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Asia > Russia > Religion

RUSSIAN RELIGION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Catholic > Diocesan priests 115 [87th of 143]
Catholic > Dioceses 5 [86th of 150]
Catholic > Parishes 308 [56th of 149]
Catholic > Permanent Deacons 2 [67th of 90]
Catholic > Total Priests 247 [86th of 149]
Catholics 786,000 [76th of 140]
Catholics as percentage 0.53 [124th of 150]
Church attendance 2% [53rd of 53]
Islam > Percentage Muslim 15% [69th of 168]
Islam > Population 21,513,046 [18th of 165]
Jehovahs Witnesses 142,439 [9th of 178]
Jews 550,000 [4th of 89]
Protestantism > By country > Protestants > % Protestant 0.29 % [145th of 163]
Religions
Russian Orthodox 15-20%, Muslim 10-15%, other Christian 2% (2006 est.)
Religions > All
Russian Orthodox 15-20%, Muslim 10-15%, other Christian 2% (2006 est.)
Roman Catholicism > By country > Roman Catholicism > % Catholic 0.53 % [144th of 170]
Roman Catholicism > By country > Roman Catholicism > Catholic total 760,127 [82nd of 170]
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 58,299 [42nd of 232]
State religion > Established churches and former state churches > Denomination Eastern Orthodox
State religion > Established churches and former state churches > Disestablished 1917

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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: Russia, Russian Federation, Rossiyskaya Federatsiya, Rossiya

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