Religion in the Dominican Republic

Religion in Dominican Republic (Centro Económico del Cibao [CEC] 2021)[1]

  Catholicism (59.2%)
  Protestantism (19%)
  Unaffiliated (16.6%)
  Others (3.5%)
  No Answer (1.8%)

Religion in Latin America - Dominican Republic (Pew Research Center 2014)[2]

  Catholicism (57%)
  Protestantism (23%)
  Unaffiliated (18%)
  Other (2%)
The Cathedral of Santa María la Menor, Santo Domingo, the oldest cathedral in the Americas, built 1512–1540.

Christianity is the most widely professed religion in the Dominican Republic. Historically, Catholicism dominated the religious practices of the country, and as the official religion of the state it receives financial support from the government. About 60% of Dominicans identify themselves as Catholic.[3]

  1. ^ Acento website
  2. ^ "Religion in Latin America: Widespread Change in a Historically Catholic Region" (PDF). November 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
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