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A Roman Catholic Church in Kochi.
A Roman Catholic Church in Kochi.

The total number of Christians in India is at least 38,200,400, or 3.4% of the population.

Majority of Indian Christians are Roman Catholics 17.3 million members [1], including 408,725 members of the Roman Catholic Syro-Malankara Church[2] and 3,674,115 of the Roman Catholic Syro-Malabar Church[3]. In January 1993 the Syro-Malabar Church and in February 2005 Syro-Malankara Church were raised to the status of major archiepiscopal churches by Pope John Paul II. The Syro-Malabar Church is the second largest among 22 Eastern Catholic Churches who accept the pope (Bishop of Rome) as the "visible head of the whole church".

Most Protestant denominations are represented in India, as a result of missionary activities throughout the country. The largest Protestant denomination in the country is the Church of South India, since 1947 a union of Presbyterian, Reformed, Congregational, Methodist, and Anglican congregations with approximately 3.8 million members[4]. A similar Church of North India had 1.25 million members[5]. (These churches are in full communion with the Anglican Communion.) The Mar Thoma Church has 900,000 members[6], and derives from the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, which numbers 2 million [7] and is in communion with the Anglicans, but not a full member. In 1961, the evangelical wing of the church came out of Mar Thoma Church and formed the St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India which has 10,000 members [8]. Syrian Orthodox Church of Malabar rites 2,200,000 members[9], respectively. There were about 1,267,786 million Lutherans[10], 648,000 Methodists[11], and 1,850,000 Baptists [12] . Pentecostalism, another denomination of Protestantism, is also a rapidly growing religion in India. It is spreading greatly in northern India and the southwest area, such as Kerala. The major Pentecostal churches in India are the Assemblies of God, India Pentecostal Church of God (IPC) with 900,000 members.[13] New Apostolic Church founded in 1969, with total adherents of 1,448,209.[14] The New Life Fellowship (founded in 1968) now has approximately 480,000 adherents, and the Manna Full Gospel churches and ministries (founded in 1968 with connections to Portugal) has 275,000.[15] Evangelical Church of India now has over 680 churches with a 250,000 community.[16] Another prominent group is the Brethrens. They are known in different names Plymouth Brethren, Indian Brethren, Kerala brethren. Presbyterian Church of India has 823,456 members.[17] Nagaland Baptist Church Council has 307,949 members.[18]

During the twentieth century, the fastest growing Christian communities have been located in the northeast, among the Khasis, Mizos, Nagas, and other hill tribes. Today Christians are most prevalent in the northeast, and in the southwestern states of Kerala and Goa. Indian Christians have contributed significantly to and are well represented in various spheres of national life. They are currently chief ministers of the states like Andhra Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, and Meghalaya, and they were chief ministers earlier of Kerala, Manipur, Goa, and Chattisgarh. In the powerful election committee of the ruling Indian National Congress party, they take four out of twenty places.

The purchasing power of the Christian community in India was estimated at about $15 billion in 2005 (or 2 per cent of the national total).

Christianity in India
Church Name Population
Roman Catholics Latin Rite[19] 13,217,160
Roman Catholic Syro-Malabar Church[20] 3,674,115
Roman Catholic Syro-Malankara Church[21] 408,725
Church of South India[22] 3,800,000
New Apostolic Church[23] 1,448,209
Church of North India[24] 1,250,000
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church[25] 2,500,000
Mar Thoma Church[26] 900,000
Syrian Orthodox Church of Malabar[27] 2,200,000
Lutherans[28] 1,267,786
Methodists[29] 648,000
Baptists[30] 1,850,000
India Pentecostal Church of God[31] 900,000
Indian Brethren[32] 1,000,000
St. Thomas Evangelical Church[33] 1,000,000
Presbyterian Church of India[34] 823,456
New Life Fellowship[35] 480,000
Nagaland Baptist Church Council[36] 307,949
Manna Full Gospel[37] 275,000
Evangelical Church [38] 250,000

