Religions in St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

In the British overseas territory of St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha , the Anglican denomination predominates ( Church of England ). Other religious or denominational affiliations increased between 1998 and 2008 as the population decreased .

Anglican belief

In the 2016 census, 2,995 residents of the island of St. Helena said they were Anglican. This corresponded to a share of 81.5 percent. The diocese of St. Helena , which includes St. Helena and Ascension , is part of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa . The diocese has three parishes with 13 church buildings . Since 1960 Tristan da Cunha has been part of the Anglican Diocese of Cape Town in Cape Town , South Africa .

The Church of St. James in Jamestown is the oldest Anglican church in the southern hemisphere .

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  St. Paul's Anglican Church on St. Helena

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  St. James Anglican Church in Jamestown on St. Helena

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  St. Matthew Anglican Church on St. Helena

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  St. Mary's Anglican Church on Ascension

Other religions and denominations

Baptist Church in Sandy Bay

Roman Catholic Church of St. Joseph on Tristan da Cunha

As of 2016

• Bahá'ís : 11 (0.3%)
  • Bahá'í Center, Gumwoods
• Baptists : 93 (2.5%) - St Helena Baptist Church is a member of the Western Province Baptist Church in the Western Cape , South Africa
  • Jamestown Chapel (built in 1854)
  • Sandy Bay Chapel (around 1910)
  • Knollcombe Chapel with the Boer War Cemetery (1893)
  • Head o'Wain Chapel (1924)
• Salvation Army : 75 (2.0%)
• Jehovah's Witnesses : 178 people (4.8 percent)
• New Apostolic Church : 61 (1.7%)
  • New Apostolic Hall in Half Tree Hollow
• Roman Catholic Church : 53 (1.4%).
  • Mission sui juris St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
• Seventh-day Adventists : 77 (2.1%)
• Other: 97 (2.6%)

See also

• List of church buildings in St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Web links

• Overview of church buildings on St. Helena (English)
• Official website of the Baha'i in St. Helena (English)
• Official website of the Anglican Diocese of St. Helena (English)
• Official website of the Roman Catholic Church in the South Atlantic (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ The 2008 Population Census of St Helena. St Helena Government, November 2009, p. X.
2. ↑ St Helena 2016 Population & Housing Census. St Helena Statistics Office, p. 16. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
3. ^ The oldest Anglican church in the southern hemisphere. St Helena Island. Retrieved January 28, 2016
4. ^ St Helena Baptist Church. Western Province Baptist Church. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
5. ^ The Baptists on St. Helena. Andrew Fuller Center for Baptist Studies, December 1, 2006. ( Memento of the original from August 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.