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The most common religion is the Catholic Church. According to the Pew Research Center, the religious denominations constitute the following, in 2010: Roman Catholicism: 75%, Protestantism: 17.7%. | The most common religion is the Catholic Church. According to the Pew Research Center, the religious denominations constitute the following, in 2010: Roman Catholicism: 75%, Protestantism: 17.7%. | ||
<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Guam", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guam, accessed 23 February 2020. </ref><br> | <ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Guam", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guam, accessed 23 February 2020. </ref><br> | ||
Over 85 percent of Guam's population is Roman Catholic. The island is home to over two dozen Catholic churches, including one in each of Guam's 19 villages. Some of these churches are excellent examples of the Spanish-influenced architecture seen around Guam. | |||
Guam also has at least seven Baptist churches, including in the villages of Agana Heights, Upper Tumon, Tamuning, Dededo, Barrigada, Chalan Pago, and Mongmong. | |||
There are multiple Episcopal and Bahai'i houses of worship on the island, as well as Presbyterian, Filipino Christian, Nazarene, Lutheran, and nondenominational churches. Guam's religious population also includes Jehovah's Witnesses. <ref>"Guam Churches", https://www.visitguam.com/chamorro-culture/churches/, accessed 23 February 2020.</ref> | |||
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