| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic | Guatemala | 9,045,000 | 85.00% | 407 units |
- | 1995 | 1998 Catholic Almanac: Our Sunday Visitor: USA (1997), pg. 333-367. | Figures are as of Dec. 31, 1995. Number used for "congregations " is from number of Catholic parishes. |
| Catholic | Guatemala | 8,200,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table: "Religion ": Divided by nations, with 2 columns: "Religious affiliation " & "1996 pop. " [of that religion]. Based on best avail. figures, whether census data, membership figures or estimates by analysts, as % of est. 1996 midyear pop. |
| Catholic | Guatemala | - | - | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Roman Catholic, Protestant, traditional Mayan; Total Population: 11,685,695. |
| Catholic | Guatemala | 8,000,000 | 80.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 206-207. | "Location: Guatemala; Population: 10 million "; "Some 67% to 80% of all Guatemalans are Roman Catholic. Within this faith, however, the Indians have preserved ancient Mayan beliefs... Most priests in Guatemala are foreigners. Perhaps 25% to 33% of the population are Protestant. " |
| Catholic | Guatemala | - | 70.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions "; "But resurgent Mayan religions have attracted many nominal Christians. " |
| Catholic - nuns | Guatemala | 1,018 | - | - | - | 1972 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 3.1: "Growth or Decline in Religious Sisters, 1972-1996 " |
| Catholic - nuns | Guatemala | 1,648 | - | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 3.1: "Growth or Decline in Religious Sisters, 1972-1996 " |
| Catholic - priests | Guatemala | 644 | - | - | - | 1972 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 2: "Increase in Priests, 1972-1996 " |
| Catholic - priests | Guatemala | 901 | - | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 2: "Increase in Priests, 1972-1996 " |
| Catholic - seminarians | Guatemala | 69 | - | - | - | 1972 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 1.1: "Increase in Seminarians " |
| Catholic - seminarians | Guatemala | 475 | - | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Religion in Latin America " (Providence College); web page: "Statistics " (viewed 14 Aug. 1999). [Orig. source: Statistical Yearbook of the Church 1996; Catholic Almanac 1975. | Table 1.1: "Increase in Seminarians " |
| Central American Mission | Guatemala | 23,000 | - | 95 units |
- | 1975 | Scotchmer, David G. "Life of the Heart: A Maya Protestant Spirituality " in South and Meso-American Native Spirituality, ed. by Gary H. Gossen. New York: Crossroad Publishing Co. (1997), pg. 506. | "The oldest and largest [of the Indian/Maya churches] is the Central American Mission, which pioneered Maya Indian evangelization and showed 95 churches with over 23,000 active members (or 28% of all Indian Protestants) representing some 8 different language groups. " |
| Church of God in Christ, Mennonite | Guatemala | 12 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Carribean, Central & South America: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " | GUATEMALA: Church of God in Christ, Mennonite; Members: 12 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Guatemala | 148,000 | 1.30% | 389 units |
- | 1995 | Deseret News 1997-98 Church Almanac. Deseret News: Salt Lake City, UT (1996), pg. 188-408. | "Year-end 1995: Est. population [of country]; Members, [number shown in '# of adherents' column to left] " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Guatemala | 164,000 | 1.30% | 409 units |
- | 1997 | Deseret News 1999-2000 Church Almanac. Deseret News: Salt Lake City, UT (1998), pg. 267-410. | Information from a variety of sources. Figures for year-end 1997. |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Guatemala | 166,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | "The Church in Central America " in Ensign (Aug. 1998), pg. 79. | "The Church has grown quickly in Guatemala, with about 166,000 members presently, the most of any Central American country. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Guatemala | - | 1.