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Central America and the Caribbean > El Salvador > Religion

SALVADORAN RELIGION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Catholic > Diocesan priests 438 [50th of 143]
Catholic > Dioceses 9 [58th of 150]
Catholic > Parishes 383 [48th of 149]
Catholic > Permanent Deacons 3 [56th of 90]
Catholic > Religious Priests 235 [58th of 148]
Catholic > Total Priests 673 [54th of 149]
Catholics 4,971,000 [37th of 140]
Catholics as percentage 75.95 [34th of 150]
Jehovahs Witnesses 30,687 [35th of 178]
Jews 120 [90th of 89]
Protestantism > By country > Protestants 1,421,446 [45th of 167]
Protestantism > By country > Protestants > % Protestant 21.2 % [53rd of 163]
Religions
Roman Catholic 57.1%, Protestant 21.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.9%, Mormon 0.7%, other religions 2.3%, none 16.8%
Religions > A note
there is extensive activity by Protestant groups throughout the country; by the end of 1992, there were an estimated 1 million Protestant evangelicals in El Salvador
Religions > All
Roman Catholic 83%, other 17%
Religions > Roman Catholic 83 % [28th of 96]
Roman Catholicism > By country > Roman Catholicism > % Catholic 79.1 % [36th of 170]
Roman Catholicism > By country > Roman Catholicism > Catholic total 3,828,516 [48th of 170]
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 129,115 [32nd of 232]

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SOURCES: Catholic Hierarchy.org; watchtower.org - 2002 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide; World Jewish Congress (WJC), 1998; Wikipedia: Protestantism by country ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism by country ; adventiststatistics.org 2004 Annual Report 31 December 2004

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: El Salvador, Republic of El Salvador, Republica de El Salvador

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