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The following list reports the religious affiliation of the members of the United States House of Representatives in the 118th Congress.In most cases, besides specific sources, the current representatives' religious affiliations are those mentioned in regular researches by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life at the Pew Research Center.
Rev. Daniel Waldo (1762–1864), Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives 1856-1857. The election of William Linn as first chaplain of the House on May 1, 1789, continued the tradition established by the Second Continental Congress of each day's proceedings opening with a prayer by a chaplain. Shortly after Congress first convened in April ...
In conjunction with figures derived from the Pew Research Center 's 2021 "survey of the religious composition of the United States", [177] the most basic breakdown of the above data indicates that 85% of the Senate identify as Christian (compared with 63% of the population), 8% identify as Jewish (compared with 2% of the population), 5% have ...
This is a list of Mormons, or members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), who are serving, or have served, in the United States Congress. Since Utah 's admittance to the Union in 1896, many members of the LDS Church have been elected to the United States Congress.
Jerome D'Souza – Indian Jesuit, member of the Constituent Assembly of India 1946–50. José Manuel Gallegos – Priest and New Mexico delegate from 1853 to 1856. Ivan Grubišić – Roman Catholic priest, sociologist, and independent representative in the Croatian Parliament. Andrej Hlinka – Slovak public activist and Catholic priest.
t. e. The chaplain of the United States Senate opens each session of the United States Senate with a prayer, and provides and coordinates religious programs and pastoral care support for senators, their staffs, and their families. The chaplain is appointed by a majority vote of the members of the Senate on a resolution nominating an individual ...
This is a list of individuals serving in the United States House of Representatives (as of September 23, 2024, the 118th Congress). [1] The membership of the House comprises 435 seats for representatives from the 50 states, apportioned by population, as well as six seats for non-voting delegates from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.
Catholic Church. According to the Catholic Church, a Church Council is ecumenical ("world-wide") if it is "a solemn congregation of the Catholic bishops of the world at the invitation of the Pope to decide on matters of the Church with him". [1] The wider term "ecumenical council" relates to Church councils recognised by both Eastern and ...