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - temples | Guatemala | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1996 | Deseret News 1997-98 Church Almanac. Deseret News: Salt Lake City, UT (1996), pg. 435-436. | Table: "Temples of the Church "; Guatemala City |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - temples | Guatemala | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "LDSWorld "; web page: "Gems Temple Status Page " (viewed 17 July 1999); compiled by Dave Kenison. Updated regularly. | Original sources: Deseret News Church Almanac, & announcements thru Church News & other media.; Table: "LOCATIONS & DEDICATIONS OF TEMPLES " (incl. dedication dates) |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - temples | Guatemala | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Kim Siever's Temple Site "; web page: "South America " (viewed 18 April 1999). | Table with columns: Name [of temple], Year: Operating temples: "Sao Paulo Brasil 1978; Santiago Chile 1983; Guatemala City Guatemala 1984 [in Central America]; Lima Peru 1986; Buenos Aires Argentina 1986 " |
| Church of the Nazarene | Guatemala | 43,298 | 0.41% | 369 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 9 Jan 1998; total population: 10,621,000 |
| Conservative Mennonite Fellowship | Guatemala | 90 | - | 5 units |
- | 1994 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Carribean, Central & South America: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " | GUATEMALA... Conservative Mennonite Fellowship, Inc.; Members (1994): 90+/-; Congregations: 5 |
| Convention of Baptist Churches of Guatemala | Guatemala | 25,000 | - | 200 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Baptist World Alliance web site; page: "BWA Statistics " (viewed 31 March 1999). | "Figures are for BWA affiliated conventions/unions only (no independents included). "; Table with 3 columns: Country, "Churches ", & "Members "; "1997/1998 Totals " |
| Evangelical | Guatemala | 2,730,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table: "Religion ": Divided by nations, with 2 columns: "Religious affiliation " & "1996 pop. " [of that religion]. Based on best avail. figures, whether census data, membership figures or estimates by analysts, as % of est. 1996 midyear pop. |
| Iglesia Evangelica Menonita de Guatemala | Guatemala | 700 | - | 8 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Carribean, Central & South America: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " | GUATEMALA... Iglesia Evangelica Menonita de Guatemala; Members: 700+/-; Congregations: 8 |
| Iglesia Nacional Evangelica Menonita Guatemalteca | Guatemala | 5,000 | - | 70 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Carribean, Central & South America: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " | GUATEMALA... Iglesia Nacional Evangelica Menonita Guatemalteca; Members: 5,000+/-; Congregations: 70 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Guatemala | 6,630 | 0.09% | 104 units |
- | 1983 | Botting, Heather & Gary Botting. The Orwellian World of Jehovah's Witnesses. Toronto: University of Toronto Press (1984), pg. 53-59. | Table: "1983 Service Year Report of JWs Worldwide "; Adherent count here is from "1983 Peak Publishers " column |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Guatemala | 17,304 | 0.19% | 253 units |
- | 1997 | *LINK* official organization web site | Adherent/member count is for "1997 Peak Witnesses "; Memorial attendance (annual sacrament meeting) for same year: 55,973. |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Guatemala | 19,359 | 0.21% | 264 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Jehovah's Witnesses official web site; section: "Statistics "; web page: "Worldwide Report " (viewed 16 April 1999). | Table: "1998 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide "; This adherent/member count is for "1998 Peak Witnesses " |
| Jehovah's Witnesses - Memorial attendance | Guatemala | 24,189 | - | 104 units |
- | 1983 | Botting, Heather & Gary Botting. The Orwellian World of Jehovah's Witnesses. Toronto: University of Toronto Press (1984), pg. 53-59. | Table: "1983 Service Year Report of JWs Worldwide "; Data from columns: "No. of congs. " and "Memorial attendance " |
| Jehovah's Witnesses - Memorial attendance | Guatemala | 55,973 | 0.62% | 253 units |
- | 1997 | *LINK* official organization web site | From 1997 Statistics "Memorial attendance " column. Count of all who attend this once-a-year meeting, whether or not a "publisher " in full standing. Most would be considered adherents. |
| Jehovah's Witnesses - Memorial attendance | Guatemala | 54,669 | 0.59% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Jehovah's Witnesses official web site; section: "Statistics "; web page: "Worldwide Report " (viewed 16 April 1999). | Table: "1998 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide "; "Memorial attendance " column indicates attendance at yearly communion meeting. |
