Peru
Catholic majority (~76%) with growing evangelical minority (~14%); Andean syncretic practice woven through both.
Localized version for English
Peru is Catholic as a country. The dominant religious context is: Catholic majority (~76%) with growing evangelical minority (~14%); Andean syncretic practice woven through both.
Catholic deconstruction in Peru usually has a family-and-ritual shape rather than a doctrinal one. Many of you stopped practicing years ago and are now navigating around the baptisms, first communions, weddings, and funerals that the family still treats as load-bearing. The pillar page on Catholicism, the page on the guilt that lingers, and the page on funerals and weddings will probably fit closely.
Leaving in Peru mostly costs you on a family scale rather than a community or legal scale. The conversations are real and sometimes painful, but the wider society is not configured to punish unbelief.
City coverage in Peru
Lima
7.7M
Arequipa
841K
Callao
813K
Trujillo
747K
Chiclayo
577K
Iquitos
438K
Huancayo
377K
Piura
325K
Chimbote
317K
Cusco
312K
Pucallpa
311K
Tacna
280K
Santiago de Surco
252K
Ica
247K
Juliaca
246K
Sullana
161K
Chincha Alta
153K
Huánuco
148K
Ayacucho
140K
Cajamarca
135K
Puno
117K
Tumbes
109K
Talara
99K
Chosica
89K
Huaraz
87K
Cerro de Pasco
79K
Chulucanas
69K
San Isidro
68K
Huaral
62K
Pisco
62K
Catacaos
57K
Paita
56K
Abancay
55K
Huacho
55K
Moquegua
55K
Ilo
53K
Tingo María
53K
Jaén
52K
Tarma
51K
Barranca
46K
Moyobamba
44K
Lambayeque
44K
Picsi
44K
Chepén
42K
Yurimaguas
42K
Huancavelica
42K
Saña
39K
Tambopata
39K
Juanjuí
38K
Puerto Maldonado
38K
La Unión
35K
Ferreñafe
34K
Sicuani
34K
La Oroya
33K
Chocope
32K
Nuevo Imperial
32K
Imperial
32K
Tambo Grande
30K
La Rinconada
30K
Pacasmayo
29K