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Christianity is the predominant religion in the Philippines, [1] with the Catholic Church being its largest denomination. Sizeable minorities adhering to Islam , Dharmic religions ( Buddhism and Hinduism ), and indigenous Philippine folk religions (Anito or Anitism) are also present.
Catholic ceremony in the Philippines, circa pre-1930. When the Spanish clergy were driven out in 1898, there were so few indigenous clergy that the Catholic Church in the Philippines was in imminent danger of complete ruin. Under American administration, the situation was saved and the proper training of Filipino clergy was undertaken. [9]
In order to achieve this, Spain had three principal objectives in its policy towards the Philippines: the first was to secure Spanish control and acquisition of a share in the spice trade; use the islands in developing contact with Japan and China in order to further Christian missionaries’ efforts there; and lastly to spread their religion. [14]
Christianity is the country's dominant religion, [1] [2] followed by about 89 percent of the population. [3] The 2020 Census reported that 78.8 percent of the population professed Roman Catholicism ; other Christian denominations with a sizable number of adherents include the Iglesia ni Cristo , the Philippine Independent Church , and Seventh ...
Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in the Philippines Catholic apostolic vicariates in the Philippines The Catholic dioceses in the Philippines are grouped into 16 ecclesiastical provinces , each of which comprises a metropolitan archdiocese and several suffragan dioceses and is headed by the archbishop , as the metropolitan bishop of the province.
The following category includes persons from the Philippines who self-identify as members of the Roman Catholic Church, and their beliefs are relevant to their notability (or if deceased adult, self-identified as a Catholic as an adult). While the Philippines is a Catholic-majority nation, One must note Wikipedia's WP:BLP policy: "Category ...
Despite not being in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church, the Philippine Independent Church universally maintains and adheres to the core set of beliefs and practices of broader catholicity. [28] [29] The Philippine Independent Church is the country's first and oldest wholly Filipino-led independent Christian church.
The Catechism for Filipino Catholics, or CFC, is a contextualized and inculturated Roman Catholic catechism for Filipinos prepared by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) and approved by the Holy See. The draft was produced by the CBCP's "Episcopal Commission on Catechesis and Catholic Education."