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Conversion from indigenous to Christianity began in the 19th century under the British era. In the 1830s, [[American Baptist International Ministries|American Baptist Foreign Missionary Society]] had become active in Northeast to convert indigenous tribes to Christianity.<ref>Johnson, R. E. (2010), A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, {{ISBN|978-0521877817}}</ref> Later, they were offered to expand and reach into Cherrapunji Meghalaya, but they lacked the resources to do so and declined. Welsh Presbyterian Mission took the offer and they began work at the Cherrapunji mission field. By the early 1900s, other Protestant denominations of Christianity were active in Meghalaya. The outbreak of World Wars forced the preachers to return home to Europe and America. It is during this period that [[Catholicism]] took root in Meghalaya and neighbouring region. Currently, Presbyterians and Catholics are two most common Christian denominations found in Meghalaya.<ref>Amrit Kumar Goldsmith, ''THE CHRISTIANS IN THE NORTH EAST INDIA: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE'', Regional Organizer of Churches' Auxiliary of Social Action, Regional Headquarters at Mission Compound, Satribari, Guwahati</ref> | Conversion from indigenous to Christianity began in the 19th century under the British era. In the 1830s, [[American Baptist International Ministries|American Baptist Foreign Missionary Society]] had become active in Northeast to convert indigenous tribes to Christianity.<ref>Johnson, R. E. (2010), A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, {{ISBN|978-0521877817}}</ref> Later, they were offered to expand and reach into Cherrapunji Meghalaya, but they lacked the resources to do so and declined. Welsh Presbyterian Mission took the offer and they began work at the Cherrapunji mission field. By the early 1900s, other Protestant denominations of Christianity were active in Meghalaya. The outbreak of World Wars forced the preachers to return home to Europe and America. It is during this period that [[Catholicism]] took root in Meghalaya and neighbouring region. Currently, Presbyterians and Catholics are two most common Christian denominations found in Meghalaya.<ref>Amrit Kumar Goldsmith, ''THE CHRISTIANS IN THE NORTH EAST INDIA: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE'', Regional Organizer of Churches' Auxiliary of Social Action, Regional Headquarters at Mission Compound, Satribari, Guwahati</ref> | ||
Before Christianity arrived in Meghalaya a majority of tribal peoples were following [[Animism|Animist religion]] with Ka | Before Christianity arrived in Meghalaya a majority of tribal peoples were following [[Animism|Animist religion]] with Ka Niam Khasi and songsarek traditions. The Christian population in Meghalaya is estimated at approximately 2.21 million which forms (74.59%) of the state population (2011 census). Meghalaya is one of three states in India to have a Christian majority. About 75% of the population practices Christianity, with [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterians]], [[Baptist]]s and [[Catholicism|Catholics]] the more common denominations.<ref name="census2011"/> The religion of the people in Meghalaya is closely related to their ethnicity. Close to 90% of the Garo tribe and nearly 80% of the Khasi are Christian, while more than 97% of the Hajong, 98.53% of the Koch, and 94.60% of the Rabha tribes are Hindu.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}} | ||
The Roman Catholic Church with a homogeneous presence spread throughout the state of Meghalaya form the largest denomination in the state with 876,132 adherents (2018 data). The Church is under the ecclesiastical province of Shillong with the following dioceses: | The Roman Catholic Church with a homogeneous presence spread throughout the state of Meghalaya form the largest denomination in the state with 876,132 adherents (2018 data). The Church is under the ecclesiastical province of Shillong with the following dioceses: | ||