Editing Demographics of Puerto Rico (section)

====Catholics====
The [[Catholic Church]] has been historically the most dominant religion of the majority of Puerto Ricans, with Puerto Rico having the first [[dioceses]] in the Americas.<ref name="CathEncy"/> This religion was brought by Spanish colonists. The first [[dioceses]] in the Americas, including that of Puerto Rico, were authorized by [[Pope Julius&nbsp;II]] in 1511.<ref name="CathEncy">{{CathEncy|wstitle=Porto Rico|last= Jones |first= W.A.|author-link=|volume=12|short=1}}</ref> One Pope, [[John Paul&nbsp;II]], visited Puerto Rico in October 1984. All [[Municipalities of Puerto Rico|municipalities]] in Puerto Rico have at least one Catholic Church, most of which are located at the town center or "''plaza''".

An [[Associated Press]] article in March 2014 stated that "more than 70 percent of whom identify themselves as Catholic" but provided no source for this information. (It may have been using the 2010 [[Pew Research Center]] data.)<ref>
{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/catholic-church-and-puerto-rico-officials-at-odds-in-widening-sex-abuse-investigation/ |title=Catholic Church and Puerto Rico officials at odds in widening sex abuse investigation |agency=Associated Press |date=March 12, 2014 |website=Fox News|access-date=February 17, 2017}}</ref>

The CIA World Factbook however, reports that 85% of the population of Puerto Rico identifies as Roman Catholic, while 15% identify as Protestant and Other. Neither a date or a source for that information is provided and may not be recent.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/puerto-rico/ |title=Puerto Rico – People and Society |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2015 |website=CIA Library |publisher=CIA |access-date=February 17, 2017 |quote=Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant and other 15%}}</ref>

In November 2014, a Pew Research report, with the sub-title ''Widespread Change in a Historically Catholic Region'', indicated that only 56% of Puerto Ricans were Catholic and that 33% were Protestant. This survey was completed between October 2013 and February 2014.