New Hampshire (1906)

New Hampshire (1906) religious affiliation, as reported in The Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th edition, stated:

<The Roman Catholic Church in 1906 had more members than any other religious denomination (119,86 3 out of 190,298 communicants of all denominations); in the same year there were 19,070 Congregationalists, 15,974 Baptists, 12,529 Methodist Episcopalians (North) and 4,892 Protestant Episcopalians.> 1906NH001

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XV, Copyright 1912 by Robert Appleton Company, stated as of 1906, a census listed New Hampshire as:

<Congregationalists-19,070

Methodists-12,529

Baptists-9,741

Free Baptists-6,210

Unitarians-3,629

Universalists-1,993

Advent Christians-1,608

Christians-1,303

Presbyterians-842

Catholics-126,000 Catholics, consisting of French Canadians-66,200, Irish-52,250, Poles-5,000, Lithuanians-1,500, Ruthenians-750, with 118 secular priests, and 19 regulars; in 99 Churches, 24 Chapels, and 34 stations; over 13,000 children in parochial schools, 7 orphan asylums caring for 718 orphans, 5 homes for working girls with many other charitable institutions.

In 1903, Catholics numbered 100,000 in 91 Churches, 24 chapels, 36 stations, 107 priests, 12,00 children in the parochial schools, 4 hospitals, 4 homes for aged women. In 1884, Catholics numbered 45, 000 in 27 Churches, 5 convents, 40 priests, and 3,000 children in the parochial schools.> 1906NH002

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American Quotations by William J. Federer, 2024, All Rights Reserved, Permission granted to use with acknowledgement.

1906NH001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). New Hampshire, 1906, religious affiliation as reported in The Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th edition. http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/New_Hampshire#Population.

1906NH002. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). New Hampshire, 1906, religious affiliation as reported in The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XV, Copyright 1912 by Robert Appleton Company. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10785a.htm.


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