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The primary religion in the Republic of Ireland is Roman Catholicism. Historically, prior to the arrival of Christianity, Celtic polytheism was the dominant religion of the nation.

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2006 Census

The 2006 census showed the following results:

Religion Number
Roman Catholic 3,681,446
Church of Ireland 125,585
Islam 32,539
Presbyterian 23,546
Orthodox 20,798
Methodist 12,160
Apostolic / Pentecostal 8,116
Buddhist 6,516
Hindu 6,082
Lutheran 5,279
Evangelical 5,276
Jehovah's Witness 5,152
Baptist 3,338
Jewish 1,930
Wiccan 25
Pantheist 1,691
Agnostic 1,515
Atheist 929
Latter Day Saints (Mormon) 1,237
Quaker (Society of Friends) 882
Lapsed Roman Catholic 540
Bahá'í 504
Church of the Brethren 365
Other Christian 29,206
Other religions 8,576
No Religion /Atheist/Agnostic 186,318
Not stated 70,322
Total 4,239,848
A pie chart showing the proportion of followers of each religion (and none) in Ireland in 2006.

Eurobarometer Poll 2005

According to the most recent Eurobarometer Poll 2005,1

  • 73% of Irish citizens responded that "they believe there is a God".
  • 22% answered that "they believe there is some sort of spirit or life force".
  • 4% answered that "they do not believe there is any sort of spirit, God, or life force".

The following is a list of articles on Religion in the Republic of Ireland. It should be noted that most churches are organised on an all-Ireland basis which includes both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

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Italics indicates an unrecognised or partially recognised country.  1 / 7 Entirely in Asia / on the African Plate, but historically considered European.  2 Partially or entirely in Asia, depending on the border definitions.  3 Has part of its territory in Asia.

References

  1. ^ {{cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_225_report_en.pdf|title=Eurobarometer on Social Values, Science and technology 2005 - page 11|accessdate=2007-05-05}}
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