List of wealthiest religious organizations
Organization
Worth (billion USD)
Country
Religion/Belief
Notes
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
265.0
United States
Non-Trinitarian Christianity (Mormonism)
Includes everything from investments, operating assets (ecclesiastical buildings) and Real estate, mostly from USA.[ 1]
Catholic Church in Germany
47.24 to 265.62
Germany
Catholicism
Some sources suggest a value as high as $265.62 billion, while others put it closer to $47.24 billion due to limited public data on the Church's finances. Former totals the value of land, real estate, investments and holdings of the Catholic Church and its institutions.[ 2] [ 3]
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD)
31.11
India
Hinduism
Holdings reportedly includes 10.25 tonnes of gold deposits in banks, 2.5 tonnes of gold jewelry, $1.9 billion in various banks and 960 properties across India.[ 4]
Muhammadiyah
27.96
Indonesia
Sunni Islam
Roughly converted from 400 trillion rupiah as of 2023; mostly in the form of land and buildings (mosques, schools, universities, hospitals).[ 5]
Catholic Church in France
23.0[failed verification ]
France
Catholicism
[ 6] [failed verification ]
Catholic Church in Australia
23.25
Australia
Catholicism
Extrapolated figure from calculating assets and investments in the state of Victoria.[ 7]
Seventh-day Adventist Church
15.6
United States
Adventism
As of 1998.[ 8]
Church of England
13.84
United Kingdom
Anglican
Endowment funds.[ 9]
Church of Sweden
11.41
Sweden
Lutheran
FY2012. Largely of assets that are in forests, buildings and securities. Another 3.07 billion as annual income.[ 10]
Trinity Church
6.0
United States
Anglican
[ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
Opus Dei (part of the Catholic Church )
3.0
Italy
Catholicism
[ 14]
Church of Scientology
2.0
United States
Scientology
[ 15] [ 16]
Holy See (Vatican)
Unknown[ 17]
Vatican City
Catholicism
Not available due to widespread properties globally.[ 18] [ 19] [ 20]
See also
Individuals
Businesses
References
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^ Marianna Deinyan: This is how wealthy the church corporation is: The earthly billionaire empire of the men of God . In: Focus Online , 17. October 2013. Language German
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^ "With net net worth of over Rs 2.5 lakh cr, Tirupati temple is richer than Wipro, Nestle, ONGC" . The Economic Times . Archived from the original on 2022-11-17. Retrieved 2023-01-28 .
^ "Partially True, Muhammadiyah's Assets Estimated at Rp 400 Trillion in the Form of Land and Buildings (Sebagian Benar, Aset Muhammadiyah Diperkirakan Senilai Rp 400 Triliun Berupa Tanah dan Bangunan )" . Tempo (in Indonesian). 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2024-03-14 .
^ "French Catholic church has 700 million euros a year" . 31 March 2011. Retrieved 2021-09-18 .
^ Millar, Royce; Schneiders, Ben; Vedelago, Chris (February 12, 2018). "Catholic Church's massive wealth revealed" . The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved February 12, 2018 .
^ GORMAN, TOM; LICHTBLAU, ERIC (13 August 1998). "Currents of Change Roil Seventh-day Adventists" . Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021 .
^ "Church Commissioners reports strong financial returns in 2021 of 13.3%" . The Church of England . Retrieved 2024-07-05 .
^ Stenman, Jens (10 September 2013). "Kyrkan har makt över 70 miljarder (The church has power over 70 billion )" . Länstidningen Östersund (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-07-21 .
^ Margolies, Jane (February 8, 2019). "The Church With the $6 Billion Portfolio" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved September 29, 2020 .
^ "New York's Trinity Church has a diverse investment portfolio worth $6 billion" . www.christianpost.com . 14 February 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2020 .
^ Widaman, Dwight (February 14, 2019). "With $6 billion, is this the richest church in America?" . Metro Voice News . Retrieved September 29, 2020 .
^ "Opus Dei sitting on fortune - Independent.ie" . Independent.ie . Retrieved March 31, 2018 .
^ Tom Gjelten (March 26, 2015). "Church Of Scientology Calls New HBO Documentary 'Bigoted' " . NPR.org .
^ Eric Thurm (March 30, 2015). "10 Things We Learned From Scientology Doc 'Going Clear' " . Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.
^ Guillen, Rafael (1994). The Vatican's Finances .
^ Walsh, Joe. "Vatican Owns Over 5,000 Properties Worldwide, It Reveals In First Disclosures On Its Real Estate Holdings" . Forbes . Retrieved 2022-03-01 .
^ "Catholic Church worth $25 billion nationally, investigation finds" . ABC News . 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2022-03-01 .
^ Posner, Gerald (2015). God's Bankers . Simon & Schuster.