▁Italy , ▁with ▁around ▁ 7 1 . 1 % ▁of ▁It ali ans ▁considering ▁themselves ▁Catholic . ▁Italy ▁is ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁greatest ▁number ▁of ▁card inals ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁country ▁with ▁the ▁greatest ▁number ▁of ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁churches ▁per ▁cap ita . ▁ ▁Even ▁though ▁the ▁main ▁Christian ▁den om ination ▁in ▁Italy ▁is ▁Roman ▁Catholic ism , ▁there ▁are ▁some ▁minor ities ▁of ▁Protest ant , ▁Wald ens ian , ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox ▁and ▁other ▁Christian ▁churches . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁Je hov ah ' s ▁Wit ness es , ▁Pent ec ost al ism , ▁non - den omin ational ▁Evangel ical ism , ▁and ▁M orm on ism ▁were ▁the ▁fast est - g row ing ▁Protest ant ▁churches . ▁Im m igration ▁from ▁Western , ▁Central , ▁and ▁Eastern ▁Africa ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁has ▁increased ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁Bapt ist , ▁Ang lic an , ▁Pent ec ost al ▁and ▁Evangel ical ▁communities ▁in ▁Italy , ▁while ▁imm igration ▁from ▁Eastern ▁Europe ▁has ▁produced ▁large ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox ▁communities . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Protest ants ▁made ▁up ▁ 2 . 1 % ▁of ▁Italy ' s ▁population , ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox ▁churches ▁compr ised ▁ 1 . 2 % ▁or ▁more ▁than ▁ 7 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox ▁Christians ▁including ▁ 1 8 0 , 0