Religion in the Falkland Islands

Religion in the Falkland Islands in 2016.[1]

1. Christianity[a] (57%)
2. No Religion (35%)
3. Not Specified (6%)
4. Others[b] (1%)

Christ Church Cathedral in Stanley

Religion in the Falkland Islands is predominantly Christianity, of which the primary denominations are Church of England, Roman Catholic, United Free Church, Lutheran, Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh-day Adventists among others. In the 2006 census most islanders identified themselves as Christian (67.2 percent), followed by those who refused to answer or had no religious affiliation (31.5 percent). The remaining 1.3 percent (39 people) were adherents of other faiths.[2]

## Anglican

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The Anglican Parish of the Falkland Islands is an extra-provincial church in the Anglican Communion. The principal Anglican place of worship in the Falkland Islands is Christ Church Cathedral in Stanley. The archbishop of Canterbury serves as ex officio bishop of the Falkland Islands. In 2017, a study published by Routledge found that there were 810 Anglicans in the Falkland Islands.[3]

## Roman Catholic

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St. Mary's Catholic Church in Stanley

Main article: Roman Catholicism in the Falkland Islands

There are over 230 Roman Catholics in the Falkland Islands, approximately 10% of the total population. There are no dioceses in the islands, instead they form an apostolic prefecture which was erected in January 1952. St Mary's Catholic Church in Ross Road in Stanley is the sole Catholic Church on the Falkland Islands. Outside of Stanley, Catholic masses are celebrated at RAF Mount Pleasant.[4]

## Presbyterian

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The United Free Church Tabernacle in Stanley.

Before the Disruption of 1843 the dominant religion was Church of Scotland. This was thereafter the Free Church of Scotland as most islanders sided with this more conservative view on religion. From 1900 this, as with the majority of Free Church of Scotland congregations, became the United Free Church of Scotland, on the island just called the United Free Church. From 1871 to 1883 their minister was Rev Anthony Yeoman (1821-1889).[5]

The United Free Church in the Falkland Islands has five congregations with 120 active members. The Tabernacle, one of the five congregations is in Stanley and it was established in 1899.[6] From 1934 to 1965, Rev Forrest McWhan (1913-1965), originally a Church of Scotland missionary, was the minister of The Tabernacle.[7]

## Baptist

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Charles Spurgeon of the Metropolitan Tabernacle in London sent materials for the a church to be constructed. The church is currently located in Stanley and is known as the Tabernacle Free Church.[8]

## Jehovah's Witnesses

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Kingdom Hall.

[9] There is a Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses located on Dean Street in Stanley. Jehovah's Witnesses have had an active presence in the area since the late 1950s, primarily known for their preaching work throughout the town. Over the past decade, the number of members has fluctuated between 7 and 16.

## Other groups

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As of 31 December 2011, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported ten members in the Falkland Islands.[10]

Smaller numbers are of Seventh-day Adventists, around 8 members according to data from the Church itself and Greek Orthodox are also to be found, with the latter being due to Greek fishermen passing through.

A small number of followers of the Baháʼí Faith live on the islands, and have a policy of trying to settle remote locations.[11]

As of 2006, there is one individual of Jewish faith residing in the Falkland Islands.[12]

## Notes

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1. ^ "2016 Census Report p.viii Table 6: Population by religion, sex and location" (PDF). Falkland Government. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
2. ^ "Falkland Islands Census Statistics, 2006" (PDF). Falkland Islands Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
3. ^ Goodhew, David, ed. (2017). Growth and decline in the Anglican communion: 1980 to the present. Routledge contemporary ecclesiology (1st ed.). London New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-4724-3364-0.
4. ^ Religion from FalklandIslands.com, retrieved 7 May 2015
5. ^ Ewing, William Annals of the Free Church
6. ^ "Mission Atlas Project: Falkland Islands Basic Facts" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
7. ^ "DFB".
8. ^ "Tabernacle Free Church, Stanley". Retrieved 30 May 2019.
9. ^ JW.org, Annual Report, 2025.
10. ^ "Country information: United Kingdom", Online Almanac, Church News, 1 February 2010, retrieved 15 January 2014
11. ^ "Falkland Islands Baháʼí Community Newsletter". Horizon.co.fk. Archived from the original on 10 October 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
12. ^ "Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence". data.un.org.

1. ^ Including Jehovah's Witness
2. ^ Including Baha'i, Buddhist, Muslim, and Other in the Census

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