Religion in Trinidad and Tobago

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Trinidad and Tobago is a multi-religious nation. The largest religious groups are the Roman Catholics and Hindus; the Anglicans, Muslims, Presbyterians, Methodist are among the smaller faiths. Two Afro-Caribbean syncretic faiths, the Shouter or Spiritual Baptists and the Orisha faith (formerly called Shangos, a less than complimentary term) are among the fastest growing religious groups, as are a host of American-style evangelical and fundamentalist churches usually lumped as "Pentecostal" by most Trinidadians (although this designation is often inaccurate). The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has also expanded its presence in the country since the mid-1980s.

Census data from 1990, the latest available, states that 29.4% of the population was Roman Catholic, 23.8% Hindu, 10.9% Anglican, 5.8% Muslim, 3.4% Presbyterianism and 26.7% other.

Contents 1 Mainstream Christian denominations 2 Afro-Caribbean syncretic groups 3 Hindu groups 4 Muslim groups

[edit] Mainstream Christian denominations

• Roman Catholic Church
• Anglican Church of Trinidad and Tobago
• Presbyterian Church of Trinidad and Tobago
• Methodist Church of Trinidad and Tobago
• Pentecostal Assemblies of the West Indies
• South Caribbean Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
• Moravian Church of Trinidad and Tobago
• Church of the Nazarene
• Church of God
• Ethiopian Orthodox Church
• Stewards Christian Bretheren
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Association of Jehovah's Witnesses

[edit] Afro-Caribbean syncretic groups

• Spiritual Baptist
  • Independent Baptist
  • National Evangelical Spiritual Baptist
  • West Indies Spiritual Sacred Order
  • Baptist (Orthodox)
• Orisha
• Rastafari movement

[edit] Hindu groups

See also: Hinduism in the West Indies

• Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha
• Vishwa Hindu Parishad
• Kabir Panth Association
• Arya Pratinidhi Sabha
• Shiva Dharma Sabha
• Divine Life Society
• International Society for Krishna Consciousness
• SWAHA

[edit] Muslim groups

• Anjuman Sunnat-ul-Jamaat Association
• Tackveeyatul Islamic Association
• Trinidad Muslim League
• United Islamic Organisation of Trinidad and Tobago
• Jamaat al Muslimeen

The Government of Trinidad and Tobago provides substantial subventions to religious groups. In 2003 [1] the government provided TT$ 420,750 to religious groups.