Religion in Montenegro

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Montenegro is a multireligious country. Although Orthodox Christianity is the dominant religion, there are also numerous adherents of Islam and Catholic Christianity. The dominant Church is the Serbian Orthodox Church - although traces of a forming Montenegrin Orthodox Church are present.

Contents 1 2003 census 2 Orthodox Christianity 3 Islam 4 Roman Catholicism 5 See also

[edit] 2003 census

According to 2003 census, major religious groups in Montenegro were:

• Orthodox Christians - 460,383 (74.24%)
• Sunni Muslims - 110,034 (17.74%)
• Roman Catholics - 21,972 (3.54%)

No other religious group in Montenegro, including Protestants and Jews, reaches 1%.

[edit] Orthodox Christianity

Main article: Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral

Orthodox Christianity is the dominant religion in Montenegro. Adherents of Orthodox Christianity in Montenegro are predominantly Montenegrins and Serbs. While the Serbs are adherents of the Serbian Orthodox Church and its diocese in Montenegro, the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral, Montenegrins are divided between the Serbian Orthodox Church and the Montenegrin Orthodox Church (which is still in its phase of conceivement and is non-canonical and unrecognized).

The identity of Montenegrins and Serbs in Montenegro is largely based on Orthodox Christianity.

[edit] Islam

Main article: Islam in Montenegro

Islam is the dominant religion in the northern municipalities, which are part of the Sandžak geographical region, and in municipalities where Albanians form a majority. Islam is the majority religion in Plav, Rožaje and Ulcinj, and is the dominant religion among Albanians, Bosniaks and Muslims by nationality.

[edit] Roman Catholicism

Main article: Catholic Church in Montenegro

Catholic Christianity is mostly present in the region of Boka Kotorska, where there is a significant presence of ethnic Croats. Also, a number of ethnic Albanians are adherents of Catholic Christianity.

[edit] See also

• www.monteislam.com
• Islamic Community in Montenegro
• Protestant Mission to Montenegro
• Demographics of Montenegro