Religion
| Religion in Lower Saxony - 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| religion | percent | |||
| Protestants | 49.7% | |||
| Roman Catholics | 17.5% | |||
| Other or none | 32.8% | |||
As of 2009 the Evangelical Church in Germany is the faith of 49.7% of the population. It is organised in the five Landeskirchen named Evangelical Lutheran State Church in Brunswick (comprising the former Free State of Brunswick), Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover (comprising the former Province of Hanover), Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg (comprising the former Free State of Oldenburg), Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Schaumburg-Lippe (comprising the former Free State of Schaumburg-Lippe), and Evangelical Reformed Church (covering all the state).
The Catholic Church is the faith of 17.5% of the population, organised in the three dioceses of Osnabrück (western part of the state), Münster (comprising the former Free State of Oldenburg) and Hildesheim (northern and eastern part of the state). 32.8% of the Low Saxons are irreligious or adhere to other religions. Islam is a minority faith.
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