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by Jack Miller. The Philippines proudly boasts to be the only Christian nation in Asia. More than 86 percent of the population is Roman Catholic, 6 percent belong to various nationalized Christian cults, and another 2 percent belong to well over 100 Protestant denominations.
- An Catholic Christianity - 80.6%
- Testant Christianity - 8.2%
- Am - 5.6%
- Er - 1.9%
Roman Catholicism is the largest religion in the Philippines. This religion was first introduced through the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in the early 1500s. Magellan, whose original destination was Spice Island, arrived on Cebu Island in the Philippines due to a missed route. He then proceeded to make Roman Catholicism a state religion b...
Protestant Christianity is the second-largest religious group in the Philippines. Evangelical Protestantism was introduced into the Philippines by American missionaries after the Spanish-American War between the late 18th and early 19th Centuries. Some Protestant groups which are affiliated with the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC)...
Islam is the third-largest religion in the Philippines after Catholicism and Christianity. The religion existed in the region for around a century before the spread of Christianity. Islam first spread to Simunul Island in the Philippines through foreign trade with countries such as India. Specifically, it was the Islamic cleric-Karim ul' Makhdum wh...
Other minor religions in the country include Hinduism, Judaism, the Baha'i Faith, Indigenous Beliefs, Other Christians, and Atheists. Indigenous traditions predate the colonial religions of Islam and Christianity in the Philippines. The most predominant views are that of animism, which is the belief that even non-living entities such trees and plan...
- Diana Anthony
About 6.4% of the population of the Philippines is Muslim as of 2020, [4] making Islam the second largest religion in the country. The majority of Muslims live in parts of Mindanao, Palawan, and the Sulu Archipelago – an area known as Bangsamoro or the Moro region. [13]
Although there is a diversity of religions in the Philippines, Roman Catholicism is still the dominant religion practiced by 85% of the population (Jacoby, 2002). Among all Asian countries, the Philippines is the only country with a predominantly Catholic population (Goh & Studies, I. of S.A., 2005).
- Regina A. Lagman, Grace J. Yoo, Ellen G. Levine, Kira A. Donnell, Holly R. Lim
- 2014
This article unravels the intricate layers of religion, customs, and traditions in the Philippines, exploring the significance of sacred spaces, customs, and the fusion of spiritual practices that shape the nation’s cultural heritage.
Apr 27, 2022 · Understanding the why and how of Filipino religiosity. Philippine Daily Inquirer / 04:05 AM April 27, 2022. Mahar Mangahas’ column on the persistence of Filipino religiosity made for a very informative and provocative reading (“The religiosity of Filipinos,” 4/23/2022).
Filipino Culture. Religion. Christianity in the Philippines. Religion. Primary Author. Chara Scroope, 2017. The Philippines is unique among its neighbours in the South East Asian region in that the majority of Filipinos identify as Christian (92.5%).
