Key:denomination
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| Description |
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| Defines the subgroup of a specific religion |
| Group: Religion |
| Used on these elements |
| Documented values: 10 |
| Requires |
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| Useful combination |
| Status: de facto |
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Defines the subgroup (denomination) of a specific religion. Should be used together with religion=* and a primary feature tag such as amenity=place_of_worship, landuse=religious, or amenity=school.
The following is a non-exhaustive list of denominations for the purpose of consistency in tagging. Please add to the list as items occur.
In case of multiple denominations applying (for example two groups sharing a place of worship) semicolon-delimited tagging can be used, for example religion=christian + denomination=anglican;methodist.
Denominations
Buddhist denominations
religion=buddhist + following denominations
| denomination=mahayana Mahayana Schools | |
|---|---|
| denomination=gelug | |
| denomination=jishu | |
| denomination=jodo_shinshu | |
| denomination=jodo_shu | |
| denomination=nichiren | |
| denomination=nyingma | |
| denomination=obaku | |
| denomination=pure_land | |
| denomination=rinzai | |
| denomination=risshu | |
| denomination=shingon_shu | |
| denomination=soto | |
| denomination=tiantai | |
| denomination=tibetan | |
| denomination=vajrayana | |
| denomination=won | |
| denomination=yogacara | |
| denomination=yuzu_nembutsu | |
| denomination=zen | |
| denomination=theravada Theravada Schools - second most common | |
| denomination=thai_mahanikaya | |
| denomination=thai_thammayut | (See thai mahanikaya Wikipedia link for more info.) |
Christian denominations
Denominations are tagged in OpenStreetMap as religion=christian based on the claims of the denomination, in combination with the following denomination tag values:.
| Churches and rites in union with the Catholic Church | |
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| denomination=catholic | Unspecified Catholic denomination. (It is prefered to use denomination=greek_catholic, denomination=roman_catholic, or other rite as appropriate, if known. But in some cases of ecumenical features, "catholic" may be the best fit.) ( |
| denomination=armenian_catholic | |
| denomination=chaldean_catholic | |
| denomination=coptic_catholic | |
| denomination=eritrean_catholic | |
| denomination=ethiopian_catholic | |
| denomination=greek_catholic | |
| denomination=hungarian_greek_catholic | |
| denomination=maronite | |
| denomination=polish_catholic | |
| denomination=roman_catholic | |
| denomination=romanian_catholic | |
| denomination=syriac_catholic | |
| denomination=syro-malabar_catholic | |
| denomination=ukrainian_greek_catholic | |
| Orthodox denominations | |
| denomination=orthodox | Unspecified eastern Orthodox church. One of the more specific values below is preferred: |
| denomination=antiochian_orthodox | |
| denomination=armenian_apostolic | |
| denomination=bulgarian_orthodox | |
| denomination=eritrean_orthodox | |
| denomination=ethiopian_orthodox | |
| denomination=coptic_orthodox | |
| denomination=georgian_orthodox | |
| denomination=greek_orthodox | |
| denomination=macedonian_orthodox | |
| denomination=old_believers | |
| denomination=romanian_orthodox | |
| denomination=russian_orthodox | |
| denomination=serbian_orthodox | |
| denomination=syriac_orthodox | |
| denomination=ukrainian_orthodox | |
| Larger Protestant denominations (categories) | |
| These protestant denominations are categories which often include several different organisations, which can be tagged with operator=*, though sometimes are tagged as the denomination=* instead (see following table of less common values) | |
| denomination=protestant | Unspecified Protestant church. Use of "Independent" non-conformist chapels in Wales. Often a more specific denomination can be tagged: |
| denomination=adventist | |
| denomination=anglican | (Churches of the Anglican Communion in general should use this tag, including the Church of England, Church in Wales, Scottish Episcopal Church, Church of Ireland, Episcopal Church in USA) |
| denomination=baptist | |
| denomination=disciples_of_christ | |
| denomination=episcopal | (USA based, similar to Anglican) |
| denomination=evangelical | (note to German speakers: this is NOT the same as "evangelisch" in German, please use denomination=protestant for that one) (evangelical to co innego niż polskie "ewangelicki". Do Kościoła ewangelicko-augsburskiego ( |
| denomination=evangelical_covenant | |
| denomination=exclusive_brethren | |
| denomination=lutheran | |
| denomination=mennonite | |
| denomination=methodist | |
| denomination=moravian | |
| denomination=pentecostal | |
| denomination=presbyterian | |
| denomination=quaker | |
| denomination=reformed | Calvinism ( |
| denomination=uniting | |
| denomination=polish_national_catholic | |
| Protestant Church Organisations | |
