Catholics still largest denomination in new Congress

10 percent of members are Jesuit grads

WASHINGTON — The 113th Congress includes some slight shifts in religious makeup over the previous session, with a few more Catholics, the first Buddhist in the Senate and the first Hindu to serve in either chamber.

It's a historic high for the number of Catholics in Congress, with 163, although that’s just two more seats than the previous high point, when there were 161 Catholics in the 111th Congress of 2009-10.