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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 96

RELIGIONS.—NUMBER FOR EACH DENOMINATION, ETC.

TABLE IV.—Showing (exclusive of Maoris) the Number of Persons, Males and Females, of various Religions in New Zealand, according to the Census taken for the 31st March, 1901.

| Religious Denominations. | Persons. | Males. | Females. || Religious Denominations. | Persons. | Males. | Females. |
|--- | --- | --- | --- ||--- | --- | --- | --- |
| Episcopalians— | | | || Other Protestants—continued. | | | |
| Church of England .. | 314,024 | 165,100 | 148,924 || Independents .. .. | 145 | 84 | 61 |
| Protestants (undescribed).. | 1,239 | 742 | 497 || Jesus Only .. .. | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Presbyterians .. .. | 176,503 | 92,406 | 84,097 || Members of the Church which is the Body of Christ .. .. | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Methodists— | | | || Mission Hall .. .. | 23 | 12 | 11 |
| Wesleyan Methodists .. | 71,034 | 35,362 | 35,672 || Moravians .. .. | 15 | 11 | 4 |
| Primitive Methodists .. | 10,143 | 5,046 | 5,097 || Morrisonian .. .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Methodists (undefined) .. | 2,581 | 1,280 | 1,301 || New and Latter House of Israel.. .. .. | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Calvinistic Methodists .. | 13 | 10 | 3 || One God .. .. | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Independent Methodists .. | 2 | 2 | .. || Our Father’s Church .. .. | 41 | 16 | 25 |
| Independent Wesleyans .. | 3 | 3 | .. || Puritan .. .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Methodist Connexion .. | 2 | 1 | 1 || Protestant Unsectarian .. .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Methodist Episcopal Church | 4 | 2 | 2 || Redeemed by God .. .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Methodist Epistle .. | 3 | 1 | 2 || Religion of Jesus Christ .. .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Trinity Methodists .. | 7 | 2 | 5 || Sabbatarian .. .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| United Methodists .. | 10 | 4 | 6 || Saved by Grace .. .. | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Protestants— | | | || Seeking to follow the Lord Jesus .. .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Baptists .. .. | 16,035 | 7,574 | 8,461 || Seventh-day Lawkeeper .. .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Congregationalists .. | 6,699 | 3,154 | 3,545 || Swiss Protestant.. .. | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Lutherans, German Protest- | 4,833 | 3,063 | 1,770 || Tolstorianian Christian .. .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| ants .. .. | | | || Town Mission .. .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Unitarians .. .. | 468 | 283 | 185 || Union Free .. .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Society of Friends .. | 313 | 195 | 118 || Zwinglians .. .. | 2 | 2 | .. |
| Church of Christ, Christian, | | | || Any Christian Church .. .. | 2 | 2 | .. |
| Christian Disciples, Dis- | 6,105 | 2,860 | 3,245 || Baptised Believers .. .. | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| ciples of Christ, Disciples | | | || Baptised Christians .. .. | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| Brethren, Christian Bre- | | | || Bible-instructed .. .. | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| thren, Exclusive Brethren, | | | || Christian Faith .. .. | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Brethren, Open Brethren, | | | || Christian, no Denomination .. .. | 201 | 101 | 100 |
| Plymouth Brethren .. | 7,484 | 3,450 | 4,034 || Christian, no Sect .. .. | 26 | 15 | 11 |
| Believers in Christ .. | 31 | 14 | 17 || Christian Scientists .. .. | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Evangelists, Evangelical | | | || Christian Socialists .. .. | 7 | 7 | .. |
| Union, Evangelical | | | || Conditional Immortality .. .. | 33 | 19 | 14 |