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/4243727.stm
  2. ^ http://www.malankaracatholicchurch.net/Statistics.htm
  3. ^ http://www.smcim.org//about.htm
  4. ^ http://www.csichurch.com/
  5. ^ http://www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=132&lg=eng
  6. ^ http://www.indianchristianity.org/marthoma.html
  7. ^ http://malankaraorthodoxchurch.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=122&Itemid=213
  8. ^ http://www.adherents.com/Na/Na_622.html
  9. ^ http://www.adherents.com/Na/Na_622.html
  10. ^ http://www.adherents.com/adhloc/Wh_137.html
  11. ^ http://gbgm-umc.org/global_news/full_article.cfm?articleid=3171
  12. ^ http://www.bwa-baptist-heritage.org/his-as.htm
  13. ^ http://www.apts.edu/ajps/01-1/01-1-SBurgess.pdf
  14. ^ http://www.apts.edu/ajps/01-1/01-1-SBurgess.pdf
  15. ^ http://www.apts.edu/ajps/01-1/01-1-SBurgess.pdf
  16. ^ http://www.adherents.com/adhloc/Wh_135.html
  17. ^ http://www.indianchristianity.org/presbyterian.html
  18. ^ http://www.adherents.com/adhloc/Wh_138.html
  19. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/4243727.stm
  20. ^ http://www.smcim.org//about.htm
  21. ^ http://www.malankaracatholicchurch.net/Statistics.htm
  22. ^ http://www.csichurch.com/
  23. ^ http://www.apts.edu/ajps/01-1/01-1-SBurgess.pdf
  24. ^ http://www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=132&lg=eng
  25. ^ http://malankaraorthodoxchurch.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=122&Itemid=213
  26. ^ http://www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=132&lg=eng
  27. ^ http://www.adherents.com/Na/Na_622.html
  28. ^ http://www.adherents.com/adhloc/Wh_137.html
  29. ^ http://gbgm-umc.org/global_news/full_article.cfm?articleid=3171
  30. ^ http://www.bwa-baptist-heritage.org/his-as.htm
  31. ^ http://www.apts.edu/ajps/01-1/01-1-SBurgess.pdf
  32. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Brethren
  33. ^ http://www.adherents.com/Na/Na_622.html
  34. ^ http://www.indianchristianity.org/presbyterian.html
  35. ^ http://www.apts.edu/ajps/01-1/01-1-SBurgess.pdf
  36. ^ http://www.adherents.com/adhloc/Wh_138.html
  37. ^ http://www.apts.edu/ajps/01-1/01-1-SBurgess.pdf
  38. ^ http://www.adherents.com/adhloc/Wh_135.html


[edit] References for Christianity in India

You have really done some great work by providing references. Keep up the Good Work.Kensplanet (talk) 16:17, 2 April 2008 (UTC)


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[edit] Religion in Germany

The Cologne Cathedral at the Rhine river is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Cologne Cathedral at the Rhine river is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Christianity is the largest religion in Germany with 62.448211 M (76.15%)[1]. The second largest religion is Islam with 3.2 million adherents (3.9%) followed by Buddhism and Judaism. Hinduism. About 10-21 million Germans (12-25.6%) have no religion[2][3][4].

Protestant Evangelical Church in Germany (particularly in the north and east) comprising 32.8 % [5]of the population and Roman Catholics (particularly in the south and west) 31.4 %[6]. Although a lot of christians take no part in church life except at such events as weddings and funerals. 4.7 % of the population are Orthodox Christians[7].

Of the 3.2 million Muslims most are Sunnis and Alevites from Turkey, but there are a small number of Shiites.[8]

Germany has Western Europe's third-largest Jewish population.[9] In 2004, twice as many Jews from former Soviet republics settled in Germany as in Israel, bringing the total Jewish population to more than 200,000, compared to 30,000 prior to German reunification. Large cities with significant Jewish populations include Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich.[10]

Around 140,000 Buddhists live in Germany[11].

According to the Eurobarometer Poll 2005, 47% of German citizens responded "I believe there is a God", whereas 25% answered "I believe there is some sort of spirit or life force" and 25% said "I do not believe there is any sort of spirit, god, or life force".[12]