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How many religions are there in total, do you have followers in Lithuania? How many representatives of small and non-traditional religions are there in Lithuania? What are these religions?
The first question can be answered in two ways, depending on the source. There are 34 religious communities that have been identified during 2011. The census was conducted by at least 10 Lithuanians and 37 religious denominations, of which at least 1 community is officially active in Lithuania and is registered with the Ministry of Justice.
Regarding the second question, the state recognizes as traditional 9 religious communities and communities: Catholics of the Latin Rite, Catholics of the Greek Rite, Evangelical Lutherans, Reformed Evangelicals, Orthodox (Orthodox), Old Believers, Jews, Sunni Muslims and Karaites.
Thus, in 2011, there are 25 communities that are not considered traditional in Lithuania, but whose members are in the hands of at least 10 Lithuanian residents.
Eriko Ovcharenko / 15min nuotr./Krishnaist vestuvi akmirka
What we will consider a small community is, of course, subjective. But assuming that the religion, which has more than 10 but less than 1000 followers in Lithuania, can be considered small, there are 22 such religious communities in Lithuania. it had 6177 Lithuanian residents.
And in detail everything is explained below. A list of communities and the number of their members is provided at the end of the text.
The Ministry maintains the list of religious communities.
There are two sources that help to answer the question, there are several teachers of different religions in Lithuania. The Ministry of Justice maintains and regularly updates the Lithuanian census data and the list of religious organizations registered in Lithuania.
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