John F. Kennedy and Joe Biden are the only Catholics to have held the office of President of the United States, and Joe Biden and Mike Pence are the only Catholics to have held the office of Vice President of the United States (raised Catholic, self-described Evangelical Catholic ).

How many US presidents were not Catholic?

John F. Kennedy was the only president of Roman Catholic faith. Jefferson, Lincoln, and Andrew Johnson were the only three presidents who were not affiliated with any religious tradition. Hayes and Obama, both of whom served as president, were both of the Protestant faith but did not belong to any one denomination.

Who was the first Catholic president of the US?

It has been more than half a century since John F. Kennedy served as the first and, to this day, only Catholic to hold the office of President of the United States. Since then, John F. Kerry is the only Catholic to have successfully earned the nomination of a major political party; although, a couple dozen other Catholics have made significant bids to do so.

How many US presidents have been Christian?

• At the very least in terms of their upbringing, virtually all of the Presidents may be classified as Christians; yet, several of them were not associated with any particular religious group.
• Episcopalians and Presbyterians make up the majority of the population, with the former group being the most numerous overall.
• Joe Biden is the second Catholic to hold the office of president; John F.

Kennedy was the first Catholic to hold that position.