| Judaism | Guatemala | 1,200 | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Jewish Communities of the World web site (1998) | Table: World Jewry. "collected our data from from demographic and other academic studies, community reports, and up-dates in the general media... consulted with experts to verify findings before reaching our assessments and estimates. " |
| Maya | Guatemala | - | 43.00% | - | - | 1997 | Scotchmer, David G. "Life of the Heart: A Maya Protestant Spirituality " in South and Meso-American Native Spirituality, ed. by Gary H. Gossen. New York: Crossroad Publishing Co. (1997), pg. 504. | "government census figures identify 43% of the population as ethnically Maya. " [This refers to ethnic status, not formal self-identified religious affiliation, although Mayan custom and spirituality are found in contemporary Mayan life regardless of declared religion.] |
| Mennonite Air Missions | Guatemala | 170 | - | - | - | 1990 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site. Directory 1998. Web page: "Carribean, Central & South America: Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches " | GUATEMALA... Mennonite Air Missions; Members (1990): 170 |
| Mennonite World Conference | Guatemala | 5,972 | - | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* Mennonite World Conference web site; page: "Mennonite and Brethren in Christ World Membership Totals " (viewed 8 Aug. 1999). | Table: "Mennonite and Brethren in Christ World Membership Totals "; "based on the most recent data available... from 1996 or 1997... statistics indicate baptized members "; Dif. religious bodies: 5. |
| Presbyterian | Guatemala | 12,000 | - | 45 units |
- | 1950 | Scotchmer, David G. "Life of the Heart: A Maya Protestant Spirituality " in South and Meso-American Native Spirituality, ed. by Gary H. Gossen. New York: Crossroad Publishing Co. (1997), pg. 502. | "By 1950, when the Presbyterians organized their own denominational synod, they had some 45 local churches, 35 pastors, and some twelve thousand active members (IENPG 1983, 150) [in Guatemala]. " |
| Presbyterian - Maya | Guatemala | 6,000 | - | 26 units |
- | 1973 | Scotchmer, David G. "Life of the Heart: A Maya Protestant Spirituality " in South and Meso-American Native Spirituality, ed. by Gary H. Gossen. New York: Crossroad Publishing Co. (1997), pg. 506. | "The Presbyterians, who also pioneered Indian work in western Guatemala among the Quiche and the Mam people, showed a total of 26 churches and 6,000 active members in 1973 in 3 language groups. " |
| Presbyterian - Maya | Guatemala | 10,000 | - | 40 units |
- | 1988 | Scotchmer, David G. "Life of the Heart: A Maya Protestant Spirituality " in South and Meso-American Native Spirituality, ed. by Gary H. Gossen. New York: Crossroad Publishing Co. (1997), pg. 506. | "By 1988, Presbyterians had expanded their work to include over 40 local Indian churches, 10,000 active members, and 7 self-governing presbyteries or local associations within 5 different language groups. " |
| primal-indigenous | Guatemala | - | 2.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions "; listed in table as "animism " |
| Protestant | Guatemala | 60,000 | - | - | - | 1962 | Scotchmer, David G. "Life of the Heart: A Maya Protestant Spirituality " in South and Meso-American Native Spirituality, ed. by Gary H. Gossen. New York: Crossroad Publishing Co. (1997), pg. 503. | "In this same period between 1962 and 1982, Protestants increased their number from 60,000 to over 330,000 baptized adherents active in some 5,000 local organized churches and 2,000 daughter congregations belonging to over 200 autonomous church groups. " |
| Protestant | Guatemala | 330,000 | - | 7,000 units |
- | 1982 | Scotchmer, David G. "Life of the Heart: A Maya Protestant Spirituality " in South and Meso-American Native Spirituality, ed. by Gary H. Gossen. New York: Crossroad Publishing Co. (1997), pg. 503. | "In this same period between 1962 and 1982, Protestants increased their number from 60,000 to over 330,000 baptized adherents active in some 5,000 local organized churches and 2,000 daughter congregations belonging to over 200 autonomous church groups. " |
