In the early 1800 were Catholics considered a minority?

Question

In the early 1800 were Catholics considered a minority?

Answer 1

in America?

yes.

because Americans had just established a democracy and it was delicate and the leaders feared the popes power so they discriminated against Irish Catholic imigrants... the immigrants still came though.  but it wasn't the dominant religion... remember the puritans and separatists came over way back in the early 1600s to split/reform the british Anglican church? right. Protestant.

also, the early 1800s was the time of the great awakening... trancedentialism... those new beliefs and things..henry david thoreau ....

Answer 2

Catholics have been the majority in Europe since the establishment of the papacy, and lost their world standing as the most followed religion to Islam just recently. Keep in mind that Christianity is still number one, but Catholicism has been dropping adherents left and right (I think its because of the whole child rape thing....)

But if you happen to mean American, than Catholics have always been a minority there.

Answer 3

They were a majority, in several countries.  I believe they may have been in the minority in some countries, possibly in South Africa.  You may need to research catholics in the early 1800's in __________  (Insert the country that you are trying to find out about)

Answer 4

They still are in the United States. Remember it was protestants from England that founded this country.

Answer 5

If I'm not mistaken, I think we were a minority in America.

God bless.

Answer 6

no they were not