Christianity in Guinea-Bissau

Cathedral in 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

Main article: Roman Catholicism in Guinea-Bissau

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:

• Bafatá
• Bissau

External links

• Diocese of Bissau

Christianity portal

See also

• Religion in Guinea-Bissau
• Islam in Guinea-Bissau

References

1. ^ https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pu.html
2. ^ ^{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.
3. ^ http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/country/scgw1.html