25+/- |
| Consejo de Iglesias Menonita Dominicana | Dominican Republic | 268 | - | 10 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Carribean, Central & South America: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC... Consejo de Iglesias Menonita Dominicana; Members: 268; Congregations: 10 |
| Dominican Baptist Convention | Dominican Republic | 1,299 | - | 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 " |
| Evangelical | Dominican Republic | - | 2.00% | - | - | 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. |
| Free Methodist | Dominican Republic | 6,000 | - | - | - | 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. |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Dominican Republic | 7,709 | 0.14% | 131 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 | Dominican Republic | 21,007 | 0.29% | 320 units |
- | 1997 | *LINK* official organization web site | Adherent/member count is for "1997 Peak Witnesses "; Memorial attendance (annual sacrament meeting) for same year: 81,237. |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Dominican Republic | 22,701 | 0.28% | 333 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 | Dominican Republic | - | 0.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Jehovah's Witnesses - Memorial attendance | Dominican Republic | 28,072 | - | 131 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 | Dominican Republic | 81,237 | 1.11% | 320 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 | Dominican Republic | 75,459 | 0.93% | - | - | 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 | Dominican Republic | 250 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Jewish Communities of the World web site (1998) | Table: World Jewry. "collected our data from from demographic and other academic studies, community reports, and up-dates in the general media... consulted with experts to verify findings before reaching our assessments and estimates. " |
| Mennonite World Conference | Dominican Republic | 2,902 | - | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site; page: "Mennonite and Brethren in Christ World Membership Totals " (viewed 8 Aug. 1999). | Table: "Mennonite and Brethren in Christ World Membership Totals "; "based on the most recent data available... from 1996 or 1997... statistics indicate baptized members "; Dif. religious bodies: 4. |
| other | Dominican Republic | 650,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table; "other " = NOT Roman Catholic |
| Plymouth Brethren | Dominican Republic | - | - | 33 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web page: "'Plymouth Brethren' FAQ "; "Author: Shawn Abigail; November1998; Version 1.6.1 " | Besides whatever "open " meetings there are there: Assemblies: 31 in Peru, 8 in Argentina, 33 in the Dominican Republic, more than 8 in Brasil, and about 28 in Mexico in fellowship with the "TW " (exclusive) meetings. |
| Protestant | Dominican Republic | - | 2.30% | - | - | 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. |
| Protestant | Dominican Republic | - | 25.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Protestant | Dominican Republic | - | 6.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Scientology | Dominican Republic | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web page (OPPOSING VIEW): "Scientology Worldwide " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999); "Last Update on 10th Feb. 1999 " | Number here ( "# congregations ") represent total of all orgs: Dianetic Centers, Celebrity Centers, missions, etc.; "CoS web sites have lists of Missions (1998) & Orgs (1996) from which the Table below is derived. Original concept and research by 'Inducto'. " |
| Spiritism | Dominican Republic | - | 1.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Unity Church | Dominican Republic | - | - | 7 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (viewed 1998) | Counted the churches in their directory. |
| Vodoun | Dominican Republic | 60,000 | 0.77% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 161-163. | "Location: Dominican Republic...; Population: 7.8 million in the Dominican Republic "; "Followers of spirit worship and Voodoo (introduced into the country by Haitian immigrants) are thought to number about 60,000. " |
| Catholic | East Timor | 449,995 | 69.23% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* Gamming, Jenny. They have a flag-but no country " in Swedish Expressen, 17 Aug. 1997. (Viewed 16 Aug. 1999). Unrepresented Nations & Peoples Organisation web site. Translated by SSF/Goran Hansson. | "East Timor is the eastern part of the Island of Timor, situated 640 kilometres north-west of Australia. East Timor has 650,000 inhabitants, out of which 200,000 are Muslim Indonesians who have immigrated to East Timor. The East Timorese are Catholic. Portugal commenced decolonising East Timor in 1974 with the aim of East Timor becoming and independent state. Instead, Indonesia occupied East Timor in 1975. East Timor's struggle for independence gained considerable international attention in 1996 when the international diplomat Jos?Ramos-Horta and Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximeres received the Nobel Peace Prize. " |
| Islam | East Timor | 12,000 | 20.00% | - | - | 1986 | *LINK* Web site: "Arabic Paper "; web page: "Muslim Countries of the World " (viewed 15 June 1999). [Written 1998.] | [NOTE: Unreliable statistical methodology.] "In 1986... Muslim Education Trust organization [U.K.] obtained... 1971 census & [info. from] Embassies of the respective countires... 1971 census showed the Muslim Minorities countries had around 308 Million Muslim.. "; "...add (784.5M [independent Muslim countries]+ 308M) = 1092.5 Million Muslims in 1971 "; Table shows country, "population " [number of Muslims in the country], & % Muslim. Total adds up to 317,391,000, so these figures are apparently intended to be estimates for 1986. |
