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Most Common Religious Denominations in Southern Ontario, 2001

Southern Ontario

Denomination Number of Members
Roman Catholic 312,050
No religion 139,200
United Church 93,895
Anglican 88,010
Presbyterian 25,810
Protestant not included elsewhere 25,600
Christian not included elsewhere 21,185
Baptist 20,920
Lutheran 16,360
Muslim 14,465

Regional Municipality of Niagara

Denomination Number of Members
Roman Catholic 136,620
No religion 53,530
Anglican 43,185
United Church 42,605
Protestant not included elsewhere 12,200
Presbyterian 10,935
Lutheran 9,460
Baptist 9,100
Christian not included elsewhere 9,020
Mennonite 5,935

City of Hamilton

Denomination Number of Members
Roman Catholic 175,430
No religion 85,670
United Church 51,290
Anglican 44,825
Presbyterian 14,875
Protestant not included elsewhere 13,400
Christian not included elsewhere 12,165
Baptist 11,820
Muslim 11,335
Lutheran 6,900

Town of Fort Erie

Denomination Number of Members
Roman Catholic 8,265
No religion 4,805
Anglican 3,865
United Church 3,055
Lutheran 1,445
Protestant not included elsewhere 1,300
Brethren in Christ 805
Christian not included elsewhere 775
Baptist 645
Presbyterian 485

Town of Grimsby

Denomination Number of Members
Roman Catholic 6,310
Anglican 3,185
No religion 3,015
United Church 2,860
Christian Reformed Church 830
Baptist 600
Presbyterian 590
Protestant not included elsewhere 560
Pentecostal 450
Lutheran 430

Town of Lincoln

Denomination Number of Members
Roman Catholic 4,175
No religion 2,960
United Church 2,865
Anglican 2,245
Christian Reformed Church 980
Protestant not included elsewhere 880
Mennonite 875
Christian not included elsewhere 740
Presbyterian 540
Baptist 455

City of Niagara Falls

Denomination Number of Members
Roman Catholic 32,525
No religion 10,810
United Church 8,140
Anglican 7,815
Protestant not included elsewhere 2,820
Presbyterian 2,530
Lutheran 2,140
Christian not included elsewhere 1,875
Baptist 1,700
Orthodox not included elsewhere 1,010

Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake

Denomination Number of Members
Roman Catholic 3,280
Anglican 2,105
No religion 1,715
Mennonite 1,690
United Church 1,335
Presbyterian 595
Christian not included elsewhere 405
Baptist 365
Lutheran 360
Christian Reformed Church 350

Town of Pelham

Denomination Number of Members
Roman Catholic 3,950
United Church 2,960
No religion 2,050
Anglican 2,040
Presbyterian 650
Protestant not included elsewhere 505
Baptist 485
Lutheran 365
Christian not included elsewhere 315
Christian Reformed Church 290

City of Port Colborne

Denomination Number of Members
Roman Catholic 7,860
United Church 2,250
No religion 2,190
Anglican 1,755
Lutheran 1,085
Protestant not included elsewhere 570
Presbyterian 535
Baptist 480
Christian not included elsewhere 340
Pentecostal 285

City of St. Catharines

Denomination Number of Members
Roman Catholic 42,390
No religion 19,820
Anglican 16,650
United Church 14,945
Protestant not included elsewhere 3,670
Presbyterian 3,650
Christian not included elsewhere 3,225
Baptist 3,150
Mennonite 2,610
Lutheran 2,570

City of Thorold

Denomination Number of Members
Roman Catholic 8,380
No religion 2,685
Anglican 2,095
United Church 1,945
Presbyterian 635
Baptist 380
Christian not included elsewhere 310
Protestant not included elsewhere 275
Lutheran 160
Pentecostal 150

Township of Wainfleet

Denomination Number of Members
Roman Catholic 1,720
United Church 805
No religion 705
Anglican 540
Brethren in Christ 430
Protestant not included elsewhere 340
Christian not included elsewhere 190
Lutheran 175
Presbyterian 165
Baptist 130

City of Welland

Denomination Number of Members
Roman Catholic 24,085
No religion 5,790
United Church 4,305
Anglican 4,075
Protestant not included elsewhere 1,565
Baptist 1,310
Presbyterian 1,150
Christian not included elsewhere 835
Lutheran 720
Pentecostal 675

Town of West Lincoln

Denomination Number of Members
United Church 2,710
Roman Catholic 2,355
No religion 1,840
Anglican 875
Christian Reformed Church 815
Protestant not included elsewhere 420
Christian not included elsewhere 335
Pentecostal 260
Baptist 235
Presbyterian 200

Religious Denomination data come from the 2001 Canadian Census and are available from Statistics Canada.

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