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A ministry of religious affairs (sometimes with a similar name, like ministry of endowments) is a government department responsible for religious matters, including:

Current

Country, state or territory	Subnational division	Ministry	Head	List
Afghanistan		Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs
Algeria		Ministry of Religious Affairs	Minister of Religious Affairs
Argentina		Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship	Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship	list
Austria		Office of Religious Affairs, Chancellery
Azerbaijan		State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations	Chairman of State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations
Bahrain		Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs	Minister of Justice and Islamic Affairs	list
Bangladesh		Ministry of Religious Affairs	Minister of Religious Affairs
Brunei		Ministry of Religious Affairs	Minister of Religious Affairs
Cambodia		Ministry of Cult and Religion	Minister of Cult and Religion
People's Republic of China		United Front Work Department (2018–present)
		State Administration for Religious Affairs (1951–2018)
Comoros		Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs, Public Administration and Human Rights	Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs, Public Administration and Human Rights	list
Denmark		Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs	Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs
Djibouti		Ministry of Muslim Affairs & Charitable Assets	Minister of Muslim Affairs & Charitable Assets
Egypt		Ministry of Awqaf	Minister of Awqaf
Finland		Ministry of Education and Culture
France		Ministry of the Interior	Minister of the Interior (1912-)
			Minister of Worship (1804-1912)
Germany
	States of Germany		Minister of Education
Greece		Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs
Grenada		Division of Religious Affairs, Ministry of Education, Human Resource Development, Religious Affairs & Information
India		Ministry of Minority Affairs
		Ministry of Culture
Indonesia		Ministry of Religious Affairs	Minister of Religious Affairs
Iran		Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance
Israel		Ministry of Religious Services
Japan		Religious Affairs Division, Agency for Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Jordan		Ministry of Awqaf Islamic Affairs and Holy Places
Kazakhstan		Ministry of Social Development
Kuwait		Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs
Luxembourg		Ministry of State	Minister for Religious Affairs
Malaysia		Prime Minister's Department Department of Islamic Development Department of Awqaf, Zakat and Haji Department of Syariah Judiciary	Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
Maldives		Ministry of Islamic Affairs
Morocco		Ministry of Habous and Islamic Affairs	Minister of Habous and Islamic Affairs
Myanmar		Ministry of Religious Affairs
Norway		Department of Consumer, Religious and Life Stance Affairs, Ministry of Children and Families
Oman		Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs	Minister of Endowments and Religious Affairs
Pakistan		Ministry of Religious Affairs	Minister of Religious Affairs
Qatar		Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs	Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs
Saudi Arabia		Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance
		Ministry of Hajj and Umrah
Serbia		Ministry of Religion
Singapore			Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs
South Sudan		Ministry of Gender, Social Welfare and Religious Affairs
Sri Lanka		Ministry of Buddha Sasana
		Department of Christian Affairs
		Department of Hindu Religious Affairs
		Department of Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs
Syria		Ministry of Endowments
Thailand		Religion Affairs Department, Ministry of Culture
		National Office of Buddhism
Tunisia		Ministry of Religious Affairs
Turkey		Directorate of Religious Affairs
Zambia		Ministry of National Guidance and Religious Affairs

Note:

• States of Germany Minister of Education ("Kultus", in its literal meaning) most well known for their administration of (previously Church-run) schools (and hence usually translated as ministers of education), yet remain competent for the relationships with the Churches. see also Conference of Ministers of Education
• In India, the Ministry of Minority Affairs is tasked with dealing with all kinds of minorities, including linguistic, ethnic, cultural and gender.

References

1. Ministry of Cult and Religion official website.

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