Religion in Barcelona

The most widely practiced religion in Barcelona is Catholicism. After Christianity, Islam is the second largest religion.[1][2][3] The city also has the largest Jewish community in Spain, with an estimated 3,500 Jewish residents.[4]

Catholicism

In 2011, data from a survey of religious practices showed that 49.5% of Barcelona's residents identified themselves as Catholic. This number dropped to 45% within the demographic of young people between the ages of 14 - 25. [5]

Judaism

There are an estimated 3,500 Jewish residents in Barcelona. [6]

Islam

In 2014, 322,698 people in the province of Barcelona identified as Muslims, including 217,405 immigrants and 105,293 Spanish citizens.[3][7]

Mosques in Barcelona

There are 264 Muslim places of worship in Barcelona.[8] Barcelona endorses model oratories around the city, a formula implemented by the socialist governments that the Socialists' Party of Catalonia defends. In Barcelona, there were 126 oratories in 2015 compared to 71 in 2004, showing considerable growth.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Culture in Barcelona | Activity breaks in Spain (Mainland)". Monarch. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
  2. ↑ "Idioma, moneda, horarios de Barcelona, política y religión" (in Spanish). Buscounviaje.com. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
  3. 1 2 "Casi 9 de cada 10 nuevos musulmanes residentes en España son españoles y, de ellos, más de la mitad ha nacido en el país" (in Spanish). Europapress.es. 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
  4. ↑ "The Jewish Virtual History Tour: Barcelona". Jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Archived from the original on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "España experimenta retroceso en catolicismo - El Mundo - Mundo Cristiano" (in Spanish). CBN.com. 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
  6. ↑ "The Jewish Virtual History Tour: Barcelona". Jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Archived from the original on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "Observatorio Andalusi : Estudio demografico de la poblacion musulmana" (PDF) (in Spanish). Observatorio.hispanomuslim.es. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
  8. ↑ "Observatorio del Pluralismo Religioso en Espaсa" (in Spanish). Observatorioreligion.es. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
  9. ↑ "Avisan a Trias del riesgo de que radicales financien una gran mezquita en Barcelona | Cataluña | EL MUNDO" (in Spanish). Elmundo.es. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
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