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  2. Religion in Haiti - Wikipedia

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    The constitution of Haiti establishes the freedom of religion. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs oversees and monitors religious groups and laws affecting them. While Catholicism has not been the state religion since 1987, a 19th-century concordat with the Holy See continues to confer preferential treatment to the Catholic Church, in the form of ...

  3. Demographics of Haiti - Wikipedia

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    The state religion is Roman Catholicism, which is professed by 55–60% of the population. 30–35% of Haitians practice Protestantism, mostly Pentecostalism, which arrived in Haiti in the 1970s. [15] Almost 99% of Haitians claim to be a part of at least one religion, with a fraction of them practicing some part of Vodou along with another ...

  4. Christianity in Haiti - Wikipedia

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    Haiti was first colonized by the Spanish, who later abandoned the island's western portion. That region came under French influence after 1630, and was formally recognized as the French colony of Saint-Domingue in 1697. Under French rule, Roman Catholicism was the sole legal religion, though African slaves frequently practiced vodou. Slaves ...

  5. Category:Religion in Haiti - Wikipedia

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    Haiti religion-related lists (1 C, 1 P) + Haitian people by religion (4 C) C. Christianity in Haiti (5 C, 4 P) E. Religious education in Haiti (1 C) F.

  6. Religion in Latin America - Wikipedia

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    The natives blended the two religions together and created a hybrid, some of which is still practiced today in Mexico. This blended nature of religion and the adoption of a new religion into old practices is called transculturation. [14] This was especially prevalent in Mexico and their god, Texcatlipoca. Due to the speed at which most areas of ...

  7. Islam in Haiti - Wikipedia

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    Islam was introduced from Africa during the slave trade period (starting 16th century), but orthodox religious beliefs declined in Haiti in the years that followed. It was then reintroduced by Moroccan immigrants in 1922 and has been present from then until the present. Muslims can practice their religion freely and Islamic studies are available.

  8. Meet the members of a transitional council tasked with ...

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    PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A transitional council tasked with bringing political stability to Haiti was installed Thursday in the capital of this Caribbean country, which is marred by gang ...

  9. Religions by country - Wikipedia

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    This is an overview of religion by country or territory in 2010 according to a 2012 Pew Research Center ... Haiti: 11,470,261 9,967,656 86.90 0 0.00 1,058,940 10.60 0 ...