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The Mormon Guatemala City Temple. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Guatemala claims over 255,000 members in 421 congregations in Guatemala which, if accurate, accounts for approximately 1.6% of Guatemala's estimated population in 2015. [19] The first member of the LDS Church in Guatemala was baptized in 1948.
Charismatic Catholics is a religious movement that has a set mind to increase the number of Catholic converts. Its members in Guatemala increase the numbers of Catholics in Latin America with the help of social organizations, missionaries, and clergy. In the mid twentieth century, Catholic Guatemalans feared that Catholicism would become the ...
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 ...
The church obtained official recognition in Guatemala in 1966. Guatemala's first stake was formed in 1967 in Guatemala City. [5] [1] In October 2019, the Coban Guatemala Temple was announced by church president Russell M. Nelson. The temple was dedicated in June 2024 by Dale G. Renlund and is the church's third temple in the country. [6]
The Protestant Christian Church – 0.5 million [90] Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia – 0.4 million [101] Evangelical Free Church of America – 0.4 million [105] The Indonesian Christian Church – 0.3 million [90] Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ – 0.3 million [106]
The church maintains a system of geographical parishes organized into dioceses. There are 5 of these, each headed by a bishop: The Diocese of Costa Rica; The Diocese of El Salvador; The Diocese of Guatemala; The Diocese of Nicaragua; The Diocese of Panamá; Some countries of Central America are part of other Anglican churches:
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]
Christian Reformed Church in Cuba; Christian Reformed Church in Haiti; Christian Reformed Church in Honduras; Christian Union (denomination) Church of Bible Understanding; Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) Church of God (Holiness) Church of God in Christ, Mennonite; Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America; The Church of the Nazarene in ...