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=== Religion === [[File:Catedral Cristo Redentor-RR.jpg|left|thumb|Christ the Redeemer Cathedral]] According to data from 2010, from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the main religious denominations of Roraima were: Catholicism (50.5%), [[Protestantism]] (30.3%), [[Irreligion|no religion]] (12.98%), Indigenous religions (2.75%), [[Kardecist spiritism|Spiritism]] (0.91%), [[Buddhism]] (0.13%), [[Candomblé]] (0.08%), [[Western esotericism|Esoteric traditions]] (0.03%), [[Judaism]] and [[Islam]] (0.03% each), [[Umbanda]] (0.02%) and [[Hinduism]] (0.01%).<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |title=Tabela 2094: População residente por cor ou raça e religião |url=https://sidra.ibge.gov.br/Tabela/2094 |access-date=2021-04-25 |website=sidra.ibge.gov.br}}</ref> The [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Roraima]] with 22 parishes under Bishop Evaristo Pascoal Spengler (2023),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/drora.html | title=Roraima (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] }}</ref> a [[suffragan diocese]] of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manaus|Archdiocese of Manaus]], is the only Catholic diocese in the state of Roraima. It belongs to the [[Ecclesiastical Province]] of Manaus and the Northern Regional Episcopal Council of the [[National Conference of Bishops of Brazil]]. The episcopal see is in the Cristo Redentor Cathedral, in the city of [[Boa Vista, Roraima|Boa Vista]]. In addition to the majority Catholic Church, there are dozens of different Protestant denominations in the state.<ref name=":14" /> In recent years, [[Eastern religions]], [[Mormonism]] and evangelical denominations have grown considerably in the state.<ref name=":14" /> Among the Christian restorationist denominations, [[Jehovah's Witnesses]] (0.55%) and [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (0.15%) stand out. Among the new Eastern religions, the [[Church of World Messianity]] stands out (0.06%). Other beliefs are shared by 1.47% of the population.<ref name=":14" />
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