Religion in Trinidad and Tobago
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Trinidad and Tobago is a multi-religious nation. The largest religious groups are the Roman Catholics and Hindus; the Anglicans, Muslims, Presbyterians, Methodist are among the smaller faiths. Two Afro-Caribbean syncretic faiths, the Shouter or Spiritual Baptists and the Orisha faith (formerly called Shangos, a less than complimentary term) are among the fastest growing religious groups, as are a host of American-style evangelical and fundamentalist churches usually lumped as "Pentecostal" by most Trinidadians (although this designation is often inaccurate). The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has also expanded its presence in the country since the mid-1980s.
Census data from 1990, the latest available, states that 29.4% of the population was Roman Catholic, 23.8% Hindu, 10.9% Anglican, 5.8% Muslim, 3.4% Presbyterianism and 26.7% other.
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[edit] Mainstream Christian denominations
- Roman Catholic Church
- Anglican Church of Trinidad and Tobago
- Presbyterian Church of Trinidad and Tobago
- Methodist Church of Trinidad and Tobago
- Pentecostal Assemblies of the West Indies
- South Caribbean Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
- Moravian Church of Trinidad and Tobago
- Church of the Nazarene
- Church of God
- Ethiopian Orthodox Church
- Stewards Christian Bretheren
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Association of Jehovah's Witnesses
[edit] Afro-Caribbean syncretic groups
- Spiritual Baptist
- Independent Baptist
- National Evangelical Spiritual Baptist
- West Indies Spiritual Sacred Order
- Baptist (Orthodox)
- Orisha
- Rastafari movement
[edit] Hindu groups
- See also: Hinduism in the West Indies
- Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha
- Vishwa Hindu Parishad
- Kabir Panth Association
- Arya Pratinidhi Sabha
- Shiva Dharma Sabha
- Divine Life Society
- International Society for Krishna Consciousness
- SWAHA
[edit] Muslim groups
- Anjuman Sunnat-ul-Jamaat Association
- Tackveeyatul Islamic Association
- Trinidad Muslim League
- United Islamic Organisation of Trinidad and Tobago
- Jamaat al Muslimeen
The Government of Trinidad and Tobago provides substantial subventions to religious groups. In 2003 [1] the government provided TT$ 420,750 to religious groups.
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