Religion in the United States Virgin Islands is varied. Only 6% of the population is non-Christian.CIA World Factbook
Accessed 11-24-12

Christianity

As in most Caribbean countries, Christianity is the dominant religion in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Protestantism is most prevalent, reflecting the territory's colonial heritage. There is also a strong Roman Catholic presence. Protestants makes up 65,5%(Baptist 32%, Pentecostal 12%, Advendist 10%, Episcopalian 9%, other 2,5%) of the total population on the islands. Roman Catholics are 27,1% of the population. ''See also'': ''

Episcopal Diocese of the Virgin Islands The Episcopal Diocese of the Virgin Islands is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America (ECUSA) which includes both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands. The diocese is a part of Province II of ...

'' and '' Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Thomas''

Judaism

Jews began settling the

Danish Virgin Islands The Danish West Indies ( da, Dansk Vestindien) or Danish Antilles or Danish Virgin Islands were a Danish colony in the Caribbean, consisting of the islands of Saint Thomas with ; Saint John ( da, St. Jan) with ; and Saint Croix with . The i ...

in 1655, and by 1796 the first synagogue was inaugurated. In its heyday in the mid-19th century, the Jewish community made up half of the white population. One of the earliest colonial governors,

Gabriel Milan Gabriel Milan ( – 26 March 1689) was a German-born colonial administrator and planter who served as governor of the Danish West Indies from 7 May 1684 to 27 February 1686. Though he mainly went by the name of 'Gabriel Milan', he identified ...

, was a

Sephardic Jew Sephardic (or Sephardi) Jews (, ; lad, Djudíos Sefardíes), also ''Sepharadim'' , Modern Hebrew: ''Sfaradim'', Tiberian: Səp̄āraddîm, also , ''Ye'hude Sepharad'', lit. "The Jews of Spain", es, Judíos sefardíes (or ), pt, Judeus sefa ...

. Today, there are still Jews living in the Islands. The St. Thomas Synagogue built in 1833, is the second- oldest existing synagogue and longest in continuous use now under the American flag. The synagogue is associated with the

Reform Judaism Reform Judaism, also known as Liberal Judaism or Progressive Judaism, is a major Jewish denomination that emphasizes the evolving nature of Judaism, the superiority of its ethical aspects to its ceremonial ones, and belief in a continuous sear ...

movement. There is also a synagogu
Temple B'nai Or
at Hermon Hill on St. Croix close to

Christiansted Christiansted is the largest town on Saint Croix, one of the main islands composing the United States Virgin Islands, a territory of the United States of America The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United ...

Hinduism

There is no data of Hindu religious people exist's here

Islam

There is an Islamic school based in St. Croix, known as Iqra academy.

Buddhism

There is a Buddhist temple located on the island of St. Thomas and more.

Rastafari

As in most of the Caribbean, various forms of

Rastafari Rastafari, sometimes called Rastafarianism, is a religion that developed in Jamaica during the 1930s. It is classified as both a new religious movement and a social movement by scholars of religion. There is no central authority in control o ...

are practiced on the island.

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