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==Online Resources and Websites== | ==Online Resources and Websites== | ||
==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Belize", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belize, accessed 14 March 2020. </ref><ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Religion in Belize", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Belize, accessed 14 March 2020. </ref><br> | According to the 2010 census, 40.1% of Belizeans are '''Roman Catholics''', 31.8% are Protestants (8.4% '''Pentecostal'''; 5.4% '''Adventist'''; 4.7% '''Anglican'''; 3.7% '''Mennonite'''; 3.6% '''Baptist'''; 2.9% '''Methodist'''; 2.8% '''Nazarene'''), 1.7% are Jehovah's Witnesses, 10.3% adhere to other religions (including '''The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints''', Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims, Bahá'ís, Rastafarians and other).In addition to Catholics, there has always been a large accompanying Protestant minority. It was brought by British, German, and other settlers to the British colony of British Honduras. From the beginning, it was largely Anglican and Mennonite in nature. The Protestant community in Belize experienced a large Pentecostal and Seventh-Day Adventist influx tied to the recent spread of various Evangelical Protestant denominations throughout Latin America. Geographically speaking, German Mennonites live mostly in the rural districts of Cayo and Orange Walk. The '''Greek Orthodox''' Church has a presence in Santa Elena.<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Belize", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belize, accessed 14 March 2020. </ref><ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Religion in Belize", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Belize, accessed 14 March 2020. </ref><br> | ||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||