List of churches in Belize
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This is a list of notable churches in Belize.
Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global pop ...
is the dominant religion in
Belize Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...
. The single largest denomination is the
Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
with about 40.1% of the population (129,456 adherents), a reduction from 49.6% of the population in 2000, 57.7% in 1991 and 61.9% in 1980, although absolute numbers have still risen. Other major groups include
Pentecostal Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a Protestant Charismatic Christian movement
with 8.4% of the population up from 7.4% in 2000 and 6.3% in 1991,
Seventh-day Adventists The Seventh-day Adventist Church is an Adventist Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the seventh day of the week in the Christian (Gregorian) and the Hebrew calendar, as the Sabbath, and i ...
with 5.4% of the population up from 5.2% in 2000 and 4.1% in 1991.


By location


Belize City

* Port Loyola Calvary Chapel * St. Andrew's Church (Belize City) * Unity Presbyterian Church, Belize City


Belmopan

* Our Lady of Guadalupe Co-Cathedral * St. Ann's Anglican Church


Georgeville


San Ignacio

* St. Andrew's Anglican Church (San Ignacio)


By type


Cathederals


Roman Catholic churches in Belize

* Sacred Heart Church, Dangriga * St. Peter Claver Catholic parish, Belize


Roman Catholic churches in Belize City

* Holy Redeemer Cathedral *
Holy Redeemer Catholic Parish, Belize City When the Holy Redeemer Catholic parish was founded in 1852, it was the only parish in Belize and from it missionaries covered the whole country. When other parishes were founded Holy Redeemer remained a parish with its own history but with its lea ...
*
St. Martin de Porres Church, Belize City St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic parish on the southwest side of Belize City, Belize, Central America. Foundation In 1968 Jesuit Fr. Bill Messmer, pastor of St. Ignatius Church in South Belize City, opened a school to acc ...


See also

* Religion in Belize *
Culture of Belize The culture of Belize is a mix of influences and people from Kriol, Maya, East Indian, Garinagu (also known as Garifuna), Mestizo (a mixture of Spanish and Native Americans), Mennonites who are of German descent, with many other cultures from ...


References

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