Note that the total in the percent column below adds up to more than 100% because some prime ministers have converted from one religious affilation to another, and were counted in both categories.
| Religious Affiliation | Prime Ministers | Num. of Prime Ministers | % of Prime Ministers | % of Canadian Population in this Religion (2001 Census) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic | John Thompson
Paul Martin Jean Chretien Brian Mulroney John Napier Turner Joe Clark Pierre Trudeau Louis St. Laurent Wilfrid Laurier |
9 | 43% | 43.2% |
| Anglican | Kim Campbell
Richard B. Bennett Robert Borden John A. Macdonald Charles Tupper John Abbott |
6 | 29% | 6.9% |
| Presbyterian | William Lyon Mackenzie King
Arthur Meighen Robert Borden Mackenzie Bowell |
4 | 19% | 1.4% |
| Baptist | John Diefenbaker
Alexander Mackenzie Charles Tupper |
3 | 14% | 2.5% |
| Methodist | John Thompson
Lester B. Pearson |
2 | 9.5% | Â |
| United Church of Canada | Lester B. Pearson | 1 | 4.8% | 9.6% |
| Name | Term of Office | Religious Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Martin | 2003 to present | Catholic |
| Jean Chretien | 1993 to 2003 | Catholic |
| Kim Campbell | 1993 | Anglican (lapsed) |
| Brian Mulroney | 1984 to 1993 | Catholic |
| John Napier Turner | 1984 | Catholic |
| Joe Clark | 1979 to 1980 | Catholic |
| Pierre Trudeau | 1980 to 1984 1968 to 1979 | Catholic |
| Lester (Mike) B. Pearson | 1963 to 1968 | Methodist/United Church of Canada |
| John Diefenbaker | 1957 to 1963 | Evangelical Baptist |
| Louis St. Laurent | 1948 to 1957 | Catholic |
| Richard B. Bennett | 1930 to 1935 | Anglican |
| William Lyon Mackenzie King | 1935 to 1948 1926 to 1930 1921 to 1926 | Presbyterian; mysticism |
| Arthur Meighen | 1926 1920 to 1921 | Presbyterian |
| Robert Borden | 1911 to 1920 | raised Presbyterian; later Anglican |
| Wilfrid Laurier | 1896 to 1911 | Catholic (anti-clerical) |
| Charles Tupper | 1896 | Baptist; Anglican |
| Mackenzie Bowell | 1894 to 1896 | Presbyterian |
| John Thompson | 1892 to 1894 | Methodist; converted to Catholicism |
| John Abbott | 1891 to 1892 | Anglican |
| Alexander Mackenzie | 1873 to 1878 | Baptist |
| John A. Macdonald | 1878 to 1891 1867 to 1873 | Anglican |
