Religion of Serbia

The main religion in Serbia is Serbian Orthodox Christianity. Serbia was Christianized shortly after the Slavic trbes settled in the Balkan Peninsula by the Greek (Byzantine) saints Cyril and Methodius. The Romainian Orthodox Church also has a presence in the northern province of Vojvodina particularly in areas with a Romainian majority. Some Serbs, in the Ottoman Era, converted to Islam due to pressure from the invading Ottoman Empire. They are todays Bosniaks. The stats below are the religious groups in Serbia excluding Kosovo.

• Orthodox Christians = 6,371,584
• Roman Catholics = 410,976
• Muslims = 239,658
• Prtostant = 80,837
• Jews = 785
• Adherents of Oriental Cults= 530
  

The Roman Catholic and Protestant religions are mainly in Vojvodina where Hungarian, Czaech, and Slovak minorities exist. The followers of Islam are mainly situated in the Novi Pazar region and in Kosovo.