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Europe > Bulgaria > Religion

BULGARIAN RELIGION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Catholic > Diocesan priests 15 [116th of 143]
Catholic > Dioceses 3 [104th of 150]
Catholic > Parishes 44 [104th of 149]
Catholic > Total Priests 47 [114th of 149]
Catholics 80,000 [110th of 140]
Catholics as percentage 1 [116th of 150]
Church attendance 10% [38th of 53]
Islam > Percentage Muslim 12.2% [74th of 168]
Islam > Population 908,942 [73rd of 165]
Jehovahs Witnesses 1,500 [117th of 178]
Jews 3,000 [49th of 89]
Protestantism > By country > Protestants > % Protestant 1 % [125th of 163]
Religions
Bulgarian Orthodox 82.6%, Muslim 12.2%, other Christian 1.2%, other 4% (2001 census)
Religions > All
Bulgarian Orthodox 82.6%, Muslim 12.2%, other Christian 1.2%, other 4% (2001 census)
Religions > Muslim 12.2 % [63rd of 100]
Roman Catholicism > By country > Roman Catholicism > % Catholic 1 % [133rd of 170]
Roman Catholicism > By country > Roman Catholicism > Catholic total 74,503 [126th of 170]
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 7,757 [86th of 232]
State religion > Established churches and former state churches > Denomination Eastern Orthodox
State religion > Established churches and former state churches > Disestablished 1946

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SOURCES: Catholic Hierarchy.org; World Values Survey; International Religious Freedom Report 2004, U.S. State Department; CIA World Factbook; watchtower.org - 2002 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide; World Jewish Congress (WJC), 1998; Wikipedia: Protestantism by country ; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism by country ; adventiststatistics.org 2004 Annual Report 31 December 2004; Wikipedia: State religion

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Bulgaria, Republic of Bulgaria

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