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*'''1641-2016''' - {{RecordSearch|2787829|Peru, Diocese of Huaraz, Catholic Church Records, 1641-2016}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images | *'''1641-2016''' - {{RecordSearch|2787829|Peru, Diocese of Huaraz, Catholic Church Records, 1641-2016}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images | ||
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Roman Catholicism has been the predominant faith in Peru for centuries. As of the 2017 census, 76% of the population over 12 years old described themselves as Catholic, 14.1% as Evangelical, 4.8% as Protestant, Jewish, Latter-day Saints, and Jehovah's Witness, and 5.1% as nonreligious. | |||
<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Peru", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bahamas, accessed 6 March 2020. </ref><br> | <ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Peru", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bahamas, accessed 6 March 2020. </ref><br> | ||