Religion

Religion is also one of the Timor-Leste culture, customs, and etiquette that you should know before traveling to Timor-Leste. The Catholic Church, which is the most prevalent religious organization in East Timor despite not officially being the state religion, is made up of Christians, who make up the majority of the country's population. Along with Sunni Muslims, there are also a few little Protestant settlements. Representatives of the country's Catholic, Protestant, and Muslim communities report generally positive relations, and East Timor's constitution protects the right to practice any religion freely. However, community members occasionally encounter administrative challenges, particularly when trying to obtain marriage and birth certificates.

The Catholic Church in East Timor is a part of the Catholic Church globally and is governed spiritually by the Pope in Rome. As a result of its past as a Portuguese colony, East Timor is home to nearly 1,000,000 Catholics. With a Catholic majority of 98.3%, East Timor has surpassed the Philippines as the only other mostly Catholic nation in Asia since gaining independence from Indonesia. The nation is organized among the three dioceses of Dili, Maliana, and Baucau, each of which is directly under the control of the Holy See.