| These protestant church organisations are sometimes called "denominations" in some dialects of English, but usually they are considered to belong to a larger denominational category. Instead of tagging with denomination=* it is possible to uses these values with operator=* and use the larger category in the denomination=* tag. | |
| denomination=african_methodist_episcopal | |
| denomination=african_methodist_episcopal_zion | |
| denomination=alliance | |
| denomination=apostolic_faith | |
| denomination=assemblies_of_god | |
| denomination=calvinistic_methodist | |
| denomination=catholic_apostolic | |
| denomination=church_of_god_in_christ | |
| denomination=church_of_scotland | |
| denomination=churches_of_christ | |
| denomination=czechoslovak_hussite | |
| denomination=disciples_of_christ | |
| denomination=dutch_reformed | (including NGK and similar churches in South Africa) - See also denomination=presbyterian. |
| denomination=evangelical_covenant | |
| denomination=evangelical_free_church_of_america | |
| denomination=evangelical_lutheran | |
| denomination=evangelical_free_church_of_france | |
| denomination=exclusive_brethren | |
| denomination=foursquare | |
| denomination=free_church_of_scotland | |
| denomination=living_waters_church | Living Waters Church |
| denomination=mission_covenant_church_of_sweden | |
| denomination=moravian | |
| denomination=mormon | |
| denomination=nazarene | |
| denomination=new_frontiers | |
| denomination=orthodox_presbyterian_church | |
| denomination=pkn | |
| denomination=remonstrant | |
| denomination=salvation_army | |
| denomination=scottish_episcopal | |
| denomination=seventh_day_adventist | |
| denomination=strict_baptist | Strict Baptists - See also denomination=baptist |
| denomination=temple_society_australia | |
| denomination=united | |
| denomination=united_free_church_of_scotland | |
| denomination=united_reformed | |
| denomination=uniting | |
| denomination=united_methodist | |
| denomination=united_church_of_christ | |
| denomination=welsh_baptist | |
| denomination=welsh_independent | |
| Unclassified christian denominations | |
| denomination=apostolic | Several different denominations and organisations use this term. See |
| denomination=assyrian | |
| denomination=catholic_mariavite | |
| denomination=charismatic | |
| denomination=christian_community | |
| denomination=christ_scientist | |
| denomination=church_of_christ | |
| denomination=congregational | |
| denomination=ecumenical | |
| denomination=fsspx | |
| denomination=harrist | |
| denomination=iglesia_ni_cristo | |
| denomination=jehovahs_witness | |
| denomination=kimbanguist | |
| denomination=la_luz_del_mundo | |
| denomination=liberal_catholic | |
| denomination=mariavite | Old Catholic |
| denomination=messianic_jewish | |
| denomination=new_apostolic | |
| denomination=nondenominational | Churches which are not part of a larger organisation (often evangelical protestant) |
| denomination=old_catholic | |
| denomination=philippine_independent | |
| denomination=simultaneum | |
| denomination=spiritist | |
Hindu denominations
religion=hindu + following denominations
| denomination=shaktism | |
| denomination=hare_krishna | |
| denomination=vaishnavism | |
| denomination=shaivism | |
| denomination=smartism | |
| denomination=ganpatya | |
| denomination=warkari | |
| denomination=dattatreya |
Islamic denominations
religion=muslim + following denominations
| denomination=nondenominational | |
| denomination=ahmadiyya | |
| denomination=alevi | |
| denomination=bektashi | |
| denomination=ibadi | |
| denomination=ismaili | |
| denomination=shia | |
| denomination=sunni | |
| denomination=sufi |
Jain denominations
religion=jain + following denominations
| denomination=digambara | |
| denomination=svetambara |
Jewish denominations
religion=jewish + following denominations
| denomination=nondenominational | |
| denomination=unaffiliated | |
| denomination=ashkenazi | |
| denomination=buchari | |
| denomination=conservative | |
| denomination=hasidic | |
| denomination=kabbalistic | |
| denomination=karaite | |
| denomination=lubavitch | |
| denomination=mizrachi | |
| denomination=modern_orthodox | |
| denomination=neo_orthodox | (see modern orthodox Wikipedia link for more info) |
| denomination=orthodox | |
| denomination=reconstructionist | |
| denomination=reform | |
| denomination=progressive | (see Reform Wikipedia link for more info) |
| denomination=liberal | (see Reform Wikipedia link for more info) |
| denomination=samaritan | |
| denomination=sephardi | |
| denomination=traditional | |
| denomination=unity | Unity Judaism (Judaísmo da Unidade) |
Pagan denominations
religion=pagan + following denominations
| denomination=asatru | |
| denomination=celtic | |
| denomination=greco-roman | |
| denomination=slavic | |
| denomination=wicca |
Taoist denominations
religion=taoist + following denominations
| denomination=quanzhen | |
| denomination=zhengyi |
Zoroastrian denominations
religion=zoroastrian + following denominations
| denomination=irani | |
| denomination=parsi |
See also
External links
- List of Christian denominations on Wikipedia
