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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 ...
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 ...
Vodou is the majority religion of Haiti, [542] for most Haitians practice both Vodou and Roman Catholicism. [49] An often used joke about Haiti holds that the island's population is 85% Roman Catholic, 15% Protestant, and 100% Vodou. [543] Even some of those who reject Vodou acknowledge its close associations with Haitian identity. [22]
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. 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 religion ...
Catholicism is one of the more popular religions in Haiti, with an estimated 35 percent of residents identifying as Catholic, according to the U.S. Department of State.
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"The Catholic Church in Haiti: Political and Social Change", an article from: Theological Studies by John P. Hogan; The Catholic Church in Haiti: Political and Social Change by Anne Greene; The Faces of the Gods: Vodou and Roman Catholicism in Haiti by Leslie G. Desmangles; Our Lady of Class Struggle: The Cult of the Virgin Mary in Haiti by ...
The Baháʼí Faith in Haiti began in 1916 when ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, the head of the religion, cited Haiti as one of the island countries of the Caribbean where Baháʼís should establish a religious community. [1] The first Baháʼí to visit the island was Mrs. Harriet Gibbs Marshall, from 1922–1928. [2]