Podolia Governorate - Religion

The Imperial census of 1897 reported:

Religion Number percentage (%) males females
Eastern Orthodox 2 358 497 78.14
Judaism 370 612 12.28
Roman Catholics 262 738 8.70
Old Believers 18 849 0.62
Other 7 603 0.25
Religious structures
  • Churches
    • Eastern Orthodox 1645
    • Roman Catholic (kosciol) 202
    • Lutheran 4
  • Monasteries
    • Eastern Orthodox 7 (male), 4 (female)
  • Synagogues 89
    • other Shul(s) 438
  • Mosque(s) 1

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