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Christianity is the predominant religion in Mexico comprising 91.3% of the population, with Catholicism being its largest denomination representing around 78% of the total population as of 2020 census. [1]
Religion was an issue in the 1988 elections, with the leftist newspaper La Jornada surveying the prospective candidates about their stance on religious freedom in Mexico. [180] Technocrat Carlos Salinas de Gortari declined to answer the survey and Mexican bishops were concerned about Salinas's attitude toward Church-State relations. [181]
Mexico was born after its independence as a confessional state, with its first constitution (1824) stating that the religion of the nation was and would perpetually be Catholic, and prohibiting any other religion. [2]
La conversion des Indiens (The conversion of the Indians). Felipe Santiago Gutiérrez, 1894.. The history of the Catholic Church in Mexico can be divided into distinct periods, the basic division being between colonial Mexico, known as New Spain and the national period, from Mexican independence in 1821 until the current era.
The history of Mexico before the Spanish conquest is known through the ... a constitutional monarchy in Mexico, the continued religious monopoly for the Catholic ...
The constitution declares that Mexico is a secular state and provides for the right to religious freedom. [1] In 2023, the country was scored 4 out of 4 for religious freedom. [10] In the same year, the country was ranked as the 38th most difficult place in the world to be a Christian. [11]
History of religion in Mexico (3 C, 2 P) I. Islam in Mexico (2 C, 3 P) J. Jews and Judaism in Mexico (9 C, 6 P) L. Mexican religious leaders (6 C, 4 P) R.
1821 – Mexico is born after its independence as a confessional state. The first Mexican constitution was enacted in 1824; it stated in Article 3 that the religion of the nation is and will perpetually be the Roman Catholic Apostolic, and prohibited the exercise of any other religion. [1]