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According to the U.S. Department of State in 2011, 41% of Madagascans practiced Christianity; these numbers were drawn from the 1993 census. According to the Pew Research Center in 2010, 85% of the population now practiced Christianity. The Malagasy Council of Churches comprises the four oldest and most prominent Christian denominations of Madagascar: Roman Catholic, Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar, Lutheran, and Anglican. <ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Madagascar", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar, accessed 24 March 2020. </ref> | According to the U.S. Department of State in 2011, 41% of Madagascans practiced Christianity; these numbers were drawn from the 1993 census. According to the Pew Research Center in 2010, 85% of the population now practiced Christianity. The Malagasy Council of Churches comprises the four oldest and most prominent Christian denominations of Madagascar: '''Roman Catholic, Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar, Lutheran, and Anglican'''. <ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Madagascar", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar, accessed 24 March 2020. </ref> | ||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||