Religious affiliations of presidents of the Philippines
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This is a complete list of Philippine Presidents by religious affiliations that consists of the 16 heads of state in the history of the Philippines, categorised according to their religious affiliation at the time of death. All thus far are either Roman Catholic or Protestant, as the Philippines is a predominantly Christian country.
Christianity[]
Catholicism[]
- Benigno S. Aquino III
- Corazón C. Aquino[1]
- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
- Joseph Ejército Estrada
- Carlos P. García
- José P. Laurel
- Ramón F. Magsaysay
- Diosdado Macapagal
- Ferdinand E. Marcos (converted from the Iglesia Filipina Independiente)
- Sergio Osmeña
- Manuel L. Quezon
- Elpidio Quirino
- Manuel Roxas
Protestantism[]
- Emilio Aguinaldo - Iglesia Filipina Independiente[citation needed] (converted from Roman Catholicism)
- Fidel V. Ramos – United Church of Christ in the Philippines[2] (Methodist)
Ambiguous or undetermined[]
- Rodrigo Duterte (claims to be a non-practicing Catholic, however some sources and his personal associates say that he is Agnostic, but he denies this[3])
References[]
- ^ Mydans, Seth (July 31, 2009). "Corazon Aquino, Ex-Leader of Philippines, Is Dead at 76". The New York Times. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- ^ "Church leaders reflect on first Protestant presidency". UCA News. July 27, 1998. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- ^ "Duterte: I'm not agnostic, not atheist". Philippine News Agency. July 7, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
Sources[]
Categories:
- Lists of presidents of the Philippines
- Religion and politics
- Religious views by individual
- Lists of people associated with religion