| Protestant | Guatemala | - | 25.00% | - | - | 1992 | Goring, Rosemary (ed). Larousse Dictionary of Beliefs & Religions (Larousse: 1994) pg. 581-584. | Table: "Population Distribution of Major Beliefs "; "Figures have been compiled from the most accurate recent available information and are in most cases correct to the nearest 1% "; Protestant "includes all non-Roman Catholic denominations " |
| Protestant | Guatemala | 2,739,000 | 33.00% | - | - | 1997 | Scotchmer, David G. "Life of the Heart: A Maya Protestant Spirituality " in South and Meso-American Native Spirituality, ed. by Gary H. Gossen. New York: Crossroad Publishing Co. (1997), pg. 497. | "While my own study suggests that 35% of Guatemala may be called Protestant in any active sense, even the Catholic Church concedes that perhaps as many as 33% of Guatemala's 8.3 million people belong to the Protestant extended family (McCoy 1989). " |
| Protestant | Guatemala | 500,000 | - | - | - | 1997 | Scotchmer, David G. "Life of the Heart: A Maya Protestant Spirituality " in South and Meso-American Native Spirituality, ed. by Gary H. Gossen. New York: Crossroad Publishing Co. (1997), pg. 503. | "Based on an annual 5.5% increase since 1981, it is fair to estimate that today over 500,000 persons identify themselves as active or baptized adult Protestants, or evangelicos as they call themselves in Guatemala. " |
| Protestant | Guatemala | 3,300,000 | 33.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 206-207. | "Location: Guatemala; Population: 10 million "; "Some 67% to 80% of all Guatemalans are Roman Catholic... Perhaps 25% to 33% of the population are Protestant. " |
| Protestant | Guatemala | - | 24.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions "; "But resurgent Mayan religions have attracted many nominal Christians. " |
| Protestant - active | Guatemala | 40,000 | - | - | - | 1940 | Scotchmer, David G. "Life of the Heart: A Maya Protestant Spirituality " in South and Meso-American Native Spirituality, ed. by Gary H. Gossen. New York: Crossroad Publishing Co. (1997), pg. 502. | "Figures suggest that by 1940, there were forty thousand active Protestants in Guatemala (Read, Monterroso, and Johnson 1969, 160) " |
| Protestant - active | Guatemala | - | 4.40% | - | - | 1967 | Scotchmer, David G. "Life of the Heart: A Maya Protestant Spirituality " in South and Meso-American Native Spirituality, ed. by Gary H. Gossen. New York: Crossroad Publishing Co. (1997), pg. 503. | "At a growth rate approx. 3 times faster than the population increase, active baptized (communicant members) Protestants made up 4.4% of the total population in 1967 (Read, Monterroso, and Johnson 1969). " |
| Protestant - active | Guatemala | - | 6.00% | - | - | 1981 | Scotchmer, David G. "Life of the Heart: A Maya Protestant Spirituality " in South and Meso-American Native Spirituality, ed. by Gary H. Gossen. New York: Crossroad Publishing Co. (1997), pg. 503. | "At a growth rate approx. 3 times faster than the population increase, active baptized (communicant members) Protestants made up 4.4% of the total population in 1967... Today, some 25 years later, the percentage has increased to nearly 6% of the general population. " |
| Protestant - active | Guatemala | 2,075,000 | 25.00% | - | - | 1997 | Scotchmer, David G. "Life of the Heart: A Maya Protestant Spirituality " in South and Meso-American Native Spirituality, ed. by Gary H. Gossen. New York: Crossroad Publishing Co. (1997), pg. 497. | "While my own study suggests that 35% of Guatemala may be called Protestant in any active sense, even the Catholic Church concedes that perhaps as many as 33% of Guatemala's 8.3 million people belong to the Protestant extended family (McCoy 1989). " |
| Protestant - Aguacatec-speaking | Guatemala | 1,200 | - | 4 units |
- | 1975 | Scotchmer, David G. "Life of the Heart: A Maya Protestant Spirituality " in South and Meso-American Native Spirituality, ed. by Gary H. Gossen. New York: Crossroad Publishing Co. (1997), pg. 506. | "Among the 17 language groups compared [among Guatemelan Maya], the Aguacatec had the greatest percentage of Protestants with over 12% and with some 1,200 members in four churches. (Lloret 1976, 245). " |
| Protestant - Cakchiquel-speaking | Guatemala | 10,359 | - | - | - | 1975 | Scotchmer, David G. "Life of the Heart: A Maya Protestant Spirituality " in South and Meso-American Native Spirituality, ed. by Gary H. Gossen. New York: Crossroad Publishing Co. (1997), pg. 505. | "Among the four largest language groups [among Guatemelan Maya] in order of size -- that is, Quiche, Mam, Cakchiquel, and Kekchi -- the largest number of Protestants were found among the Quiche with 14,460 and Cakchiquel with 10,359 baptized believers in 1975. " |
