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Protestantism and Catholicism in Germany

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Mar 5, 1914

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 91, No. 10.

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Protestantism and Catholicism in Germany

There have just been given out through a circular report some very interesting figures showing the relative strength of Protestantism and Roman Catholicism in Germany. Of the total population of 61,720,529, 38,374,648 professed adherence to the Evangelical Church, 22,540,485 to the Catholic Church, and 566,999 to the Jewish Church. In the eastern section of the empire 12,681,192 of the 18,747,937 making up the total population of that region were Evangelical, 5,758,072 were Catholic, and 232,377 were Jewish; in western Germany 20,213,335 of the total population of 28,854,132 were Evangelical, 8,330,729 Catholic, and 188,918 Jewish; and in southern Germany 5,480,121 of the total population of 14,118,460 were Evangelical, 8,451,684 Catholic, and 145,704 Jewish. The 37,989,893 persons in Prussia were divided as follows: Evangelical, 23,847,337; Catholic, 13,608,183; Jewish, 374,353. The 6,598,163 people in Bavaria as follows: Evangelical, 1,861,079; Catholic, 4,668,108; Jewish, 53,723.