Cuba
Catholic-rooted but heavily secular after decades of state atheism, with a strong syncretic tradition of Santería and Afro-Cuban religion alongside revived Catholic and evangelical practice.
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Cuba is religiously mixed and largely secular as a country. The dominant religious context is: Catholic-rooted but heavily secular after decades of state atheism, with a strong syncretic tradition of Santería and Afro-Cuban religion alongside revived Catholic and evangelical practice.
Cuba is largely secular as a national culture, and the deconstructions happening here are concentrated in specific sub-communities rather than the country as a whole. Pick the pillar page that fits the specific tradition you grew up in — Catholic, evangelical, Pentecostal, JW, Orthodox Jewish, or Muslim — the broader country context is comparatively forgiving.
Leaving organized religion in Cuba is, for most people, a private and largely social affair. The wider culture is secular enough that being non-religious is unremarkable, and the cost is mostly inside the immediate family rather than across the community.
City coverage in Cuba
Havana
2.2M
Santiago de Cuba
556K
Camagüey
348K
Holguín
319K
Guantánamo
273K
Santa Clara
251K
Diez de Octubre
227K
Arroyo Naranjo
210K
Las Tunas
204K
Bayamo
193K
Boyeros
189K
Pinar del Río
187K
Cienfuegos
187K
Ciudad Camilo Cienfuegos
178K
San Miguel del Padrón
159K
Centro Habana
158K
Matanzas
147K
Ciego de Ávila
142K
Cerro
132K
Manzanillo
128K
Sancti Spíritus
127K
Guanabacoa
113K
Palma Soriano
103K
Alamar
100K
Cárdenas
99K
La Habana Vieja
95K
Moa
93K
Puerto Padre
77K
Contramaestre
70K
Güira de Melena
70K
Consolación del Sur
70K
Güines
69K
Artemisa
68K
San Luis
67K
Morón
66K
Colón
64K
Florida
63K
Sagua la Grande
62K
Trinidad
60K
San Cristobal
60K
Placetas
55K
San José de las Lajas
55K
Jagüey Grande
54K
Nuevitas
54K
Banes
53K
Bartolomé Masó
53K
Corralillo
52K
Jesús Menéndez
51K
Jobabo
49K
Baracoa
48K
Jovellanos
47K
Bauta
46K
Santo Domingo
45K
Cabaiguán
45K
Regla
44K
San Germán
44K
Ranchuelo
44K
San Antonio de los Baños
43K
Cacocum
43K
Yaguajay
42K