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Christianity is the largest religion in Cape Verde, with '''Roman Catholics''' having the most adherents. Different sources give varying estimates on the relative sizes of various Christian denominations. More than 93% of the population of Cape Verde is nominally Roman Catholic, according to an informal poll taken by local churches. About 5% of the population is Protestant. The largest Protestant denomination is the '''Church of the Nazarene'''. Other groups include the '''Seventh-day Adventist Church''', the '''Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints''', the '''Assemblies of God''', the '''Universal Church of the Kingdom of God''', the '''New Apostolic Church''' and various other '''Pentecostal''' and '''Evangelical''' groups.<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Cape Verde", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde, accessed 14 March 2020. </ref><ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Religion in Cape Verde", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Cape_Verde, accessed 14 March 2020. </ref> | Christianity is the largest religion in Cape Verde, with '''Roman Catholics''' having the most adherents. Different sources give varying estimates on the relative sizes of various Christian denominations. More than 93% of the population of Cape Verde is nominally Roman Catholic, according to an informal poll taken by local churches. About 5% of the population is Protestant. The largest Protestant denomination is the '''Church of the Nazarene'''. Other groups include the '''Seventh-day Adventist Church''', the '''Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints''', the '''Assemblies of God''', the '''Universal Church of the Kingdom of God''', the '''New Apostolic Church''' and various other '''Pentecostal''' and '''Evangelical''' groups.<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Cape Verde", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde, accessed 14 March 2020. </ref><ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Religion in Cape Verde", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Cape_Verde, accessed 14 March 2020. </ref> | ||
<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Cape Verde", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde, accessed 22 March 2020. </ref><ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Religion in Cape Verde", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Cape_Verde, accessed 22 March 2020. </ref><br> | |||
<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Cape Verde", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde, accessed | |||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||