Religion in Pennsylvania
The main religion here in Pennsylvania is Quakers (Society of Friends). However, we welcome all types of religions such as Mennonites, Calvinists, and the Amish and we encourage you to practice your faith freely. The founder of our colony, William Penn, wanted the Quakers to be free from all the strict rules that the Puritan Church follows. The second largest religious population in Pennsylvania are Catholics. The Catholic Congregation was organized in 1720. Pennsylvania even has a significant Jewish population. This diversity shows that we accept every type of religion here in our beautiful colony.
The main religion here in Pennsylvania is Quakers (Society of Friends). However, we welcome all types of religions such as Mennonites, Calvinists, and the Amish and we encourage you to practice your faith freely. The founder of our colony, William Penn, wanted the Quakers to be free from all the strict rules that the Puritan Church follows. The second largest religious population in Pennsylvania are Catholics. The Catholic Congregation was organized in 1720. Pennsylvania even has a significant Jewish population. This diversity shows that we accept every type of religion here in our beautiful colony.
William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania. Mr. Penn considered his colony a sort of "religious experiment" for people.