Protestantism in Costa Rica explained

A study made by the University of Costa Rica in 2021 showed that 19% of the population were Evangelical Christians and 1% were Traditional Protestants.[1]

In Latin America most Protestants are called Evangelicos. There are different Protestant denominations that are active there, mostly Evangelical, Pentecostal, Lutheran, Baptist, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Adventist and the Costa Rican Evangelical Presbyterian Church. The country is also 47% Catholic.

The first Seventh-day Adventist missionaries arrived in 1903, and the Adventist church currently had 55,680 members in the country in 2001.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Murillo. Alvaro. Encuesta CIEP-UCR evidencia a una Costa Rica estatista y menos religiosa. 8 July 2021. Semanario Universidad. 7 July 2021.
  2. http://www.adventistatlas.org/viewCountry.asp?CtryCode=CR Adventist Atlas
  3. http://news.adventist.org/data/2001/0997187046/index.html.en Article