What was the most common religion in Latin America?

Among the 40 million indigenous peoples living in Latin America today, the most widespread religion is still Roman Catholicism, coercively and often violently imposed by the European "conquerors" in the 15th and 16th centuries through the complete extermination or partial assimilation of pre-Columbian religious beliefs and practices.

Is there a Catholic Church in Latin America?

Anglicanism also has a long and growing presence in Latin America. According to the detailed Pew multi-country survey in 2014, 69% of the Latin American population is Catholic and 19% is Protestant, rising to 22% in Brazil and over 40% in much of Central America. More than half of these are converts.

As much as there is a wide variety of Latin American peoples and communities, so too is there a wide variety of Latin American religions and spiritualities. Latin Americans, Central Americans, and South Americans are increasingly making homes in the United States, contributing to the ever-emerging religious and cultural hybridity of American religions.

Where are the majority of the indigenous peoples of Latin America?

Deportation, imprisonment, physical beatings and denial of education and medical services are among the manifestations of the religious sectarianism that has emerged in recent years in large areas of the southern Mexican states of Chiapas, Oaxaca and Guerrero, where the majority of the population is indigenous.

Which country is the most Protestant in South America?

The majority of Latin American Protestants are generally Pentecostal. Brazil is today the most Protestant country in South America with 22.2% of the population Protestants, 89% of Brazilian evangelicals are Pentecostal, in Chile representing 79% of the total number of evangelicals in that country, 69% in Argentina and 59% in Colombia .

Are there any indigenous languages in Latin America?

There are also a large number of indigenous languages that are still spoken throughout Latin America. Latin American Spanish differs from European Castilian Spanish and is particularly notable in its spoken form, not to mention colloquial expressions. It is not unlike the differences between American English and British English.