This is a timeline of events during the year 2019 which relate to religion.

Events

5 January – The Orthodox Church of Ukraine is granted independence from the Russian Orthodox Church by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. 22 January – The Catholic World Youth Day 2019 event begins in Panama City. 27 January – The Jolo Cathedral in Jolo, Philippines is bombed by Islamist terrorists associated with Abu Sayyaf. 10 February – Widespread sexual abuse cases in Southern Baptist churches were reported by the media 21 February – The Catholic Church holds the Meeting on the Protection of Minors in the Church. 15 March – A white supremacist gunman attacks two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. 26 March – An arsonist in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana burns down three Black churches over several days. 15 April – A structure fire breaks out in the Notre-Dame de Paris. 21 April – Churches, among other targets, are attacked in Sri Lanka on Easter in coordinated bombings carried out by ISIS. 27 April – A gunman attacks the Chabad of Poway synagogue in Poway, California on the final day of Passover. May – British neo-charismatic organization Jesus Army announces its closure after years of sexual abuse scandals. 3 May – The Çamlıca Mosque, the largest mosque in Turkey, is inaugurated. 6 May – Riots break out in Sri Lanka in which rioters randomly attack Muslims and mosques. 10 June – American Jewish conversion therapy provider JIFGA is ordered to dissolve after it is found to be a fraudulent continuation of JONAH. June 17 – In Canada, Quebec passed Bill 21, a law which bars public servants from wearing religious symbols while on duty. July 9 – In Canada, The Crucifix in the National Assembly of Quebec that Quebec Premier Maurice Duplessis hung there in 1936 (83 years), is removed. 16 August – The Sri Lankan Buddhist orders Amarapura Nikāya and Rāmañña Nikāya merge to form the Amarapura–Rāmañña Nikāya. 6 October – The Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon region meets in Rome.

Undated

Joining of the Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox churches in Western Europe to the Moscow Patriarchate Mary 2.0

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