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The Philippines is ranked as the 5th largest Christian-majority country on Earth in 2010[update],[note 1] with about 93% of the population being adherents.[1] As of 2019[update], it was the third largest Catholic country in the world and was one of two predominantly Catholic nations in Asia.[2]
According to the National Statistics Office's national census for the year 2010, an estimated 90.1% of Filipinos were Christians; this consisted of 80.6% Catholic, 4% Iglesia ni Cristo, 1.0% Aglipayan, 2.7% Evangelical groups, and 3.4% other Christian groups including other Protestant denominations (Baptist, Pentecostal, Anglican, Methodist, and Seventh-day Adventist) as well as Orthodox. Around 5.6% of the whole country was Muslim; about 1-2% were Buddhist; 1.8% of the entire population adhered to other independent religions, while less than 0.1% (as of 2015)[3] were irreligious.
According to the 2020 census, at least 84% of the population is Christian; about 79% belong to the Catholic Church while about 5% belong to Protestantism and other denominations such as Philippine Independent Church, Iglesia ni Cristo, Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh-day Adventist Church, Apostolic Catholic Church, United Church of Christ in the Philippines, Members Church of God International (MCGI) and Pentecostals.[4]
Many Filipinos in 2021 celebrated 500 years of Christian presence in the Philippines[5] with Pope Francis commemorating March 16, the day Magellan introduced Catholicism with a mass on Limasawa, Leyte.[6][7][8][9]
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^"Timor-Leste: A young nation with strong faith and heavy burdens". The Catholic World Report. April 24, 2019.
^French, Michael (March 5, 2017). "The New Atheists of the Philippines". The Atlantic.
^"Religious Affiliation in the Philippines (2020 Census of Population and Housing)". Philippines in Figures. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. February 22, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
^Ballescas, Charry. "March 16, 1521 - 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines". Philstar.com. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
^Holy Mass commemorating 500 Years of Christianity in the Philippines presided over by Pope Francis, archived from the original on March 16, 2021, retrieved March 15, 2021
^"Gift of faith - 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines - Vatican News". www.vaticannews.va. March 13, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
^"Pope Francis leads mass for Philippines' celebration of 500 years of Christianity". ABS-CBN News. March 14, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
^"Pope Francis leads Vatican Mass for 500 years of Christianity in PH". Rappler. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
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