TABLE III.—SUMMARY showing the NUMBER of PERSONS of DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS in the PROVINCE at DATE of CENSUS, 1881 and 1891, together with the INCREASE and DECREASE.
| Religious Denomination. |
1881. |
1891. |
Increase. |
Decrease. |
| Number of Persons. |
Per Cent. |
Number of Persons. |
Per Cent. |
Number. |
Per Cent. |
Number. |
Per Cent. |
| Church of England |
75,812 |
27.09 |
89,271 |
27.86 |
13,459 |
17.75 |
|
|
| Roman Catholic |
42,628 |
15.23 |
47,179 |
14.72 |
4,551 |
10.68 |
|
|
| Wesleyan |
42,103 |
15.04 |
49,159 |
15.34 |
7,056 |
16.76 |
|
|
| Lutheran |
19,617 |
7.01 |
23,328 |
7.28 |
3,711 |
18.92 |
|
|
| Presbyterian |
17,917 |
6.40 |
18,206 |
5.68 |
289 |
1.61 |
|
|
| Congregationalist |
9,908 |
3.54 |
11,882 |
3.71 |
1,974 |
19.92 |
|
|
| Bible Christian |
10,491 |
3.70 |
15,762 |
4.92 |
5,271 |
50.24 |
|
|
| Primitive Methodist |
10,275 |
3.71 |
11,654 |
3.64 |
1,379 |
13.42 |
|
|
| Baptist |
13,979 |
4.99 |
17,547 |
5.50 |
3,568 |
25.52 |
|
|
| Christian Brethren |
1,836 |
0.65 |
465 |
0.14 |
|
|
1,371 |
74.67 |
| Methodist New Connexion |
410 |
0.15 |
39 |
0.01 |
|
|
371 |
90.49 |
| Unitarian |
747 |
0.27 |
688 |
0.21 |
|
|
59 |
7.90 |
| Church of Christ |
|
|
3,367 |
1.05 |
3,367 |
|
|
|
| Society of Friends |
88 |
0.03 |
100 |
0.03 |
12 |
13.64 |
|
|
| Salvation Army |
|
|
4,356 |
1.35 |
4,356 |
|
|
|
| New Jerusalem Church |
196 |
0.07 |
168 |
0.05 |
|
|
28 |
14.29 |
| Jews |
762 |
0.24 |
840 |
0.26 |
78 |
10.24 |
|
|
| Protestants (undefined) |
13,257 |
4.74 |
5,532 |
1.73 |
|
|
7,725 |
58.27 |
| Mohammedans |
|
|
299 |
0.09 |
299 |
|
|
|
| Confucians, &c. |
|
|
3,884 |
1.21 |
3,884 |
|
|
|
| Other Religions |
5,597 |
2.00 |
1,719 |
0.54 |
|
|
3,878 |
69.29 |
| Object |
7,453 |
2.66 |
6,940 |
2.17 |
|
|
513 |
6.88 |
| Not stated |
6,789 |
2.40 |
8,046 |
2.51 |
1,257 |
18.52 |
|
|
| Total |
279,865 |
|
320,431 |
|
40,566 |
14.50 |
|
|