| Church, Evangelical | | | || Esoteric Christians .. .. | 4 | .. | 4 |
| Christians, Evangelical | | | || Followers of Christ .. .. | 4 | 4 | .. |
| Brethren .. .. | 21 | 16 | 5 || Gathered in the Name of the Lord .. .. | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Nonconformists .. .. | 61 | 36 | 25 || Gospel Hall .. .. | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Salvation Army .. .. | 7,999 | 3,807 | 4,192 || Missionary .. .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Christadelphians .. .. | 989 | 497 | 492 || Nurture and Admonition of the Lord .. .. | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Swedenborgians, New | | | || Redeemed Sinner .. .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Church, New Jerusalem | | | || Reformist .. .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Church .. .. | 159 | 72 | 87 || Reformed Church of Helvetia .. .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Seventh-day Adventists .. | 864 | 357 | 507 || Religion of Christ .. .. | 2 | 2 | .. |
| Students of Truth .. .. | 33 | 17 | 16 || Sabbath-keepers .. .. | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Dissenters .. .. | 3 | 3 | .. || Saints .. .. | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Christian Israelites, Israel- | | | || Scripture Pure and Simple Sectarians .. .. | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| ites .. .. | 34 | 19 | 15 || Separatists .. .. | 2 | 2 | .. |
| Absolutist .. .. | 1 | 1 | .. || Simple Believer .. .. | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| A Cross.. .. .. | 1 | 1 | .. || Sinner Saved by Grace .. .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Angelic .. .. .. | 4 | .. | 4 || Trinity .. .. .. | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Believer in God .. .. | 1 | 1 | .. || Witness by the Truth of Jesus Christ .. .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Believers in the Lord Jesus | 8 | 5 | 3 || Zion Christian Catholics .. .. | 20 | 7 | 13 |
| Believers, no denomination | 2 | .. | 2 || Zionists.. .. .. | 3 | 3 | .. |
| Calvinist .. .. .. | 1 | .. | 1 || | | | |
| Central Mission .. .. | 26 | 15 | 11 || Roman Catholics, &c.— | | | |
| Chinese Mission .. .. | 1 | 1 | .. || Roman Catholic .. .. | 108,960 | 56,490 | 52,470 |
| Christian .. .. .. | 2 | 1 | 1 || Catholics (undefined) .. .. | 862 | 480 | 382 |
| Christianity .. .. | 3 | 1 | 2 || Greek Church .. .. | 189 | 134 | 55 |
| Christian Catholics .. .. | 20 | 9 | 11 || Catholic Apostolic .. .. | 326 | 140 | 186 |
| Christian Church .. .. | 1 | 1 | .. || | | | |
| Christian Spiritualist .. .. | 1 | .. | 1 || Other Sects— | | | |
| Church of God .. .. | 247 | 123 | 124 || Hebrews .. .. .. | 1,611 | 826 | 785 |
| Church of Holland .. .. | 1 | 1 | .. || Mormons (Latter-day Saints) .. .. | 272 | 145 | 127 |
| Church of Jesus Christ .. .. | 1 | 1 | .. || Spiritualists .. .. | 499 | 240 | 259 |
| Church of Sweden .. .. | 9 | 9 | .. || Buddhists, Confucians, &c. .. .. | 2,432 | 2,413 | 19 |
| Church of Zion .. .. | 2 | .. | 2 || Brahmins .. .. .. | 2 | 2 | .. |
| Conditionalist .. .. | 1 | .. | 1 || Chaldean .. .. .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Covenanters .. .. .. | 8 | 5 | 3 || Mahometans .. .. | 41 | 41 | .. |
| Danish Church .. .. | 2 | .. | 2 || Parsee .. .. .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Dipper .. .. .. | 1 | 1 | .. || Reincarnationist .. .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Dutch Reformed Church.. .. | 7 | 7 | .. || Spiritual Scientists .. .. | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Forward Movement .. .. | 29 | 17 | 12 || Theosophists .. .. | 189 | 103 | 86 |
| Free Christians .. .. | 6 | 2 | 4 || | | | |
| Free Church .. .. | 16 | 10 | 6 || | | | |
| Gathered to the Name of God | 3 | 2 | 1 || | | | |
| Gospel Meetings.. .. | 4 | 2 | 2 || | | | |
| Gospel Mission .. .. | 31 | 16 | 15 || | | | |
| Helping Hand Mission .. .. | 1 | .. | 1 || | | | |
| Huguenot .. .. .. | 1 | .. | 1 || | | | |
| Immortality .. .. | 1 | 1 | .. || | | | |