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===Religion=== | ===Religion=== | ||
{{see also|The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Mexico}} | {{see also|The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Mexico}} | ||
{{Pie chart|thumb=right|caption=Religious self-identification, per [[Public Religion Research Institute]]'s 2022 ''American Values Survey''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |date=February 24, 2023 |title=American Values Atlas: Religious Tradition in New Mexico |url=https://ava.prri.org/#religious/2022/States/religion/m/US-NM |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=[[Public Religion Research Institute]] |archive-date=April 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404161714/https://ava.prri.org/#religious/2022/States/religion/m/US-NM |url-status=dead }}</ref>|label1=[[Catholic Church in the United States|Catholicism]]|value1=35|color1=Purple|label2=[[Protestantism in the United States|Protestantism]]|value2=27|color2=Blue|label3=[[Mormonism]]|value3=1|color3=Teal|label4=[[Irreligion in the United States|Unaffiliated]]|value4=31|color4=White|label5=[[New Age]]|value5=4|color5=Red|label6=[[Buddhism in the United States|Buddhism]]|value6=1|color6=Yellow|label7=Other|value7=2|color7=Black}}Like most U.S. states, New Mexico is predominantly [[Christians|Christian]], with [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholicism]] and | {{Pie chart|thumb=right|caption=Religious self-identification, per [[Public Religion Research Institute]]'s 2022 ''American Values Survey''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |date=February 24, 2023 |title=American Values Atlas: Religious Tradition in New Mexico |url=https://ava.prri.org/#religious/2022/States/religion/m/US-NM |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=[[Public Religion Research Institute]] |archive-date=April 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404161714/https://ava.prri.org/#religious/2022/States/religion/m/US-NM |url-status=dead }}</ref>|label1=[[Catholic Church in the United States|Catholicism]]|value1=35|color1=Purple|label2=[[Protestantism in the United States|Protestantism]]|value2=27|color2=Blue|label3=[[Mormonism]]|value3=1|color3=Teal|label4=[[Irreligion in the United States|Unaffiliated]]|value4=31|color4=White|label5=[[New Age]]|value5=4|color5=Red|label6=[[Buddhism in the United States|Buddhism]]|value6=1|color6=Yellow|label7=Other|value7=2|color7=Black}}Like most U.S. states, New Mexico is predominantly [[Christians|Christian]], with [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholicism]] and Protestantism each constituting roughly a third of the population. According to [[Association of Religion Data Archives]] (ARDA), the largest denominations in 2010 were the [[Catholic Church]] (684,941 members); the [[Southern Baptist Convention]] (113,452); [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (67,637), and the [[United Methodist Church]] (36,424).<ref name="www.thearda.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/s/35/rcms2010_35_state_adh_2010.asp |title=The Association of Religion Data Archives | State Membership Report |publisher=www.thearda.com |access-date=November 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203001423/http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/s/35/rcms2010_35_state_adh_2010.asp |archive-date=December 3, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Approximately one-fifth of residents are [[Irreligion|unaffiliated with any religion]], which includes atheists, agnostics, deists. A 2020 study by the [[Public Religion Research Institute]] (PRRI) determined 67% of the population were Christian, with Roman Catholics constituting the largest denominational group.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 PRRI Religious Map |url=https://ava.prri.org/#religious/2020/States/religion/m/US-NM |access-date=2022-09-17 |website=ava.prri.org |archive-date=April 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404161714/https://ava.prri.org/#religious/2020/States/religion/m/US-NM |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2022, the PRRI estimated 63% of the population were Christian.