Christianity in Guinea-Bissau
Christians in Guinea-Bissau constitute approximately 10 percent (~153,300) of the country's population (1,533,964[1] - 2009 est.). Other sources report, that the population of Christians in Guinea-Bissau may vary from 5 to 13%[2]
Guinea-Bissau is the only Portuguese-speaking nation with a Muslim majority, wherein others are mostly Christian. Christians belong to a number of groups, including the Roman Catholic Church (including Portuguese Guinea-Bissauans) and various Protestant denominations.[2] Christians are concentrated in Bissau and other large towns.[2]
Foreign missionaries operate in the country without restriction.[2]
The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respected this right in practice.[2] In 2007, the US government received no reports of societal abuses or discrimination based on religious belief or practice.[2]
Roman Catholicism
Most Christians in Guinea-Bissau are Roman Catholic (about 125,000 Catholics in Guinea-Bissau, or just under 10%[3] of the total population).
There are two dioceses:
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References
- ^ https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pu.html
- ^ a b c d e f International Religious Freedom Report 2007: Guinea-Bissau. United States Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (September 14, 2007). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Guinea-Bissau". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.