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The majority (62%) of Slovaks belong to the Roman Catholic Church (i.e. Latin Rite); with the addition of a further 4% of Greek Catholics, all Catholics account for 66%. Members of other churches, including those non-registered, account for 1.1% of the population. The Eastern Orthodox Christians are mostly found in Ruthenian (Ukrainian) areas.〔''Slovakia''. Encyclopædia Britannica Online.〕 The Roman Catholic Church divides the country into 8 dioceses including 3 archdioceses. Generally about one third of church members regularly attend church services. The religious situation is dramatically different from that in the neighbouring Czech Republic, which is notable for its atheist or irreligious majority. Other religions practiced in Slovakia include Islam and Judaism. There were an estimated 0.2% Muslims in Slovakia in 2010.〔Pew Research Center (December 18, 2012). (Religious Composition by Country 2010 )〕 While the country had an estimated pre-World War II Jewish population of 90,000, only about 2,300 Jews remain today. Additionally, there are smaller numbers of adherents of various other Christian denominations: Baptists, The Brethren Church, Seventh-day Adventists, Apostolic Church, Evangelical Methodist, Old Catholic Church, Christian Corps in Slovakia, and the Czechoslovak Hussite Church.〔Results of the 2001 Slovak Census, from the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. ()〕〔''Slovak Republic''. International Religious Freedom Report 2005. USDOS.〕 The largest pagan group in Slovakia is Krug Peruna. Moreover, it has members not only in Bratislava (its headquarters) but also in other cities such as Martin and Košice. ==See also== *History of the Jews in Slovakia *Roman Catholicism in Slovakia *Islam in Slovakia *Slavic Neopaganism 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Religion in Slovakia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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