Brazil Catholic church losing ground to Protestants and Pentecostals

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In a decade the percentage of Catholics has dropped from 74% to 65%

Brazil's Catholic population has declined since 2000 while its Protestant population has grown during the past two decades, a Pew survey fund.

There were about 123 million Catholics in Brazil in 2010, accounting for 65% of the overall population. That's down from 74% in 2000, when there were 125 million Catholics in the nation, the Pew Research Center reported.

Brazil's Protestant community has grown from 26 million in 2000 to 42 million in 2010. Brazil's Pentecostal or neo-Pentecostal population has grown to 6% of the country's population in 1991 to 13% in 2010.

Pew said it found Brazilian Catholics tend to be older and live in rural areas, while its Protestants tend to be younger and live in urban areas.

The Pew study was released ahead of Pope Francis' upcoming visit to Brazil in celebration of World Youth.

Categories: Politics, Brazil, International.

Tags: Brazil, Catholic Church, Pentecostals, Pope Francis, Protestants.

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Think
Wonder if that tendency won't revert with Francis..........
Jul 20th, 2013 - 06:14 am 0
ChrisR
RCC / Protestants / Pentecostals: three flavours of delusion, but delusion never the less.
Jul 20th, 2013 - 03:57 pm 0
Math
Brazilians find the protestants to be more serious, more interested in making their voice to be heard in politics and media and more commited to good values. It is no surprise they are becoming popular, it's like going against the status quo of a country known for drugs, prostitution, crime and corruption. However, I believe this new conservative movement is merely social and not economic. Brazil will remain more socialist country for a long time.
Jul 20th, 2013 - 06:56 pm 0

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