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In 2005, the Catholic Church in Africa, including Eastern Catholic Churches, embraced approximately 135 million of the 809 million people in Africa. In 2009, when Pope Benedict XVI visited Africa, it was estimated at 158 million. [3] Most belong to the Latin Church, but there are also millions of members of the Eastern Catholic Churches.
Christianity in Africa arrived in Africa in the 1st century AD, and in the 21st century the majority of Africans are Christians. [1] Several African Christians influenced the early development of Christianity and shaped its doctrines, including Tertullian, Perpetua, Felicity, Clement of Alexandria, Origen of Alexandria, Cyprian, Athanasius and Augustine of Hippo.
The Catholic church gradually declined along with local Latin dialect. [13] [14] Another view however that exists is that Christianity in North Africa effectively ended soon after the conquest of North Africa by the Islamic Umayyad Caliphate between AD 647–709. [15] Many causes have been seen as leading to the decline of Christianity in Maghreb.
Christianity and colonialism. Christianity and colonialism are associated with each other by some due to the service of Christianity, in its various sects (namely Protestantism, Catholicism and Orthodoxy), as the state religion of the historical European colonial powers, in which Christians likewise made up the majority. [1]
The 2010 census found that 75.3% of Zambians were Protestant and 20.2% were other Christians (mainly Catholic). [1]: 20. Figures in 2020 suggested that 85% of the country had a Christian background, with 34% following Protestantism and 32% following Catholicism.
Catholic Church by country. The Catholic Church in Kenya is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Kenyan Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Pope in the Vatican City. The earliest traces of the Catholic Church in Kenya begin with the missionaries that penetrated the state in 1498, led by Vasco da Gama.
21st century. In 2023, Malawi is a Christian country, with 79% of the population having a Christian background; one third of people in the country are Catholic. [2] There are 2 archdioceses and 6 dioceses: Archdiocese of Blantyre. Diocese of Chikwawa. Diocese of Mangochi. Diocese of Zomba. Archdiocese of Lilongwe.
The White Fathers Mission in Uganda. The pioneer White Fathers were affiliated to the Catholic Missionary Society of White Fathers which is also known as Religious Institute of the Missionaries of Africa. They arrived in Algiers in February 1874. [1] They started their journey to Equatorial Africa (victoria Nyanza region) on 15 November 1878.