| Islam | East Timor | 200,000 | 30.77% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* Gamming, Jenny. They have a flag-but no country " in Swedish Expressen, 17 Aug. 1997. (Viewed 16 Aug. 1999). Unrepresented Nations & Peoples Organisation web site. Translated by SSF/Goran Hansson. | "East Timor has 650,000 inhabitants, out of which 200,000 are Muslim Indonesians who have immigrated to East Timor. " |
| Islam | East Timor | 11,500 | 1.00% | - | - | 2000 | K. F. Bin Mohd Noor. "Muslims Statistics... for Year 2000 " [orig. src: Barrett. World Christian Encyclopedia, 1982] | Table |
| Tetum | East Timor | - | - | - | - | 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. 710. | "In some cases, as among the Tetum of Timor, the dualism of the cosmos is quite explicit in the mythology. Tetum myths tell of the division between 'the earth,' the world of humans where males are dominant, and 'the world inside,' symbolized as a huge womb, where the women dominate. The world inside is both the source of life and receptacle of death, the place in which the soul is reintegrated following the cessation of physical life. " |
| Baptist Convention of Ecuador | Ecuador | 13,615 | - | 146 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 "; [Listed in table as "The Baptist Convention of Ecuador "] |
| Baptist World Alliance | Ecuador | 13,615 | 0.11% | 146 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.] |
| Catholic | Ecuador | - | - | 635 units |
- | 1977 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Catholic Almanac (various years) | Table 5: "Catholic Bishops and Parishes in South America " |
| Catholic | Ecuador | - | - | 700 units |
- | 1982 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Catholic Almanac (various years) | Table 5: "Catholic Bishops and Parishes in South America " |
| Catholic | Ecuador | - | - | - | - | 1986 | Lepthien, Emilie U. Ecuador (series: Enchantment of the World). Chicago: Children's Press (1986), pg. 114?. | "Religion: The overwhelming majority of people are Catholic. Less than 1% are Protestant. " |
| Catholic | Ecuador | - | - | 820 units |
- | 1987 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Catholic Almanac (various years) | Table 5: "Catholic Bishops and Parishes in South America " |
| Catholic | Ecuador | 10,340,000 | 94.00% | - | - | 1989 | *LINK* Library of Congress Country Studies | Estimates of total population in 1989 ranged from 10.8 to 11 million. Approximately 94 percent Roman Catholic. Beginning in late 1960s, significant gains made by Protestant evangelical and Pentecostal churches. |
| Catholic | Ecuador | - | 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% " |
| Catholic | Ecuador | - | - | 974 units |
- | 1992 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Catholic Almanac (various years) | Table 5: "Catholic Bishops and Parishes in South America " |
| Catholic | Ecuador | 10,729,000 | 93.60% | 1,123 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 | Ecuador | 10,910,000 | - | - | - | 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 | Ecuador | 11,499,868 | 95.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Roman Catholic 95%; Total Population: 12,105,124. |
| Catholic | Ecuador | - | - | 1,041 units |
- | 1997 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Catholic Almanac (various years) | Table 5: "Catholic Bishops and Parishes in South America " |
| Catholic | Ecuador | - | 90.00% | - | - | 1998 | "Protestant church torched in Ecuador " in Christian Century (March 18-25, 1998), pg. 282. | "About 90 percent of Ecuadorans are Roman Catholic. " |
| Catholic | Ecuador | - | 93.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Catholic | Ecuador | - | 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 - bishops | Ecuador | 21 | - | - | - | 1977 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Catholic Almanac (various years); "Tables courtesy of Anthony Gill " | Table 5: "Catholic Bishops and Parishes in South America " |
| Catholic - bishops | Ecuador | 22 | - | - | - | 1982 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Catholic Almanac (various years); "Tables courtesy of Anthony Gill " | Table 5: "Catholic Bishops and Parishes in South America " |
| Catholic - bishops | Ecuador | 24 | - | - | - | 1987 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Catholic Almanac (various years); "Tables courtesy of Anthony Gill " | Table 5: "Catholic Bishops and Parishes in South America " |
| Catholic - bishops | Ecuador | 22 | - | - | - | 1992 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Catholic Almanac (various years); "Tables courtesy of Anthony Gill " | Table 5: "Catholic Bishops and Parishes in South America " |
| Catholic - bishops | Ecuador | 30 | - | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Catholic Almanac (various years); "Tables courtesy of Anthony Gill " | Table 5: "Catholic Bishops and Parishes in South America " |
| Catholic - nuns | Ecuador | 4,619 | - | - | - | 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 | Ecuador | 4,714 | - | - | - | 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 | Ecuador | 1,469 | - | - | - | 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 | Ecuador | 1,792 | - | - | - | 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 | Ecuador | 92 | - | - | - | 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 | Ecuador | 773 | - | - | - | 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 " |
