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English Speaking Countries of Africa

The International Organism at the Service of the Parish Cell System has entrusted to us the promotion of this method of evangelization in the English Speaking Countries of Africa

THE ENGLISH SPEAKING AFRICAN COUNTRIES

Botswana

Liberia

Sierra Leon

British Indian Ocean Territory

BOTSWANA

Capital City:

Gaborone

Population:

1,990,876

Christians:

68% (5% Catholics)

Indigenous religions:

23%

Christian growth:

3.12%

Catholic Church:

2 Diocese: Gaborone and Francistown

Bishops:

Gaborone – Bishop Valentine Tsamma Seane

Francistown – Bishop Franklyn Nubuasah, S.V.D.

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BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY

Capital City:

Diego Garcia

Population:

4,000

Christians:

48.5% (36% Catholics)

Hindus:

36%

Christian growth:

0.3%

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GAMBIA

Capital City:

Banjul

Population:

983,000

Muslims:

95.4%

Christians:

3.7% (Catholics 2.3%)

Christian growth:

1.5%

Catholic Church:

1 Diocese: Banjul

Bishop:

Mons. Robert Patrick Ellison, C.S.Sp

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GHANA

Capital City:

Accra

Population:

23,837,000

Christians:

64% (Catholics 18.7%)

African Traditional Religions:

20%

Muslims:

16%

Christian growth:

5.9% (Catholics: 2.2%)

Catholic Church:

20 Dioceses

Archbishop of Accra:

Archbishop Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle

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KENYA

Capital City:

Nairobi

Population:

38,610,097

Christians:

82.1% (25.9% Catholics)

Other religions:

Muslims 6%; Traditional 10%

Christian growth:

5.5%

Catholic Church:

26 Diocese

Cardinal:

H.E. John Cardinal Njue, Archbishop of Nairobi

Maltese Bishop

Mons. Paul Darmanin, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Garissa

Maltese Bishop

Mons. Emmanuel Barbara, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Malindi

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LESOTHO

Capital City:

Maseru

Population:

2,067,000

Christians:

93% (45% Catholics)

Other religions:

African Traditional 6%; Baha’i 1%

Christian growth:

2.4%

Catholic Church:

4 Diocese

Bishops:

Archbishop Gerard Tlali Lerotholi, O.M.I., Archbishop of Maseru

Bishop Augustinus Tumaole Bane, O.M.I., Bishop of Leribe

Bishop Sebastian Koto Khoarai, O.M.I., Bishop of Mohale’s Hoek

Bishop Vacant of Qacha’s Nek

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LIBERIA

Capital City:

Monrovia

Population:

3,955,000

African Traditional Religions:

49.4%

Christians:

37% (Catholics 3%)

Muslims:

13.3%

Baha’i:

0.3%

Christian growth:

6.2% (Catholics: 10.8%)

Catholic Church:

3 Dioceses

Monrovia:

Archbishop Michael Kpakala Francis

Cape Palmas:

Vacant

Gbarnga:

Vacant

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MALAWI

Capital City:

Lilongwe

Population:

15,028,757

Christians:

81.1% (Catholics 26%)

Muslims:

14.5%

African Traditional Religions:

4.2%

Baha’i and Hindu:

0.2%

Christian growth:

7.1% (Catholics: 5.3%)

Catholic Church:

8 Dioceses

Blantyre (Archdiocese):

Archbishop Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye

Other Diocese:

Chikwawa; Dedza; Lilongwe; Mangochi; Mzuzu; Zomba

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MAURITIUS

Capital City:

Port Louis

Population:

1,288,000

Hindu:

50.3%

Christians:

32.7% (Catholics 25.8%)

Muslims:

12.5%

Others:

6.5%

Christian growth:

1.8% (Catholics: 0.4%)

Catholic Church:

1 Dioceses and 1 Vicariate Apostolic

Port Louis:

Bishop Maurice Piat, C.S.Sp

Rodrigues:

Vicar Apostolic Mons. Alain Harel

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NAMBIA

Capital City:

Windhoek

Population:

2,108,665

Christians:

91% (Catholics 16%)

African Traditional Religions:

Others:

Christian growth:

2.5% (Catholics: 6.1%)

Catholic Church:

2 Dioceses and 1 Vicariate Apostolic

Windhoek:

Archbishop Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda, O.M.I.

