NationMaster - Brazilian Religion statistics

Catholic > Cardinal electors	4	[6th of 63]
Catholic > Cardinals	8	[4th of 65]
Catholic > Diocesan priests	9,434	[8th of 143]
Catholic > Dioceses	266	[1st of 150]
Catholic > Parishes	8,982	[7th of 149]
Catholic > Permanent Deacons	1,241	[5th of 90]
Catholic > Total Priests	16,355	[8th of 149]
Catholics	147,386,000	[1st of 140]
Catholics as percentage	79.97	[28th of 150]
Church attendance	36%	[17th of 53]
Islam > Percentage Muslim	0.02%	[161st of 168]
Islam > Population	29,778	[131st of 165]
Jehovahs Witnesses	637,655	[2nd of 178]
Jews	130,000	[9th of 89]
Religions Roman Catholic (nominal) 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%, Spiritualist 1.3%, Bantu/voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%, none 7.4% (2000 census)
Religions > All Roman Catholic (nominal) 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%, Spiritualist 1.3%, Bantu/voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%, none 7.4% (2000 census)
Religions > Protestant	15.4 %	[24th of 51]
Roman Catholicism > By country > Roman Catholicism > % Catholic	74 %	[40th of 170]
Roman Catholicism > By country > Roman Catholicism > Catholic total	137,000,000	[1st of 170]
Seventh-day Adventist Membership	1,329,662	[1st of 232]

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ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil, Republica Federativa do Brasil, Brasil

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