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=2022 PRRI Religious Map |url=https://ava.prri.org/#religious/2022/States/religion/m/US-NM |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=ava.prri.org |archive-date=April 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404161714/https://ava.prri.org/#religious/2022/States/religion/m/US-NM |url-status=dead }}</ref>[[File:Santa Fe San miguel chapel.jpg|thumb|[[San Miguel Chapel]], built in 1610 in [[Santa Fe, New Mexico|Santa Fe]], is the oldest church structure in the continental U.S.]]Roman Catholicism is deeply rooted in New Mexico's history and culture, going back to its settlement by the Spanish in the early 17th century. The oldest Christian church in the continental U.S., and the third oldest in any U.S. state or territory, is the [[San Miguel Mission]] in Santa Fe, which was built in 1610. Within the hierarchy of the Catholic Church, New Mexico belongs to the [[ecclesiastical province]] of Santa Fe. The state has three [[diocese|ecclesiastical district]]s:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.archdiosf.org/|title=ARCHDIOSF.ORG|access-date=April 11, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100116124222/http://www.archdiosf.org/|archive-date=January 16, 2010|url-status=live}} There is one [[Eastern Catholic]] parish in the state, which is under the [[Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix]].</ref> the [[Archdiocese of Santa Fe]], the [[Diocese of Gallup]], and the [[Diocese of Las Cruces]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Religion in New Mexico |website=Frommer's|url=https://www.frommers.com/destinations/new-mexico/in-depth/religion|access-date=2021-07-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725022448/https://www.frommers.com/destinations/new-mexico/in-depth/religion|archive-date=2021-07-25|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Evangelicalism]] and [[nondenominational Christianity]] have seen growth in the state since the late 20th century: The [[Billy Graham Evangelistic Association]] has hosted numerous events in New Mexico,<ref name="Billy Graham Evangelistic Association 2021">{{cite web | title=New Mexico Believers Pray for Family and Friends to Be Saved | website=Billy Graham Evangelistic Association | date=August 22, 2021 | url=https://billygraham.org/gallery/new-mexico-believers-pray-for-family-and-friends-to-be-saved/ | access-date=December 26, 2022 | archive-date=December 26, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226161645/https://billygraham.org/gallery/new-mexico-believers-pray-for-family-and-friends-to-be-saved/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Poling 2007 p. 146">{{cite book | last=Poling | first=D. | title=Why Billy Graham? | publisher=Sunstone Press | year=2007 | isbn=978-0-86534-615-4 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A-_RZxOuJlYC&pg=PA146 | access-date=December 26, 2022 | page=146 | archive-date=December 26, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226161642/https://books.google.com/books?id=A-_RZxOuJlYC&pg=PA146 | url-status=live }}</ref> and Albuquerque has several [[megachurch]]es, which have numerous satellite locations in the state, including Calvary of Albuquerque, Legacy Church, and Sagebrush Church.<ref name="Chief 2021">{{cite news | last=Chief | first=Dan Boyd / Journal Capitol Bureau | title=New Mexico removes mandatory capacity limits on churches | newspaper=Albuquerque Journal | date=April 23, 2021 | url=https://www.abqjournal.com/2383338/new-mexico-removes-capacity-limits-on-churches.html | access-date=December 26, 2022 | archive-date=December 26, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226161646/https://www.abqjournal.com/2383338/new-mexico-removes-capacity-limits-on-churches.html | url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
New Mexico has been a leading center of the [[New Age|New Age movement]] since at least the 1960s, attracting adherents from across the country.<ref name="Frommer's-2023">{{Cite web|title=Religion in New Mexico|website=Frommer's|url=https://www.frommers.com/destinations/new-mexico/in-depth/religion|access-date=2021-07-24|archive-date=July 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725022448/https://www.frommers.com/destinations/new-mexico/in-depth/religion|url-status=live}}</ref> The state's "thriving New Age network" encompasses various schools of [[alternative medicine]], [[Holistic Health]], [[Energy medicine|psychic healing]], and [[New religious movement|new religions]], as well as festivals, pilgrimage sites, spiritual retreats, and communes.<ref name="Shukman-2006">{{Cite web |last=Shukman |first=Henry |date=March 19, 2006 |title=New age New Mexico |url=http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2006/mar/19/unitedstates.culturaltrips.restandrelaxation |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hainsfurther |first=Stephanie |date=October 20, 2002 |title=New Mexico is the end of the trail for spiritual sojourners |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2002/10/21/focus1.html |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=Albuquerque Business First |archive-date=December 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218132645/https://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2002/10/21/focus1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> New Mexico's [[Japanese American]] community has influenced the state's religious heritage, with [[Shinto]] and [[Zen]] represented by [[Kagyu Shenpen Kunchab]], [[Kōbun Chino Otogawa]], [[Upaya Institute and Zen Center]].