| Protestant - Maya | Guatemala | 83,836 | - | - | - | 1975 | Scotchmer, David G. "Life of the Heart: A Maya Protestant Spirituality " in South and Meso-American Native Spirituality, ed. by Gary H. Gossen. New York: Crossroad Publishing Co. (1997), pg. 503. | "According to Lloret's analysis, more than a third of all Guatemalan Protestants are Maya. Projecting from the 1975 total of 83,836 Maya Protestants with a modest growth of 6% annually, it seems that we can say that today's Maya Indian Protestants probably number between 190,000 & 200,000 active adult members. " |
| Protestant - Quiche-speaking | Guatemala | - | - | 217 units |
- | 1975 | Scotchmer, David G. "Life of the Heart: A Maya Protestant Spirituality " in South and Meso-American Native Spirituality, ed. by Gary H. Gossen. New York: Crossroad Publishing Co. (1997), pg. 505-506. | "Among the four largest language groups [among Guatemelan Maya] in order of size -- that is, Quiche, Mam, Cakchiquel, and Kekchi... Although the Quiche showed the greatest number of local churches with 217, the highest percentage of Protestants was found among the Cakchiquel with 5.2% overall. " |
| Protestant - Quiche-speaking | Guatemala | 14,460 | - | - | - | 1975 | Scotchmer, David G. "Life of the Heart: A Maya Protestant Spirituality " in South and Meso-American Native Spirituality, ed. by Gary H. Gossen. New York: Crossroad Publishing Co. (1997), pg. 505. | "Among the four largest language groups [among Guatemelan Maya] in order of size -- that is, Quiche, Mam, Cakchiquel, and Kekchi -- the largest number of Protestants were found among the Quiche with 14,460 and Cakchiquel with 10,359 baptized believers in 1975. " |
| Scientology | Guatemala | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web page (OPPOSING VIEW): "Scientology Worldwide " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999); "Last Update on 10th Feb. 1999 " | Number here ( "# congregations ") represent total of all orgs: Dianetic Centers, Celebrity Centers, missions, etc.; "CoS web sites have lists of Missions (1998) & Orgs (1996) from which the Table below is derived. Original concept and research by 'Inducto'. " |
| Protestant | Guatemala - Aguacatec-speaking | 1,200 | 12.00% | 4 units |
- | 1975 | Scotchmer, David G. "Life of the Heart: A Maya Protestant Spirituality " in South and Meso-American Native Spirituality, ed. by Gary H. Gossen. New York: Crossroad Publishing Co. (1997), pg. 506. | "Among the 17 language groups compared [among Guatemelan Maya], the Aguacatec had the greatest percentage of Protestants with over 12% and with some 1,200 members in four churches. (Lloret 1976, 245). " |
| Protestant | Guatemala - Cakchiquel-speaking | - | 5.20% | - | - | 1975 | Scotchmer, David G. "Life of the Heart: A Maya Protestant Spirituality " in South and Meso-American Native Spirituality, ed. by Gary H. Gossen. New York: Crossroad Publishing Co. (1997), pg. 505-506. | "Among the four largest language groups [among Guatemelan Maya] in order of size -- that is, Quiche, Mam, Cakchiquel, and Kekchi... Although the Quiche showed the greatest number of local churches with 217, the highest percentage of Protestants was found among the Cakchiquel with 5.2% overall. " |
| Central American Mission | Guatemala - Indian/Maya | 23,000 | 28.00% | 95 units |
- | 1975 | Scotchmer, David G. "Life of the Heart: A Maya Protestant Spirituality " in South and Meso-American Native Spirituality, ed. by Gary H. Gossen. New York: Crossroad Publishing Co. (1997), pg. 506. | "The oldest and largest [of the Indian/Maya churches] is the Central American Mission, which pioneered Maya Indian evangelization and showed 95 churches with over 23,000 active members (or 28% of all Indian Protestants) representing some 8 different language groups. " |
| Pentecostal | Guatemala - Indian/Maya | - | 37.00% | - | - | 1975 | Scotchmer, David G. "Life of the Heart: A Maya Protestant Spirituality " in South and Meso-American Native Spirituality, ed. by Gary H. Gossen. New York: Crossroad Publishing Co. (1997), pg. 506. | "according to Lloret's analysis, about 37% of Maya believers were found in some 8 Pentecostal denominations (Lloret 1976, 259). " |
