List of Christian denominations by number of members

This is a list of Christian denominations by number of members. It is inevitably partial and generally based on claims by the denominations themselves. The numbers should therefore be considered approximate and the article an ongoing work-in-progress.

The list includes the Catholic Church, including its affiliated Eastern Catholic churches, all the Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches with some recognition and their spin-offs; the Protestant denominations and the provinces of the Anglican Communion with at least 0.2 million members; all the other Christian branches with a distinct theological tradition, notably Restorationist and Nontrinitarianian denominations, the independent Catholic denominations, and the Church of the East.

List

Catholicism - 1,166 million

A map of Catholicism by population percentage.

Protestantism - 800 million

A map of Protestantism (including Anglicanism) by population percentage.

Estimates of the total number of Protestants are very uncertain, partly because of the difficulty in determining which denominations should be placed in the category. However, it seems clear that Protestantism is the second largest major group of Christians after Catholicism by number of followers. Often that number is put at 800 million.[6] Some sources, which put the number at 800 million, include also Anglicanism (see below) within Protestantism.[7][8] However, Protestant denominations in the world differ vastly and do not form a single communion.

Eastern Orthodoxy - 225–300 million

A map of Eastern Orthodoxy by population percentage.

The most common estimate of the number of Orthodox Christians worldwide is 225–300 million, forming a single communion, making it the second largest, single Christian denomination behind the Catholic Church.[153] These are the adherents of the recognized Orthodox jurisdictions (autocephalous and autonomous churches) that are in full communion with each other. In addition, there are some Orthodox splinter groups and non-universally recognized churches.

Oriental Orthodoxy - 86 million

A map of Oriental Orthodoxy by population percentage.

Anglicanism - 85 million

A map of the Anglican Communion (blue), the Porvoo Communion (green), comprising European Anglican and Lutheran churches, and the Union of Utrecht (Old Catholic) (red), a federation of Old Catholic Churches.

Restorationism and Nontrinitarianism - 42–48 million

Independent Catholic denominations - 28 million[196]

Church of the East - 0.6 million

See also

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