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Europe > Spain > Religion

SPANISH RELIGION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Catholic > Cardinal electors 4 [4th of 63]
Catholic > Cardinals 5 [5th of 65]
Catholic > Diocesan priests 5 [5th of 143]
Catholic > Dioceses 11 [11th of 150]
Catholic > Parishes 2 [2nd of 149]
Catholic > Permanent Deacons 17 [17th of 90]
Catholic > Religious Priests 3 [3rd of 148]
Catholic > Total Priests 4 [4th of 149]
Catholics 6 [6th of 140]
Catholics as percentage 6 [6th of 150]
Church attendance 25% [25th of 53]
Islam > Percentage Muslim 104% [104th of 168]
Islam > Population 69 [69th of 165]
Jehovahs Witnesses 18 [18th of 178]
Jews 33 [33rd of 89]
Religions
Roman Catholic 94%, other 6%
Religions > All
Roman Catholic 94%, other 6%
Religions > Roman Catholic 11 % [11th of 96]
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 76 [76th of 232]
State religion > Established churches and former state churches > Denomination Catholic

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SOURCES: 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.; 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.; Number of Diocesan Priests; 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.; Number of Parishes; Number of Permanent Deacons; Number of Religious Priests; Total number of Priests; Number of Catholics; Percentage of the total population who are Catholic; The percentage of adults surveyed who claimed that they attend Church services one or more times per week.; Percent of Muslims in each country.; Muslim population by country. Note: West Bank includes Gaza Strip.; ; This entry includes a rank ordering of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population. ; This entry includes a rank ordering of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population. ; Percent of population who are Roman Catholics. Note: categories sometimes vary from country to country, extracted from CIA data. ; This entry lists Seventh-day Adventist membership worldwide as of 2004. Membership is defined as baptised and active.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Spain, Kingdom of Spain, Espana

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Suchita Vemuri
Staff Editor

4th March 2005
Hi Samantha, the total number parishes (22,679, given on this page) indicates the total number of churches in the country. Spain has the second largest number of Catholic parishes among all countries. For more, follow the links of the categories listed here.
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