Christianity in Odisha


Followers of Christianity are a significant minority in Odisha state of India. According to the 2001 Census, Christians make up about 2.44% of the population.
Church of God, Council of Baptist Churches in Northern India and Evangelical Missionary Society in Mayurbhanj are among the Protestant denominations of Odisha. Christ Church the full Gospel Church, Gospel Outreach Ministries, India Evangelistic Association, Orissa Baptist Evangelical Crusade and The Pentecostal Mission are among the non-Catholic denominations of Odisha as well.
The Church of North India is present in Odisha as well with the
dioceses of Cuttack, Phulbani, and Sambalpur. The diocese of Chota Nagpur also serves a small part of
Odisha.
Oraon, Kharia and Munda people are notable ethnic groups with a significant Christian population.
ReligionPersons% personsMales% malesFemales% females
Hindus34,726,12994.35%17,615,95194.40%17,110,17894.30%
Christians897,8612.44%443,2452.38%454,6162.51%
Muslims761,9852.07%391,2342.10%370,7512.04%
Sikhs17,4920.05%9,4480.05%8,0440.04%
Buddhists9,8630.03%5,1800.03%4,6830.03%
Jains9,1540.02%4,7360.03%4,4180.02%
Others361,9810.98%180,1560.97%181,8251.00%
Religion not stated20,1950.05%10,6200.06%9,5750.05%
Totals36,804,66018,660,57018,144,090

Bible translations into Odia

The first version in the Odia language of India was translated by William Carey in 1808 and was distributed among pilgrims at Puri to introduce them to Christianity. Then came the standard version by Amos Sutton in the 1840s.

Roman Catholic Church

The archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar is Archbishop John Barwa.
Its suffragan dioceses are:
The figures indicate % of Christians and within brackets are District names.
Serango – 84%
Puttasing – 80%
Adava – 75%
Brahmanigaon – 72%
Daringbadi – 64%
Raiboga – 62%
Kotagarh – 58% )
Chandrapur – 51%
R.Udayagiri – 50%