Gibraltar

Gibraltar
   Gibraltar has been a British colony since 1704, but most residents are of italian, Portuguese, spanish, and Maltese descent and are predominantly Roman Catholic, despite early British attempts to suppress the church. The Church of England has had little impact, its 2,000 adherents being primarily British expatriates and their descendants; it is part of the diocese of Europe based in London. The only other group making any impact is the Jehovah's Witnesses, which has been actively evangelizing since 1959 and has several hundred adherents.
   Further reading:
   ■ H. J. C. Knight, The Diocese of Gibraltar: A Sketch of Its History, Work, and Tasks (London: SPCK, 1917); Upon This Rock, 1969-1969: a Short History of Methodism in Gibraltar (Gibraltar, 1969).

Encyclopedia of Protestantism. . 2005.

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