| Protestant | Guatemala - Mam-speaking | - | 2.00% | - | - | 1975 | Scotchmer, David G. "Life of the Heart: A Maya Protestant Spirituality " in South and Meso-American Native Spirituality, ed. by Gary H. Gossen. New York: Crossroad Publishing Co. (1997), pg. 505-506. | "Among the four largest language groups [among Guatemelan Maya] in order of size -- that is, Quiche, Mam, Cakchiquel, and Kekchi... The Mams demonstrated the lowest percentage of Protestants among the four major language groups with just under 2%. " |
| Anglican | Guernsey | 43,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table: "Religion ": Divided by nations, with 2 columns: "Religious affiliation " & "1996 pop. " [of that religion]. Based on best avail. figures, whether census data, membership figures or estimates by analysts, as % of est. 1996 midyear pop. |
| Anglican | Guernsey | - | - | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist; Total Population: 63,731. (British Crown dependency.) |
| other | Guernsey | 23,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table; "other " = NOT Anglican |
| African Traditional Religion | Guinea | 414,015 | 41.80% | - | - | 1900 | *LINK* web page: "Geographical Distribution of Followers of ATR... " (viewed 13 March 1999); Arranged by Chidi Denis Isizoh from the entries made in: Barret, D.B. World Christian Encylopedia. Nairobi (1982). | Table: "Geographical Distribution of Adherents of African Traditional Religion in the Continent of Africa " |
| African Traditional Religion | Guinea | 1,194,364 | 30.50% | - | - | 1970 | *LINK* web page: "Geographical Distribution of Followers of ATR... " (viewed 13 March 1999); Arranged by Chidi Denis Isizoh from the entries made in: Barret, D.B. World Christian Encylopedia. Nairobi (1982). | Table: "Geographical Distribution of Adherents of African Traditional Religion in the Continent of Africa " |
| African Traditional Religion | Guinea | 1,324,580 | 30.00% | - | - | 1975 | *LINK* web page: "Geographical Distribution of Followers of ATR... " (viewed 13 March 1999); Arranged by Chidi Denis Isizoh from the entries made in: Barret, D.B. World Christian Encylopedia. Nairobi (1982). | Table: "Geographical Distribution of Adherents of African Traditional Religion in the Continent of Africa " |
| African Traditional Religion | Guinea | 1,481,260 | 29.50% | - | - | 1980 | *LINK* web page: "Geographical Distribution of Followers of ATR in African Nations "; (viewed 13 March 1999); Arranged by Chidi Denis Isizoh from the entries made in: Barret, D.B. World Christian Encylopedia. Nairobi (1982). | Table: "Geographical Distribution of Adherents of African Traditional Religion in the Continent of Africa " |
| African Traditional Religion | Guinea | 1,921,700 | 22.70% | - | - | 2000 | *LINK* web page: "Geographical Distribution of Followers of ATR in African Nations "; (viewed 13 March 1999); Arranged by Chidi Denis Isizoh from the entries made in: Barret, D.B. World Christian Encylopedia. Nairobi (1982). | Table: "Geographical Distribution of Adherents of African Traditional Religion in the Continent of Africa "; Projection, made circa 1982. |
| Catholic | Guinea | 129,000 | 2.00% | 35 units |
- | 1995 | 1998 Catholic Almanac: Our Sunday Visitor: USA (1997), pg. 333-367. | Figures are as of Dec. 31, 1995. Number used for "congregations " is from number of Catholic parishes. |
| Christianity | Guinea | 300,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year. Pg. 781-783. | Table: "Religion ": Divided by nations, with 2 columns: "Religious affiliation " & "1996 pop. " [of that religion]. Based on best avail. figures, whether census data, membership figures or estimates by analysts, as % of est. 1996 midyear pop. |
| Christianity | Guinea | 592,430 | 8.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Muslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7%; Total Population: 7,405,375. |
| Christianity | Guinea | - | - | - | - | 1997 | Dostert, Pierre Etienne. Africa 1997 (The World Today Series). Harpers Ferry, West Virginia: Stryker-Post Publications (1997), pg. 49. | "Principal Religions: Islam (about 85%), traditional beliefs (about 15%); there is a small handful of Christians. " |
| Christianity | Guinea | 700,000 | 10.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 1 - Africa. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998), pg. 197-198. | "Location: Guinea; Population: 6-7 million... "; "Christians, mainly Catholics, make up 10% of the population... The Coastal Region has the largest number of Christians, where the missionary presence since the 19th century was strongest. " |