Religion in Nicaragua: Statistics (23 stats available)

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Buddhism > By country > Buddhism > % of Buddhists	0.1 %	[53rd of 63]
Catholic > Cardinal electors	1	[48th of 63]
DEFINITION: The Cardinal Electors are those members of the College of Cardinals who have not reached their 80th Birthday on the day on which a Pope dies. That is, if they turn 80 years of age before the Pope dies, or on the day he dies, they are ineligible to vote in the Conclave to elect his successor. However, if they turn 80 years of age the day after the Pope dies they are eligible. Interestingly, even if they cannot vote they can be elected. As of Wednesday, April 20, 2005, there are 183 Cardinals from 66 different countries, 117 of whom are cardinal electors (eligible to vote) and 66 of whom are ineligible.
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Buddhism by country
Catholic > Cardinals	1	[61st of 65]
DEFINITION: The Cardinal Electors are those members of the College of Cardinals who have not reached their 80th Birthday on the day on which a Pope dies. That is, if they turn 80 years of age before the Pope dies, or on the day he dies, they are ineligible to vote in the Conclave to elect his successor. However, if they turn 80 years of age the day after the Pope dies they are eligible. Interestingly, even if they cannot vote they can be elected. As of Wednesday, April 20, 2005, there are 183 Cardinals from 66 different countries, 117 of whom are eligible to vote and 66 of whom are ineligible.
SOURCE: Catholic.com - College of Cardinals
Catholic > Diocesan priests	256	[66th of 143]
DEFINITION: Number of Diocesan Priests
SOURCE: Catholic.com - College of Cardinals
Catholic > Dioceses	8	[70th of 150]
DEFINITION: Number of Dioceses. The term "diocese" is used to indicate any Catholic ecclesial jurisdiction. In most cases a diocese is a specific geographic area. Dioceses within the same rite do not normally overlap.
SOURCE: Catholic Hierarchy.org
Catholic > Parishes	247	[65th of 149]
DEFINITION: Number of Parishes
SOURCE: Catholic Hierarchy.org
Catholic > Permanent Deacons	29	[32nd of 90]
DEFINITION: Number of Permanent Deacons
SOURCE: Catholic Hierarchy.org
Catholic > Religious Priests	130	[72nd of 148]
DEFINITION: Number of Religious Priests
SOURCE: Catholic Hierarchy.org
Catholic > Total Priests	386	[71st of 149]
DEFINITION: Total number of Priests
SOURCE: Catholic Hierarchy.org
Catholics	5,019,000	[35th of 140]
DEFINITION: Number of Catholics
SOURCE: Catholic Hierarchy.org
Catholics as percentage	83.73	[21st of 150]
DEFINITION: Percentage of the total population who are Catholic
SOURCE: Catholic Hierarchy.org
Jehovahs Witnesses	19,003	[49th of 178]
SOURCE: Catholic Hierarchy.org
Protestantism > By country > Protestants	879,881	[57th of 167]
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: watchtower.org - 2002 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide
Protestantism > By country > Protestants > % Protestant	16.1 %	[60th of 163]
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Protestantism by country
Religions > All Roman Catholic 72.9%, Evangelical 15.1%, Moravian 1.5%, Episcopal 0.1%, other 1.9%, none 8.5% (1995 census)
DEFINITION: This entry includes a rank ordering of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population.
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Protestantism by country
Religions > Roman Catholic	72.9 %	[41st of 96]
DEFINITION: Percent of population who are Roman Catholics. Note: categories sometimes vary from country to country, extracted from CIA data.
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Roman Catholicism > By country > Roman Catholicism > % Catholic	95 %	[14th of 170]
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Roman Catholicism > By country > Roman Catholicism > Catholic total	5,191,845	[38th of 170]
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism by country
Seventh-day Adventist Membership	56,691	[43rd of 232]
DEFINITION: This entry lists Seventh-day Adventist membership worldwide as of 2004. Membership is defined as baptised and active.
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism by country