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The five (5) major world views to be found in the Caribbean are:

Judaism

Christianity

Islam

Hindusim

Buddhism

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Asians.

^While this answer is lovely, perhaps it could use some improvement. The most prominent religions in the Caribbean appear to be mainly Protestant and Roman Catholic.

However, more specific stats are listed below after being promptly stolen from the reliable CIA: The World Factbook:

Haiti: Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16% (Baptist 10%, Pentecostal 4%, Adventist 1%, other 1%), none 1%, other 3% note:roughly half of the population practices voodoo

Puerto Rico: Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant and other 15%

Jamaica: Protestant 62.5% (Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, Pentecostal 9.5%, Other Church of God 8.3%, Baptist 7.2%, New Testament Church of God 6.3%, Church of God in Jamaica 4.8%, Church of God of Prophecy 4.3%, Anglican 3.6%, other Christian 7.7%), Roman Catholic 2.6%, other or unspecified 14.2%, none 20.9%, (2001 census)

The Bahamas: Protestant 67.6% (Baptist 35.4%, Anglican 15.1%, Pentecostal 8.1%, Church of God 4.8%, Methodist 4.2%), Roman Catholic 13.5%, other Christian 15.2%, none or unspecified 2.9%, other 0.8% (2000 census)

Cuba: nominally Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jewish, Santeria

note:prior to CASTRO assuming power

British Virgin Islands: Protestant 84% (Methodist 33%, Anglican 17%, Church of God 9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6%, Baptist 4%, other 15%), Roman Catholic 10%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2%, other 2%, none 2% (1991)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Protestant 75% (Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%), Roman Catholic 13%, other (includes Hindu, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant) 12%

Turks and Caicos Islands: Protestant 72.8% (Baptist 35.8%, Church of God 11.7%, Anglican 10%, Methodist 9.3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6%), Roman Catholic 11.4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.8%, other 14%

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The West Indies do not have only one religions.There are different kinds .Example

Seven Days Adventist Roman catholic & Hindu is largest population in West Indies & all Caribien countries .

Roman Catholic - 21.5%

Evangelican - 12.1%

Penticostal - 4.1%

Roman Catholic- 33.4%

Hinduism -28.3%

Muslims -5.9%

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THe religion of the Carib is to suck your god.

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what the indigenous religion of the Caribbean

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Roman Catholicism is the most widespread religion in west indies.However many islanders practice religions that have african influences.

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They practice all different religions, but mostly Catholic/Christian religions.

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What are 6 major religion in the Caribbean

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