Religion
Quebec is unique among the provinces in its overwhelmingly Roman Catholic population. This is a legacy of colonial times when only Roman Catholics were permitted to settle in New France.
| Religion | Denomination | Congregation | Proportion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Christian | 5,939,795 | 83.6% | |
| Roman Catholic | 5,930,385 | 83.23% | |
| Ukrainian Catholic | 3,430 | 0.05% | |
| Protestant Christian | 335,595 | 4.71% | |
| Anglican | 85,475 | 1.20% | |
| United Church of Canada | 52,950 | 0.74% | |
| Baptist | 35,455 | 0.50% | |
| Jehovah’s Witnesses | 29,040 | 0.41% | |
| Pentecostal | 22,670 | 0.32% | |
| Lutheran | 9,640 | 0.14% | |
| Presbyterian | 8,770 | 0.12% | |
| Methodist | 8,725 | 0.12% | |
| Adventist | 6,690 | 0.09% | |
| Mormon | 4,440 | 0.06% | |
| Unitarian | 1,140 | 0.02% | |
| Mission de l'Esprit Saint | 765 | 0.01% | |
| Orthodox Christian | 100,375 | 1.41% | |
| Greek Orthodox | 50,020 | 0.70% | |
| Armenian Orthodox | 4,935 | 0.07% | |
| Russian Orthodox | 2,185 | 0.03% | |
| Coptic Orthodox | 2,010 | 0.03% | |
| Antiochian Orthodox | 1,050 | 0.01% | |
| Ukrainian Orthodox | 985 | 0.01% | |
| Serbian Orthodox | 920 | 0.01% | |
| Other Christian | 56,755 | 0.80% | |
| Muslim | 108,620 | 1.52% | |
| Jewish | 89,920 | 1.26% | |
| Buddhist | 41,375 | 0.58% | |
| Hindu | 24,530 | 0.34% | |
| Sikh | 8,220 | 0.12% | |
| Other Eastern Religions | 3,425 | 0.05% | |
| Bahá'í | 1,155 | 0.02% | |
| Pagan | 1,330 | 0.02% | |
| Aboriginal spirituality | 740 | 0.01% | |
| No religious affiliation | 413,185 | 5.80% | |
| No religion | 400,325 | 5.62% | |
| Atheist | 4,335 | 0.06% | |
| Agnostic | 1,260 | 0.02% |
Read more about this topic: Demographics Of Quebec
Famous quotes containing the word religion:
“Surely the day will come when color means nothing more than skin tone, when religion is seen uniquely as a way to speak one’s soul; when birth places have the weight of a throw of the dice and all men are born free, when understanding breeds love and brotherhood.”
—Josephine Baker (1906–1975)
“In the latter part of the seventeenth century, according to the historian of Dunstable, “Towns were directed to erect ‘a cage’ near the meeting-house, and in this all offenders against the sanctity of the Sabbath were confined.” Society has relaxed a little from its strictness, one would say, but I presume that there is not less religion than formerly. If the ligature is found to be loosened in one part, it is only drawn the tighter in another.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“In the religion of all nations a purity is hinted at, which, I fear, men never attain to.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)