The following is a list of the world's wealthiest religious organizations.
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Organization Worth(billion USD) Country Religion/belief Notes The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 293 Mormonism Includes everything from investments, operating assets (ecclesiastical buildings) and real estate, mostly from USA.Setad (Execution of Imam Khomeini's Order)95 to 135Shiite Islam Catholic Church in Germany to Catholicism Some sources suggest a value as high as $ billion, while others put it closer to $ 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.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 GermanTirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD)HinduismHoldings reportedly include 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.MuhammadiyahSunni IslamRoughly converted from 400 trillion rupiah as of 2023; mostly in the form of land and buildings (hospitals, mosques, schools, & universities). Catholic Church in Australia Catholicism Extrapolated figure from calculating assets and investments in the state of Victoria. Catholic Church in France23.0 CatholicismPlymouth Brethren Christian Church22 to 79Evangelical Christianity Seventh-day Adventist Church15.6 AdventismAs of 1998. Church of England Anglican Endowment funds. Church of Sweden Lutheran FY2012. Largely of assets that are in forests, buildings and securities. Another billion as annual income. Trinity Church 6.0 Anglican Tzu Chi Foundation4.3 Buddhism Opus Dei (part of the Catholic Church)3.0 Catholicism Church of Scientology2.0 Scientology Holy See (Vatican) Incalculable Catholicism Not available due to widespread properties globally.
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Businesses List of largest church buildings List of largest companies by revenue List of largest employers List of largest corporate profits and losses List of public corporations by market capitalization List of most indebted companies List of largest manufacturing companies by revenue List of largest financial services companies by revenue List of largest companies in Europe by revenue
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