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'{{Culture of Peru}} The Peruvian government is closely allied with the [[Catholic Church]]. Article 50 of the Constitution recognizes the Catholic Church's role as "an important element in the historical, cultural, and moral development of the nation." <ref>International Religious Freedom Report 2007; Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Published by U.S. State Department. Page 15</ref> Catholic clergy and laypersons receive state remuneration in addition to the stipends paid to them by the Church. This applies to the country's 52 bishops, as well as to some priests whose ministries are located in towns and villages along the borders. In addition each diocese receives a monthly institutional subsidy from the Government. An agreement signed with the Vatican in 1980 grants the Catholic Church special status in Peru.<ref>[[Kevin Boyle (lawyer)|Kevin Boyle]] and Juliet Sheen, ''Freedom of religion and belief: a world report''. Routledge; 1997. Page 144.</ref> The Catholic Church receives preferential treatment in education, tax benefits, immigration of religious workers, and other areas, in accordance with the agreement.So Christianity could be considered the main religion of Peru. Although the Constitution states that there is freedom of religion, the law mandates that all schools, public and private, impart religious education as part of the curriculum throughout the education process (primary and secondary).<ref>Michael Fleet and Brian H. Smith''The Catholic Church and democracy in Chile and Peru''. University of Notre Dame Press; 1997. Page 201-202.</ref> Catholicism is the only religion taught in public schools. In addition, Catholic religious symbols are found in all government buildings and public places. == Other religions == <!-- Con las migraciones llegaron otras prácticas religiosas al Perú. Los chinos en la primera mitad del siglo XIX, los judíos, las comunidades árabes y turcas, cada grupo social trajo su propia religión, de tal manera que se practica en el Perú, además de la religión cristiana, la religión budista, mahometana, hinduista, entre otras. --> ===Latter-day Saints=== {{main|The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Peru}} [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] has seen rapid growth in Peru, and claims more than [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics#South America|480,000 members]] in Peru.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://beta-newsroom.lds.org/country/peru |title=LDS Newsroom -Peru |publisher=Beta-newsroom.lds.org |date=2011-12-31 |accessdate=2012-10-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/58640/Country-information-Peru.html |title=Peru |publisher=LDS Church News |date=2010-02-01 |accessdate=2012-10-20}}</ref> There is currently 766 congregations of the church that meet in Peru. There is shit in currently only one [[Temple (LDS Church)|LDS temple]] in Peru, located at [[Lima Peru Temple|La Molina]] in Lima. However, Church leaders announced the building of a second temple in [[Trujillo Peru Temple|Trujillo]] on December 13, 2008, as well as a third temple to be built in Arequipa, announced October 6, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/trujillo/ |title=Trujillo Paru Temple |publisher=LDSChurchTemples.com |date= |accessdate=2012-10-20}}</ref> === Bahá'í Faith === {{main|Bahá'í Faith in Peru}} The Bahá'í Faith in Peru begins with references to Peru in Bahá'í literature as early as 1916, with the first [[Bahá'í Faith|Bahá'ís]] visiting as early as 1919. A functioning community wasn't founded in [[Peru]] until the 1930s with the beginning of the arrival of coordinated [[Pioneering (Bahá'í)|pioneers]] from the [[United States]]<ref name="alamb">{{cite book | last = Lamb | first = Artemus | title = The Beginnings of the Bahá'í Faith in Latin America:Some Remembrances, English Revised and Amplified Edition | publisher = M L VanOrman Enterprises | year = 1995 |month = November |location = 1405 Killarney Drive, West Linn OR, 97068, United States of America | url =http://bahai-library.com/lamb_bahai_latin_america}}</ref> which progressed into finding national Peruvian converts and achieved an independent national community in 1961.<ref name="stats">{{cite book |title = The Bahá'í Faith: 1844-1963: Information Statistical and Comparative, Including the Achievements of the Ten Year International Bahá'í Teaching & Consolidation Plan 1953-1963 | publisher = [[Hand of the Cause|Hands of the Cause]] Residing in the Holy Land | year = 1963 | location = Haifa, Israel | pages = 19, 22, 23, 36, 46, 52, 109 | url =http://bahai-library.com/handscause_statistics_1953-63#22 | isbn = }}</ref> The [[Association of Religion Data Archives]] (relying mostly on the [[World Christian Encyclopedia]]) estimated some 41,000 Bahá'ís in 2005.<ref name="WCE-05">{{cite web| title = Most Baha'i Nations (2005) | work = QuickLists > Compare Nations > Religions > |publisher = The Association of Religion Data Archives | year = 2005| url =http://www.thearda.com/QuickLists/QuickList_40c.asp |accessdate = 2009-07-04}}</ref> === Islam === {{main|Islam in Peru}} [[Image:Masjid Bab ul Islam en construcción.jpg|thumb|right|La [[Mosque Bab ul Islam]] under construction (April 2007)]] The statistics for Islam in Peru estimate a total [[Muslim]] population of 5,000, largely based in the capital of [[Lima, Peru]];<ref>Shaikh, Farzana. "Islam and Islamic groups: a worldwide reference guide", 1992</ref> a number which has remained static since 1980.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mrnet.org/system/files/library/islam_in_latin_am.pdf |title=Islam in Latin America |format=PDF |date= |accessdate=2012-10-20}}</ref> ===Buddhism=== Chinese, Japanese and Korean immigration to Peru during the 19th and 20th Century has brought [[Mahayana Buddhism]] to Peru, and followers of Buddhism remain largely concentrated within these ethnic groups. As Buddhism has harmonized with traditional Asian cultures and philosophies, it has integrated [[Confucianism|Confucian]] ideas in Chinese and Korean Buddhism and [[Shintoism|Shinto]] traditions in Japanese Buddhism.<ref>Masterson, Daniel ''et al.'' (2004). {{Google books|0FeqfIcY358C|''The Japanese in Latin America: The Asian American Experience,''|page=}}</ref> === Seax Wica === <ref>http://worldwidewicca.wordpress.com/2011/11/22/informacion-de-la-religion-wicca-tradicion-sajona/</ref> Introduced in 2001, by Seax Gesith Ariel Phoenice, Witan of the Mimir's Well Seax Coven Perú. Today exist two covens in Lima city and a coven in Arequipa City and Tacna City. ==Notes== {{reflist}} {{South America topic|Religion in}} [[Category:Religion in Peru|*]]'