Protestantism in Costa Rica
- Protestantism in Costa Rica
Protestants represent 15% of population. There are different Protestant denominations that are active there mostly Evangelical, Pentecostal and Adventist.
Some reports suggest that people are leaving Catholic church in huge numbers. According to the Costa Rican Episcopal Vicariate, the Catholic church is losing an average of 658 followers a day. [ [http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=25966 Catholic Church Losing Followers in Droves Inter Press Service] ]
First Seventh-day Adventist missionaries arrived in 1903, and the Adventist church currently has 55,680 members in that Central-American country. [ [http://www.adventistatlas.org/viewCountry.asp?CtryCode=CR Adventist Atlas] ] [ [http://news.adventist.org/data/2001/0997187046/index.html.en Adventist News Network] ]
References
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Buddhism in Costa Rica — Costa Rica has more Buddhists than the other countries in Central America with almost 100,000 (2.34% of total population), followed closely by Panama with almost 70,000 (2.1% of total population). Buddhism was primarily driven by the presence of… … Wikipedia
Protestantism by country — The following is a list of Protestants by country. For the purposes of this list, Protestant includes the following denominations: Assemblies of God, Anglican/Episcopalian (not always reckoned as Protestant), Baptist, Church of God, Church of the … Wikipedia
Central America — Central America includes the predominantly Roman Catholic former colonies of Spain: Guatemala,Honduras,El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. Belize, the former British Honduras, was a predominantly Protestant country until… … Encyclopedia of Protestantism
Church of God in Christ — The largest Pentecostal church in the United States, the Church of God in Christ is a predominantly African American church that in the late 20th century became a significant international force. The church has its origin in the Holiness… … Encyclopedia of Protestantism
El Salvador — For more than 400 years, the Roman Catholic Church was the only Christian group operating in what is now El Salvador. Catholicism is still the religion of the large majority. Catholic hegemony was unchallenged until the end of the 19th century … Encyclopedia of Protestantism
White, Alma — ( 1862 1946 ) Holiness leader and first female bishop in modern times Alma Birdwell White was born on June 16, 1862, in Louis County, Kentucky. At the age of 16, she had a conversion experience and accepted Christ during a Methodist revival … Encyclopedia of Protestantism
Central America — Central American. continental North America, S of Mexico, usually considered as comprising Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. 18,600,000; 227,933 sq. mi. (590,346 sq. km). * * * Southern portion of North… … Universalium
Latin America, history of — Introduction history of the region from the pre Columbian period and including colonization by the Spanish and Portuguese beginning in the 15th century, the 19th century wars of independence, and developments to the end of World War II.… … Universalium
Christianity — Part of a series on Christianity … Wikipedia
Christianity by country — Africa … Wikipedia
