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In comparison to Europe and other Western nations, the Catholic Church still has a major influence in Latin American society. The vast majority of Latin Americans are Christians (90%), [1] mostly Catholics belonging to the Latin Church. [2] In 2012 Latin America constitutes, in absolute terms, the world's second largest Christian population ...
The Catholic Church is "the Catholic Communion of Churches, both Roman and Eastern, or Oriental, that are in full communion with the Bishop of Rome ()." [2] The church is also known by members as the People of God, the Body of Christ, the "Temple of the Holy Spirit", among other names. [2]
In 2020, there were over 3,000 priests and over 9,000 nuns serving across 1,670 parishes; [3] the church also ran 136 hospitals and homes for the old and infirm. Peru has produced two famous saints, St. Rose of Lima and St. Martin de Porres , as well as two Blesseds, Ana de los Ángeles (Ana Monteagudo Ponce de León) and Antonia Luzmila Rivas ...
Religion in South America has been a major influence on art, culture, philosophy and law and changed greatly in recent years. Roman Catholicism has rapidly declined. Most of this is due to the growth of Protestantism, particularly evangelical Christians. [1] A smaller number of South Americans are also beginning to identify as irreligious. [2]
During the Spanish colonial period, the Catholic Church became the main provider of Christian presence and religious social services in the different Spanish viceroyalties in South America, including the territory that would later become the current Argentine Republic.
A 2024 survey by M&R Consultadores found that 36.2% of Latin Americans identified as Catholic, 31% as Nondenominational believers and 27.7% as Protestant. [13] Arrival of Christianity. Christianity is one of the main religions in Latin America today, but it has not always been like that. Christianity was an idea that Spanish conquistadors ...
Catholic cathedrals in South America (8 C) ... Roman Catholic church buildings in South America (16 C) U. Catholic church buildings in Uruguay (2 C)
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