Protestantism in Costa Rica

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Protestants represent 15% of population. There are different Protestant denominations that are active there mostly Evangelical, Pentecostal and Adventist.

Some reports suggest that people are leaving Catholic church in huge numbers. According to the Costa Rican Episcopal Vicariate, the Catholic church is losing an average of 658 followers a day.[1]

First Seventh-day Adventist missionaries arrived in 1903, and the Adventist church currently has 55,680 members in that Central-American country.[2][3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Catholic Church Losing Followers in Droves Inter Press Service
  2. ^ Adventist Atlas
  3. ^ Adventist News Network