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Census Table 2011 - Ireland

Worksheet 1

Calculate the difference in membership for each of the religious denominations from 2006 – 2011. The first one has been done as an example:

|Religious Denomination |

|2006 |

|2011 |

|Actual change |

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|Roman Catholic |

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|3,681,446 |

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|3,861,335 |

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|179,889 |

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|Church of Ireland |

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|121,229 |

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|129,039 |

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|Muslim (Islamic) |

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|32,539 |

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|49,204 |

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|Orthodox |

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|20,798 |

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|45,223 |

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|Other Christian Religions |

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|29,206 |

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|41,161 |

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|Presbyterian |

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|23,546 |

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|24,600 |

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|Apostolic or Pentecostal |

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|8,116 |

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|14,013 |

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|Hindu |

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|6,082 |

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|10,688 |

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|Buddhist |

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|6,516 |

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|8,703 |

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|Methodist |

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|12,160 |

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|6,842 |

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|Jehovah’s Witness |

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|5,152 |

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|6,149 |

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|Lutheran |

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|5,279 |

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|5,683 |

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|Protestant |

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|4,356 |

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|5,326 |

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|Baptist |

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|3,338 |

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|3,521 |

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|Jewish |

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|1,930 |

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|1,984 |

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Worksheet 2

Examine the Census table on page1 to complete this worksheet.

Q1. Name the three religions with the greatest increases in numbers from 2006-2011.

(i)___________________________(ii)________________________(iii)_____________________

Q2. Name three religions that have declined in numbers from 2006-2011.

(i)_________________________(ii)_________________________(iii)______________________

Q3. Name five religions with the largest membership numbers.

(i)_________________________(ii)___________________(iii)___________________________

(iv)________________________(v)_____________________

Q4. Which religion has the smallest membership in 2011?

_______________________________________________

Q5. When you examine the figures for Census 2011, which figures surprised you the most? Explain why?

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Worksheet 3

Examine the following pie-chart and answer questions on it.

Q1. Which religion has the largest membership?

_____________________________________________

Q2. Which religion has the smallest membership?

______________________________________________

Q3. What is the combined percentage for Christians and Muslims?

_____________________________________________________

Q4. What is the combined percentage for Hindus and Buddhists?

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Q5. What is the combined percentage for other religions and non-religious?

_____________________________________________________________

Worksheet 4

Examine the Atlas of World faiths below.

Draw a bar graph to show the percentage of believers for any five world faiths contained in the pie chart below.

Worksheet 5

Examine the timeline chart below for the major world religions. Answer the question that follow.

Q1. According to the timeline, what is the oldest world faith?

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Q2. What is the youngest world faith?

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Q3. What year did Christianity begin?

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Q4. What does the term BC stand for in the timeline?

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Q5. What does the term AD stand for in the timeline?

____________________________________________

Q6. When did Secular Humanism begin to establish?

____________________________________________

Worksheet 6

Examine the Interfaith calendar and fill in the blank calendar that follows:

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|WORLD FAITH |NAME OF FEAST |MONTH CELEBRATED |EVENT CELEBRATED |

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|Christianity |Ash Wednesday |2nd/3rd month |The first day of Lent for Western |

| | | |Christian churches. Lent is the season |

| | | |marking the time Jesus spent in the |

| | | |wilderness. |

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|Christianity |Good Friday |3rd/4th month |Good Friday is the Friday before Easter. |

| | | |It commemorates the execution of Jesus by |

| | | |crucifixion. |

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|Christianity |Easter Sunday |3rd/4th Month |Christians celebrate the Resurrection of |

| | | |Jesus Christ - his return from death after|

| | | |the Crucifixion. The most important |

| | | |Christian festival. |

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|Christianity |Pentecost |4th/5th/6th Month |The seventh Sunday after Easter, |

| |7th Sunday after Easter | |commemorating the descent of the Holy |

| | | |Spirit upon the disciples and the birth of|

| | | |the Christian Church. |

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|Jewish |Passover |3rd/4th Month |The start of the season of Passover when |

| | | |Jews commemorate the liberation of the |

| | | |Children of Israel who were led out of |

| | | |Egypt by Moses. |

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|Jewish |Rosh Hashanah |9th/10th Month |Jewish New Year. A two-day festival during|

| | | |which work is not permitted. |

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|Jewish |Yom Kippur |9th/10th Month |Day of Atonement - the most solemn day of |

| | | |the Jewish year. |

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|WORLD FAITH |NAME OF FEAST |MONTH CELEBRATED |EVENT CELEBRATED |

| | | |Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic |

|Muslim |Ramadan |6th/7th Month |calendar, when Muslims fast during |

| | | |daylight hours.There are several reasons |

| | | |why Ramadan is considered important: |

| | | |The Qur'an was first revealed during this |

| | | |month |

| | | |The gates of Heaven are open |

|Muslim |Eid-UL-Fitr |7th/8th Month |The end of Ramadan when Muslims celebrate |

| | | |the end of fasting and thank Allah for His|

| | | |help with their month-long act of |

| | | |self-control. |

| | | |Nirvana Day is also known as Parinirvana |

|Buddhist |Nirvana Day |2nd Month |and is celebrated by some Buddhists on |

| | | |February 8th. Nirvana Day is the |

| | | |celebration of Buddha's death when he |

| | | |reached total Nirvana, at the age of 80. |

| | | |The most important of the Buddhist |

|Buddhist |Wesak |5th Month |festivals. It celebrates the Buddha's |

| | | |birthday, and, for some Buddhists, also |

| | | |marks his enlightenment and death. |

| | | |Diwali, the festival of lights, is the |

|Hinduism |Diwali |10th/11th Month |most popular of all the festivals from |

| | | |South Asia. It is an occasion for |

| | | |celebrations by Hindus as well as Jains |

| | | |and Sikhs. |

|Hinduism |Mahashivratri |2nd Month |Mahashivratri is a Hindu festival |

| | | |dedicated to Shiva, one of the deities of |

| | | |the Hindu Trinity. |

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On the blank calendar below fill in the month in which each of the religious festivals on worksheet 6 take place. Please note that some festivals may take place over one or more months.

For Example: Easter Sunday takes place in the 3rd/4th Month so you fill in Easter Sunday in both March and April as below

|January |Feburary |March |April |

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| | |Easter Sunday |Easter Sunday |

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|May |June |July |August |

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|September |October |November |December |

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