Countries with Christianity as a state religion
marked on blue.
Here is the list of countries that have Christianity as a
state religion by constitution:
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Monaco: Article 9 on the
constitution of Monaco stated that the catholic and apostolic religion is the
state religion of Monaco.
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Malta: Article 2 on the Maltese
constitution states that the catholic and apostolic religion is the state
religion of Malta.
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Samoa: In 2017, the
parliament voted to add the wording of article 1 thereby making Samoa a ‘’Christian
nation'’ from a secular one even though when it was secular it had a theoretical
constitution in place.
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Zambia: The constitution of
Zambia declares Zambia to be a ‘’Christian nation'’ and on December 29, 1991, Frederick
Chiluba two weeks after taking office declared Zambia to be a Christian nation
and it wasn't until 1996 that the declaration was officially confirmed on the
constitution. Zambia is the only country in sub-Saharan Africa to have this
declaration.
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Denmark: Section on the Danish
constitution confirms the church of Denmark as a state establishment.
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Greece: The Greek
constitution declares eastern orthodox Christianity as a state religion and is
the only country in the world to have that in place.
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Costa Rica: Article 75 on
the constitution of Costa Rica declares that the catholic and apostolic
religion is the state religion of the nation. Costa Rica is the only and non-secular
nation in the Americas to have that in-place and they have been debates either
to maintain the status quo or officially remove state religion in place.
v Iceland: The constitution of Iceland confirms Christianity to be a state religion.
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