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The predominant religion is [[Christianity]]; half of the population is [[Catholic]], including most of the Europeans, [[West Uvean]]s, and Vietnamese and half of the Melanesian and Polynesian minorities.<ref name="ncbrit"/> Catholicism was introduced by French colonists. The island also has numerous [[Protestant]] churches, of which the [[Free Evangelical Church]] and the [[Evangelical Church in New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands]] have the largest number of adherents; their memberships are almost entirely Melanesian.<ref name="ncbrit"/> Protestantism gained ground in the late 20th century and continues to expand. There are also numerous other Christian groups and more than 6,000 Muslims.<ref name="ncbrit"/><ref>{{cite book|author=R. G. Crocombe|title=Asia in the Pacific Islands: Replacing the West|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iDg9oAkwsXAC&pg=PA375|access-date=24 August 2012|year=2007|publisher=editorips@usp.ac.fj|isbn=978-982-02-0388-4|pages=375–|archive-date=4 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604054847/http://books.google.com/books?id=iDg9oAkwsXAC&pg=PA375|url-status=live}}</ref> (See [[Islam in New Caledonia]] and [[Baháʼí Faith in New Caledonia]].{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}) Nouméa is the seat of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nouméa|Archdiocese of Nouméa]].