Keetmanshoop:

Bishop Philipp Pöllitzer, O.M.I.

Rundu:

Vicar Apostolic Bishop Joseph Shipandeni Shikongo, O.M.I.

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NIGERIA

Capital City:

Abuja

Population:

158,259,000

Christians:

50% (Catholics 13%)

Muslim:

40%

Traditional Religions:

10%

Christian growth:

5.5% (Catholics: 7.8%)

Catholic Church:

9 Archdioceses, 41 Dioceses and 2 Vicariate Apostolic

Lagos:

Anthony Olubunmi Cardinal Okogie

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SAINT HELENA

Capital City:

Jamestown

Population:

4,255

Christians:

96.7% (Catholics 1.43%)

Non-religious and Others:

3.3%

Christian growth:

-0.6% (Catholics: 2.1%)

Catholic Church:

1 Diocese “Sui Iuris”

St Helena:

Fr Michael Bernard McPartland, S.M.A., Superior

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SIERRA LEON

Capital City:

Freetown

Population:

6,440,053

Traditional Religions

48%

Muslims

43.1%

Christians:

8.9% (Catholics 1.9%)

Christian growth:

2.9% (Catholics: 2.3%)

Catholic Church:

1 Archdiocese and 2 Dioceses

Freetown and Bo:

Archbishop Edward Tamba Charles

Kenema:

Bishop Patrick Daniel Koroma

Makeni:

Bishop George Biguzzi, S.X.

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SOUTH AFRICA

Capital City:

Cape Town

Population:

49,991,300

Christians:

72.6% (Catholics 7.8%)

African Traditional Religions:

17.7%

Non-religious and Others:

9.7%

Christian growth:

-2.7% (Catholics: 1.1%)

Catholic Church:

5 Archdioceses, 21 Dioceses and 1 Vicariate Apostolic

Durban:

Wilfrid Fox Cardinal Napier, O.F.M.

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TANZANIA

Capital City:

Dodoma

Population:

43,739,000

Christians:

51% (Catholics 31.2%)

Muslims:

35%

Traditional Religions:

13.2%

Other Religions:

0.8%

Christian growth:

5% (Catholics: 4.9%)

Catholic Church:

5 Archdioceses and 32 Dioceses

Dar-es-Salam:

Polycarp Cardinal Pengo

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UGANDA

Capital City:

Kampala

Population:

32,369,558

Christians:

83.4% (Catholics 52%)

Muslims:

Traditional Religions:

5.9%

Other Religions:

2.7%

Christian growth:

4.2% (Catholics: 3.7%)

Catholic Church:

4 Archdioceses and 16 Dioceses

Kampala:

Emmanuel Cardinal Wamala

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ZAMBIA

Capital City:

Lusaka

Population:

12,935,000

Christians:

75% (Catholics 32%)

Traditional Religions:

23%

Muslims and Others:

1%, 2%

Christian growth:

3.3% (Catholics: -4.4%)

Catholic Church:

2 Archdioceses and 8 Dioceses

Lusaka:

Medardo Joseph Cardinal Mazombwe

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ZIMBABWE

Capital City:

Harare

Population:

12,521,000

Christians:

61.7% (Catholics 12%)

Traditional Religions:

32.6%

Muslim, Other Religions and Non-Religious:

1.6%, 0.1% and 4%

Christian growth:

5.6% (Catholics: 0%)

Catholic Church:

2 Archdioceses and 6 Dioceses

Harare:

Archbishop Robert Christopher Ndlovu

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English Speaking Countries of Africa

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