Argentina
Roman Catholicism is the official religion of Argentina, but the constitution protects freedom of religious choice. Although 92% of the population identifies as Roman Catholic, less than 20% are actively practicing. The country’s constitution gives the Roman Catholic Church preferential legal status, but there is no official state religion. The constitution also requires that the president and vice president of the Union belong to the Roman Catholic Apostolic religion. However, the country’s constitution also protects freedom of religious choice.
- In the 17th century, Christianity was introduced to Argentina by Jesuit missionaries from Spain.
- According to the World Christian Database, 88.77% of Argentina’s population is Christian.
- The World Christian Database reports that 88.77% of Argentines are Christian, with 6.9% identifying as agnostic, 2% identifying as Muslim, 0.4% identifying as Jewish, and 0.9% identifying as atheist.
- In Argentina, The Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral is the main Catholic church.
List of Countries with the Highest Number of Christians
List of Countries with the Highest Number of Christians: Christianity is the official religion in 15 countries in various forms. For example, Argentina follows the Catholic Church, Armenia follows the Armenian Apostolic Church, and Tuvalu has the Church of Tuvalu. Other countries, like Denmark, England, and Greece, have their national branches of Christianity. In Liechtenstein, Malta, Monaco, and Vatican City, the Catholic Church is the state religion. Additionally, Zambia also recognizes Christianity as a state religion.
Christians comprise the majority of the population in 158 countries and territories, about two-thirds of the world’s countries and territories. Christianity is the largest religion in the world and about one-third of the global population adheres to it.
In this article, we will look into the list of countries that adopted Christianity as their state religion and the current population of Christians in these countries.
Table of Content
- Christianity
- List of Countries with the Highest Number of Christians
- List of Countries with the Highest Percentage of Christians
- List of Countries Officially Adopted Christianity as their State Religion
- Vatican City
- Armenia
- Greece
- Zambia
- Argentina
- Tuvalu
- Costa Rica
- Denmark
- England
- Georgia
- Iceland
- Liechtenstein
- Malta
- Monaco