Biographical Database of Australia

Abbreviations : Religions

These are the Religion Codes that are used in BDA

 The Religion Grouping columns is a means of standardising Religion Codes for future Advanced Search facilities.

 

 

Religion CodeReligion TextReligion GroupReligion Group Text
AGNAgnosticAGNAgnostic
ATHAtheistATHAtheist
BAPTBaptistBAPTBaptist
BIBCBible ChristianBIBCBible Christian
BUDDBuddistBUDDBuddist
CALVCalvinistCALVCalvinist
CATHCatholicRCRoman Catholic
CEChurch of EnglandCEChurch of England
CIChurch of IrelandCIChurch of Ireland
COFCChurch of ChristCOFCChurch of Christ
CONGCongregationalCONGCongregational
DEISDeistDEISDeist
DISSDissenterDISSDissenter
EPISEpiscopalianCOFEEpiscopalian
FCSFree Church of ScotlandFCSFree Church of Scotland
FREEFree ThinkerFREEFree Thinker
HCZHoly Church of ZionHCZHoly Church of Zion
HEBWHebrewJEWJewish
HETHHeathenATHAtheist
HINDHinduHINDHindu
INDTIndependentINDTIndependent
ISLMIslamISLMIslam
JEJewJEWJewish
JEWJewishJEWJewish
JWJehovah's WitnessJWJehovah's Witness
LUTHLutheranLUTHLutheran
MALAMalayMALAMalay
MARVMaravianMARVMaravian
METHMethodistMETHMethodist
MHMDMohammedanISLMIslam
MTGMeetingQUAKQuaker
MUSMMuslimISLMIslam
NEWJNew JerusalemNEWJNew Jerusalem
NONENoneATHAtheist
PAGAPaganPAGAPagan
PMPrimitive MethodistMETHMethodist
PRESPresbyterianPRESPresbyterian
PROTProtestantPROTProtestant
QUAKQuakerQUAKQuaker
RCRoman CatholicRCRoman Catholic
SALASalvation ArmySALASalvation Army
SDASeventh Day AdventistSDASeventh Day Adventist
SEEKSeekerSEEKSeeker
SIKHSikhSIKHSikh
SWEDSwedenborgSWEDSwedenborg
UMUnited MethodistMETHMethodist
UNITUnitingUNITUniting
UNTNUnitarianUNTNUnitarian
WESWesleyanMETHMethodist
WLSCWelsh CongregationalWLSCWelsh Congregational
WMWesleyan MethodistMETHMethodist