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Religious Descriptions and Denominations in the Colony
The report lists 1871 figures for religious descriptions and denominational registration. It notes 256,393 total population with 102,389 Church members, 63,624 Presbyterians, 35,608 Roman Catholics, and 19,971 Wesleyans. 8,630 objecting to state and 862 not described. The writer deems these figures representative of European religious sentiment, with the Church of England strongest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of England
Monde of
Paris
Thomas Keble
John Keble
Keble
Bisley
Corpus Christi College, Oxford
London
St. Vedast
Pelham Dale
Dale
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
The
Guardian
Yorkshire Papers
T. T. Mosse
Great Smeaton
Ripon
Mosse
Taz
Halifax
John Bull
Pigou
Mark
Cardiff
St. Mary’s Church
St. Mary’s
A. H. Stanton
St. Alban’s
P. J. Ives
Bristol
EB. H. Sankey
Llandaff
Cheshire
the Times
Cardinal Manning
Liverpool
Father Nugent
Borough
Oxford
Sheldonian Theatre
Mackarness
J. S. Bowles
E. W. Marcourt
Oxfordshire
H. Barnet
J. Rh. King