Christianity in Karnataka

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Christianity is a minority religion within Karnataka, a state of India.

Christians in Karnataka
Year Number Percentage
2001[1]
1,009,164
1.91
2011[2]
1,142,647
1.87

Nearly half of state's Christian population is concentrated in

Coorg.[3] The major denomination of Christians here are Mangalorean Catholics and Mangalorean Protestants They account to more than half of coastal Christian population with largest concentration in Dakshina Kannada. There are also significant Saint Thomas Christians in Dakshina Kannada and Kodagu district.[4] Dalit Christian is significant constituent of Christian population in Karnataka and it is not enumerated and documented well.[5]

Denominations

Regional bodies

A

anti-Christian attacks in 2009.[11] In 2008, Karnataka had more than 100 anti-Christian attacks.[12]

There are three Syro-Malabar eparchies in Karnataka: Mandya, Belthangady and Bhadravathi.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Total population by religious communities". Censusindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Indian Census 2011". Census Department, Government of India. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). dom.karnataka.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  4. ^ Karunakaran, Haritha John,Binu (7 May 2023). "In Dakshina Kannada's Belthangady, Syrian Catholics are at home with BJP". The News Minute. Retrieved 23 January 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ISSN 0971-751X
    . Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  6. ^ World Christian Encyclopedia , Second edition, 2001 Volume 1, p. 368-371
  7. ^ "Contact BYM". Archived from the original on 5 April 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
  8. ^ "The Pentecostal Mission". Start Local India.
  9. ^ Administrator. "History". hccindia.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  10. ^ "Andhra Pradesh (India) — GAMEO". Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  11. ^ "Beveiliging voor kerken in Karnataka na aanvallen".
  12. ^ "Indien: Christen protestieren in Indien gegen Verharmlosung von Gewaltepisoden - Deutsche Evangelische Allianz". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  13. ISSN 0971-8257
    . Retrieved 23 January 2025.
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