| Christianity | Ecuador | - | 98.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Ethnologue Database " (viewed circa Dec. 1998) | "Religion: Christian 98%, secular 1%, traditional religion 1% " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Ecuador | 50 | - | - | - | 1965 | *LINK* Egas, Maria Fernanda. "Mormones en el Ecuador " in Vistazo Online (15 January 1999). | Original Spanish: "el avance de ellos en Ecuador ha sido significativo. Lo que en 1965 se inici?con 50 personas, 33 años después y con 400 misioneros caminando el país, ha llegado a conquistar 150 mil almas. "; Translation: "the advance of them in Ecuador has been significant. What in 1965 one began with 50 people, 33 years later and with 400 missionaries walking the country, has gotten to conquer 150 thousand cores. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Ecuador | 19,000 | - | - | - | 1980 | "Pioneering in the Andes " in Ensign (Jan. 1997), pg. 16. | "By 1980 membership had jumped to 14,000 in Boliva alone, 19,000 in Ecuador, and 23,000 in Peru. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Ecuador | 50,000 | - | 100 units |
- | 1989 | *LINK* Egas, Maria Fernanda. "Mormones en el Ecuador " in Vistazo Online (15 January 1999). | Original Spanish: "De las 50 capillas que hace 10 años había en el país hoy se han multiplicado por tres, existiendo un promedio de una capilla por cada mil miembros. "; Translation: "Of the 50 chapels that 10 years ago had today in the country they have multiplied by three, existing an average of a chapel by each thousand members. "; [Note: LDS chapels usually house multiple separate congregations. The 150 chapels mentioned here accounts for about 300 congregations.] |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Ecuador | 128,000 | 1.10% | 266 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 | Ecuador | 128,000 | - | - | - | 1997 | "The Church in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela " in Ensign (Jan. 1997), pg. 79. | "Peru has the most members with 300,000, followed by Ecuador with 128,000, Colombia with 115,000, Bolivia with 90,000, and Venezuela with 75,000. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Ecuador | 139,000 | 1.10% | 383 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 | Ecuador | - | 0.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Ecuador | 170,000 | - | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* "Pres. Hinckley dedicates LDS temple in Ecuador " in Deseret News, Aug. 02, 1999. (Viewed online 3 Aug. 1999.) | "The church in Ecuador is relatively young, having grown to 170,000 members since 1965. Members came from stakes throughout the nation by bus, some traveling for three or four hours to arrive at the nation's largest city. Among those who attended were the colorful natives of Otavalo, adorned with gold necklaces and wearing long braided hair. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Ecuador | 150,000 | 1.50% | - | - | 1999 | "Temple Dedicated in Guayaquil, Ecuador " in Ensign, Oct. 1999, pg. 75. | "Elder Nelson noted that since Ecuador's first stake was created in 1978, the Church has grown to 32 stakes and is approaching 150,000 members in a nation of 10 million people. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Ecuador | 150,000 | - | 300 units |
- | 1999 | *LINK* Egas, Maria Fernanda. "Mormones en el Ecuador " in Vistazo Online (15 January 1999). | Original Spanish: "Hoy, los mormones son una Iglesia que crece vertiginosamente en el mundo. En Ecuador cuentan con 150 capillas, 150 mil fieles "; Translation: "Today, the Mormons are a Church that grows vertiginously in the world. In Ecuador they count on 150 chapels, 150 thousand faithful... "; [Note: LDS chapels usually house multiple separate congregations. The 150 chapels mentioned here accounts for about 300 congregations.] |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - temples | Ecuador | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* "Pres. Hinckley dedicates LDS temple in Ecuador " in Deseret News, Aug. 02, 1999. (Viewed online 3 Aug. 1999.) | "GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador. LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the church's 58th temple on Sunday before thousands of grateful members who have waited years for the church's longest-standing announced temple to be completed. The Guayaquil Ecuador Temple was announced during the presidency of President Spencer W. Kimball in March 1982 and encountered many delays. Some 5,055 members attended dedicatory services Sunday and a like number was expected to attend Monday. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - temples | Ecuador | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | "Temple Dedicated in Guayaquil, Ecuador " in Ensign, Oct. 1999, pg. 74. | "In Guyaquil, Ecuador, President Gordon B. Hinckley recently dedicated the Church's 58th operating temple...[and spoke] during the Guyaquil regional conference, which was attended by nearly 22,000 members gathered in a large soccer stadium on 31 July... About 108,000 people toured the temple during an open house... and a total of about 11,700 members attended the eight dedication sessions held on 1-2 August... " |
| Church of the Nazarene | Ecuador | 9,442 | 0.08% | 181 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 13 Jan. 1998; total population: 12,314,000 |
