NationMaster - Chilean Religion statistics

Catholic > Cardinal electors	2	[18th of 63]
Catholic > Cardinals	2	[26th of 65]
Catholic > Diocesan priests	1,156	[35th of 143]
Catholic > Permanent Deacons	603	[7th of 90]
Catholic > Total Priests	2,311	[29th of 149]
Catholics	11,606,000	[17th of 140]
Catholics as percentage	74.96	[36th of 150]
Church attendance	25%	[24th of 53]
Islam > Percentage Muslim	0.02%	[159th of 168]
Islam > Population	3,196	[149th of 165]
Jehovahs Witnesses	70,019	[25th of 178]
Jews	15,000	[31st of 89]
Protestantism > By country > Protestants	2,397,137	[37th of 167]
Protestantism > By country > Protestants > % Protestant	15 %	[63rd of 163]
Religions Roman Catholic 70%, Evangelical 15.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.1%, other Christian 1%, other 4.6%, none 8.3%
Religions > All Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 11%, Jewish NEGL%
Religions > Protestant	11 %	[28th of 51]
Religions > Roman Catholic	89 %	[18th of 96]
Roman Catholicism > By country > Roman Catholicism > % Catholic	70 %	[41st of 170]
Seventh-day Adventist Membership	117,730	[33rd of 232]

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ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Chile, Republic of Chile, Republica de Chile

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Maddie 23rd October 2009	Chile has a Catholic majority, with an estimated 70% of Chileans belonging to that church. According to census data other declared denominations or groupings include: Protestant or Evangelical (15.1%), Jehovah's Witnesses (1%), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (0.9%), Jewish (0.1%), Atheist or Agnostic (8.3%), and other (4.4%). Less than 0.1% are either Orthodox or Muslim.
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