Before the 1800s, Protestants dominated New York. There was no Roman Catholic Church till 1797. Roman Catholics first from Ireland and Germany, later from Italy and Poland settled in New York. Jews first from Germany, Austria, and England, later (in vast numbers) from Russia and other Eastern European nations also began settling in New York State. As of 2000, New York had 7,550,491 Roman Catholics, representing about 39.8% of the total population. The same year, there were 1,653,870 adherents of Jewish congregations.  Because of diversified immigration, New York City has small percentages but significant numbers of Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus, and Orthodox Christians. The Hare Krishna group and the Unification Church of the Reverend Sun Myung Moon also make their presence felt in New York.