Greece
Officially Greece is a secular state, but its religious and social landscape is deeply influenced by the Greek Orthodox Church. Greece and Russia are the only countries to have such a great proportion of the Orthodox population. Greece was the first European region to accept the gospel of Christ.
- In Greece Christianity is the dominant religion, with the Greek Orthodox Church representing 90% of the population.
- 90% of Greece’s population identifies as Greek Orthodox, 3% as other Christians, 2% as Muslim, 1% as other religions, and 4% as unaffiliated.
- The Greek Orthodox Church is part of the larger Eastern Orthodox Church.
- In the first century In Greece Christianity was preached primarily by St. Paul.
- Other major religions in Greece include: Catholicism, Hellenic Neopaganism, Judaism, Protestantism, Islam.
List of Countries with the Highest Number of Christians
List of Countries with the Highest Number of Christians: Christianity is the official religion in 15 countries in various forms. For example, Argentina follows the Catholic Church, Armenia follows the Armenian Apostolic Church, and Tuvalu has the Church of Tuvalu. Other countries, like Denmark, England, and Greece, have their national branches of Christianity. In Liechtenstein, Malta, Monaco, and Vatican City, the Catholic Church is the state religion. Additionally, Zambia also recognizes Christianity as a state religion.
Christians comprise the majority of the population in 158 countries and territories, about two-thirds of the world’s countries and territories. Christianity is the largest religion in the world and about one-third of the global population adheres to it.
In this article, we will look into the list of countries that adopted Christianity as their state religion and the current population of Christians in these countries.
Table of Content
- Christianity
- List of Countries with the Highest Number of Christians
- List of Countries with the Highest Percentage of Christians
- List of Countries Officially Adopted Christianity as their State Religion
- Vatican City
- Armenia
- Greece
- Zambia
- Argentina
- Tuvalu
- Costa Rica
- Denmark
- England
- Georgia
- Iceland
- Liechtenstein
- Malta
- Monaco
Contact Us