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''For information about records for non-Christian religions in the Cook Islands, go to the [[Cook Islands Religious Records|Religious Records]] page.'' | ''For information about records for non-Christian religions in the Cook Islands, go to the [[Cook Islands Religious Records|Religious Records]] page.'' | ||
=Historical Background= | |||
Religions: Cook Islands Christian Church 49.1%; Seventh-day Adventist 7.9%; Assemblies of God 3.7%; Apostolic Church 2.1%); Roman Catholic 17%; Mormon 4.4%; Other 8%. This "Other" group includes smaller Christian denominations, and mostly non-indigenous adherents of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam, as well as the irreligious.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_Cook_Islands] | |||
Christian missionaries from the London Missionary Society began arriving in 1821. The Bible was translated into Maori in 1827. Most tribes lived in the valleys, which was not convenient for the missionaries; therefore, the missionaries talked the tribes into moving closer to shore and building around the mission areas. | Christian missionaries from the London Missionary Society began arriving in 1821. The Bible was translated into Maori in 1827. Most tribes lived in the valleys, which was not convenient for the missionaries; therefore, the missionaries talked the tribes into moving closer to shore and building around the mission areas. | ||
===Parish Registers=== | ===Parish Registers=== | ||