Protestantism in Lebanon

Lebanese Protestant Christians
Total population
40,000^[1]
Languages
Vernacular: Lebanese Arabic
Religion
Christianity (Protestantism)

Protestantism in Lebanon is a Christian minority in an overwhelmingly Muslim (27% Shia and 27% Sunni) and Christian (22% Maronite and 8% Eastern Orthodox) country.

Most Protestants in Lebanon were converted by missionaries, primarily English and American, during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. They are divided into a number of denominations, including Presbyterian, Congregational, and Anglican. They are perceived by some to number disproportionately highly among the professional middle class.

The Lebanese Protestant Christians constitute nearly 1 percent of the population (around 40,000) and live primarily in Beirut (Greater Beirut).^[2]

Under the terms of an unwritten agreement known as the National Pact between the various political and religious leaders of Lebanon, the Protestant community in Lebanon has one reserved seat in the Parliament of Lebanon. (see Politics of Lebanon#Legislative_branch)

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Protestantism in Asia

Sovereign states	Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Cyprus East Timor (Timor-Leste) Egypt Georgia India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkey Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen

States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Nagorno-Karabakh Northern Cyprus Palestine South Ossetia Taiwan

Dependencies and other territories	British Indian Ocean Territory Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Hong Kong Macau

Demographics of Lebanon

Lebanese people by religion	Muslim Shia Sunni Druze¹ Christian Maronite Eastern Orthodox Melkite Protestant

Other non-Lebanese groups	Armenians Australians Bulgarians Canadians French Greeks Italians Jews Poles Russians

Foreign nationals	Assyrians Indians Iranians Iraqis Kurds Pakistanis Palestinians Sri Lankans Syrians Turks

¹ Under the terms of the Lebanese Constitution the Druze community is designated as a part of the Lebanese Muslim community.

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Protestantism in Lebanon

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