Religion in Poland
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Religion in Poland has changed throughout centuries of history of Poland. Currently most Poles, by far, adhere to the Roman Catholic faith, 89.8% are Catholic (according to church baptism statistics) with 75% counting as practising Catholics. The rest of the population consists mainly of Eastern Orthodox (about 509 500), Jehovah's Witnesses (about 123 034) and various Protestant (about 86 880 in the largest Evangelical-Augsburg Church and about as many in smaller churches) religious minorities.
In the 16th and 17th centuries, Poland has been famous for its unique religious tolerance (see Warsaw Confederation (1573)).
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[edit] See also
- Baptist Union of Poland
- Buddhism in Poland
- Evangelical-Augsburg Church in Poland
- Hinduism in Poland
- Islam in Poland
- Polish Ecumenical Council
- Polish Orthodox Church
- Polish Reformed Church
- Religious denominations in Poland
- Roman Catholicism in Poland
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[edit] References
- (Polish)/Template:En-icon Selected religious denominations in Poland, official statistics from 2001 (published in 2003)
