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Contents 1 2006 Census 2 Eurobarometer Poll 2005 3 General 4 Saints 5 See also

2006 Census

The 2006 census, showed the following results:

Religion	Number
Roman Catholic	3,681,446
Church of Ireland	125,585
Islam	32,539
Presbyterian	23,546
Orthodox	20,798
Methodist	12,160
Apostolic / Pentecostal	8,116
Buddhist	6,516
Hindu	6,082
Lutheran	5,279
Evangelical	5,276
Jehovah\'s Witness	5,152
Baptist	3,338
Jewish	1,930
Wiccan	25
Pantheist	1,691
Agnostic	1,515
Atheist	929
Latter Day Saints (Mormon)	1,237
Quaker (Society of Friends)	882
Lapsed Roman Catholic	540
Bahá\'í	504
Church of the Brethren	365
Other Christian	29,206
Other religions	8,576
No Religion /Atheist/Agnostic	186,318
Not stated	70,322
Total	4,239,848

A pie chart showing the proportion of followers of each religion (and none) in Ireland in 2006.

Eurobarometer Poll 2005

According to the most recent Eurobarometer Poll 2005,{{cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_225_report_en.pdf|title=Eurobarometer on Social Values, Science and technology 2005 - page 11|accessdate=2007-05-05}}

• 73% of Irish citizens responded that "they believe there is a God".
• 22% answered that "they believe there is some sort of spirit or life force".
• 4% answered that "they do not believe there is any sort of spirit, God, or life force".

The following is a list of articles on Religion in the Republic of Ireland. It should be noted that most churches are organised on an "all Ireland" basis which includes both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

General

• Abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland
• Ardbraccan
• Book of Kells
• Christchurch Cathedral, Dublin
• St. Patrick\'s Cathedral, Dublin
• Primate of Ireland (Archbishop of Dublin)
• Glasnevin Cemetery
• Our Lady of Knock
• St. Mary\'s Pro-Cathedral
• St. Nicholas\' Collegiate Church
• St. Patrick\'s Classical School (Navan)

Saints

• St Brendan
• St Brigid
• St Columba
• St Columbanus
• St Finnian of Moville
• St Patrick
• Margaret Ball
• Blessed Charles

See also

Articles:

• Association of Baptist Churches in Ireland
• Church of Ireland
• The Irish Atheists
• Hinduism in Ireland
• History of the Jews in Ireland
• Islam in Ireland
• List of Cathedrals in Ireland
• List of Church of Ireland dioceses
• List of the Roman Catholic dioceses of Ireland
• Methodist Church in Ireland
• Presbyterian Church in Ireland
• Primate of All Ireland (Archbishop of Armagh)
• Quakers Ireland Yearly Meeting
• Roman Catholicism in Ireland
• Humanist Association of Ireland

Categories

• Category:Religion in the Republic of Ireland by county

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