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Religion on the isle of Cyprus (2010, Pew estimate) [2] Religion Adherents % Christians 810,000 73.2 Muslims 280,000 25.3 Unaffiliated 10,000 1.2 Hindus <10k
Cyprus has an area of 5,747 square miles (14,880 km 2) and a population in the government-controlled area of 918,100 in 2022. [1]The 2011 census of the government-controlled area notes that 89.1 of the population follows Greek Orthodox Christianity, 2.9% are Roman Catholic, 2% are Protestants, 1.8% are Muslims and 1% are Buddhists; Maronite Catholics, Armenian Orthodox, Jews, Jehovah’s ...
Christianity in Cyprus is the largest religion in the country, making up 78% of the island's population. The largest Christian denomination is the Greek Orthodox Church , while the rest are smaller communities of Anglicans , Roman Catholics , Latin Christians , Maronites , Armenian Apostolics , and Greek Evangelicals .
The Greek Cypriots are members of the Autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church of Cyprus (Church of Cyprus). In addition to the Orthodox Christian and Sunni Muslim communities, there is also small Maronite (Eastern Rites Catholic) community. In Northern Cyprus are the historical churches of Notre Dame de Tyre in Nicosia (1308) and Ganchvor in ...
Islam in Cyprus is the island's second-largest religion after Christianity, and is also the predominant faith of the Turkish Cypriot community which resides in Northern Cyprus. [1] Before the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, the Turkish Cypriot community made up 18% of the island's population and lived throughout the island. Today, most of ...
Cyprus religion-related lists (1 C, 3 P) C. Christianity in Cyprus (6 C, 5 P) I. Islam in Cyprus (4 C, 3 P) J. Jews and Judaism in Cyprus (5 C, 2 P) L.
Cyprus remains divided today, with the two communities almost completely separated. Many of those whom lost their homes, lands and possessions during the Turkish invasion, emigrated mainly to the United Kingdom, United States, Australia, South Africa and Europe, although most left Cyprus before 1974.
The list of religious populations article provides a comprehensive overview of the distribution and size of religious groups around the world. This article aims to present statistical information on the number of adherents to various religions, including major faiths such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and others, as well as smaller religious communities.