<ref name="Nealson 2001 p. 89">{{cite book | last=Nealson | first=C. | title=New Mexico's Sanctuaries, Retreats, and Sacred Places | publisher=Westcliffe Publishers | year=2001 | isbn=978-1-56579-423-8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gDXlkbRCjmYC&pg=PA89 | access-date=December 26, 2022 | page=89 | archive-date=December 26, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226161643/https://books.google.com/books?id=gDXlkbRCjmYC&pg=PA89 | url-status=live }}</ref> Likewise, [[Holism]] is represented in New Mexico, as are associated faiths such as [[Buddhism]] and [[Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh-day Adventism]];<ref name="Feith 2014 pp. 159–170">{{cite journal |last=Feith |first=Michel |year=2014 |title=Intertextuality and Interspirituality: Buddhist and Shinto Ideographs in Gerald Vizenor's |journal=Revue française d'études américaines |issue=141 |pages=159–170 |issn=0397-7870 |jstor=43831082}}</ref><ref name="Vasquez 1996 p.">{{cite book |last=Vasquez |first=Manuel |title=New age holistic health: implications for Seventh-day Adventist faith and practice |year=1996 |page= |oclc=35791610}}</ref> a [[Tibetan Buddhism|Tibetan Buddhist]] temple is located at [[Zuni Mountain Stupa]] in [[Grants, New Mexico|Grants]]. | New Mexico has been a leading center of the [[New Age|New Age movement]] since at least the 1960s, attracting adherents from across the country.<ref name="Frommer's-2023">{{Cite web|title=Religion in New Mexico|website=Frommer's|url=https://www.frommers.com/destinations/new-mexico/in-depth/religion|access-date=2021-07-24|archive-date=July 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725022448/https://www.frommers.com/destinations/new-mexico/in-depth/religion|url-status=live}}</ref> The state's "thriving New Age network" encompasses various schools of [[alternative medicine]], [[Holistic Health]], [[Energy medicine|psychic healing]], and [[New religious movement|new religions]], as well as festivals, pilgrimage sites, spiritual retreats, and communes.<ref name="Shukman-2006">{{Cite web |last=Shukman |first=Henry |date=March 19, 2006 |title=New age New Mexico |url=http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2006/mar/19/unitedstates.culturaltrips.restandrelaxation |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hainsfurther |first=Stephanie |date=October 20, 2002 |title=New Mexico is the end of the trail for spiritual sojourners |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2002/10/21/focus1.html |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=Albuquerque Business First |archive-date=December 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218132645/https://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2002/10/21/focus1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> New Mexico's [[Japanese American]] community has influenced the state's religious heritage, with [[Shinto]] and [[Zen]] represented by [[Kagyu Shenpen Kunchab]], [[Kōbun Chino Otogawa]], [[Upaya Institute and Zen Center]].<ref name="Nealson 2001 p. 89">{{cite book | last=Nealson | first=C. | title=New Mexico's Sanctuaries, Retreats, and Sacred Places | publisher=Westcliffe Publishers | year=2001 | isbn=978-1-56579-423-8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gDXlkbRCjmYC&pg=PA89 | access-date=December 26, 2022 | page=89 | archive-date=December 26, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226161643/https://books.google.com/books?id=gDXlkbRCjmYC&pg=PA89 | url-status=live }}</ref> Likewise, [[Holism]] is represented in New Mexico, as are associated faiths such as [[Buddhism]] and [[Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh-day Adventism]];<ref name="Feith 2014 pp. 159–170">{{cite journal |last=Feith |first=Michel |year=2014 |title=Intertextuality and Interspirituality: Buddhist and Shinto Ideographs in Gerald Vizenor's |journal=Revue française d'études américaines |issue=141 |pages=159–170 |issn=0397-7870 |jstor=43831082}}</ref><ref name="Vasquez 1996 p.">{{cite book |last=Vasquez |first=Manuel |title=New age holistic health: implications for Seventh-day Adventist faith and practice |year=1996 |page= |oclc=35791610}}</ref> a [[Tibetan Buddhism|Tibetan Buddhist]] temple is located at [[Zuni Mountain Stupa]] in [[Grants, New Mexico|Grants]]. | ||