Rhode Island (1906) religious affiliation, as reported in The Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th edition, stated:
<In 1906 there were in the state 264,712 communicants of various religious denominations, and of these 1 99,951 were Roman Catholics. Second in strength were the Baptists, who founded the colony; in 1906 they numbered 19,878, of whom 14,304 were of the Northern Convention. There were 15,443 Protestant Episcopalians; 9,858 Congregationalists; 7,892 Methodists. The Friends, whose influence was so strong in the early history of Providence, numbered in 1906 only 648 in the whole state.> 1906RI001
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XV, Copyright 1912 by Robert Appleton Company, stated as of 1906, a census listed Rhode Island as:
<Protestant Episcopal: 15,441 (68 Churches)
Baptist: 14,761 (75 Churches)
Methodist Episcopal: 5,725 (45 Churches)
Congregationalist: 9,738 (42 Churches)
Lutheran: 2,217 (12 Churches)
Free Baptist: 3,306 (30 Churches)
Presbyterian: 993 (4 Churches)
Universalist: 1,166 (9 Churches)
Unitarian: 1,000 (4 Churches)
Seventh Day Baptist: 1,040 (5 Churches)
Friends: 915 (7 Churches)
Catholic: 200,000 (76 Churches)
Included in the Catholic population are approximately 65,000 Canadians and French, 40,000 Italians, 10,000 Portuguese, 8,000 Poles, and 1,000 Armenians and Syrians.
According to a special government report on the census of religious bodies of the United States, 76.5 percent, of the population of the City of Providence are Catholics.
There are 199 priests in the diocese, including about 47 Canadian and French priests, 8 Italian priests, and 5 Polish priests.> 1906RI002
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1906RI001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Rhode Island, 1906, religious affiliation, as reported in The Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th edition. http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Rhode_Island.
1906RI002. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Rhode Island, 1906, religious affiliation, as reported in The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XV, Copyright 1912 by Robert Appleton Company. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13020a.htm.