A History of Christian Doctrine #3 - Online Christian Library

A History of Christian Doctrine
Statistics
Of approximately 6 billion people on earth in 1999,
about 2 billion—one-third—identified themselves as
Christians. As of 1999 here are two attempts at classification.
(The numbers are rough estimates, and not every
group is included.) 317
Branch Adherents
Roman Catholic 1,030,000,000
Eastern Orthodox and Other Eastern Christian 230,000,000
African Indigenous (Protestant, Pentecostal,
or marginal Christian) 110,000,000
Pentecostal 85,000,000
Baptist 80,000,000
Lutheran 75,000,000
Reformed/Presbyterian 70,000,000
Anglican 67,000,000
Methodist 50,000,000
Branch Adherents
Roman Catholic 1,030,000,000
Eastern Orthodox and Other Eastern Christian 230,000,000
Conservative Protestant 200,000,000
Liberal Protestant 170,000,000
African Indigenous (Protestant, Pentecostal,
or marginal Christian) 110,000,000
Pentecostal 85,000,000
Anglican (Protestant) 67,000,000
According to Pentecostal scholar Vinson Synan, total
Pentecostals and Charismatics numbered about 540 million
in 1999, categorized as follows: 318
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