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Christianity is the dominant religion in South Africa, with almost 80% of the population in 2001 professing to be Christian.No single denomination predominates, with mainstream Protestant churches, Pentecostal churches, African initiated churches, and the Catholic Church all having significant numbers of adherents.
According to a 2012 Pew Research Center study, of the then 232 countries and territories, 157 had Christian majorities. [ 10 ] Christianity is the predominant religion and faith in Europe , the Americas , the Philippines , East Timor , Sub-Saharan Africa , and Oceania . [ 11 ]
Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa (NGK) – 1.1 million [citation needed] Christian Evangelical Church in Minahasa – 0.7 million [162] United Church in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands – 0.6 million [163] Protestant Church in Western Indonesia – 0.6 million [164] Evangelical Christian Church of the Land of Papua – 0.6 million [165]
The Groote Kerk in Cape Town is the oldest existing church in southern Africa. Religion in South Africa is dominated by various branches of Christianity, which collectively represent around 85% of the country's total population. South Africa is a secular state with a diverse religious population.
Reformed Churches in South Africa (1 C, 15 P) Pages in category "Christian denominations in South Africa" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
Christianity arrived in Africa in the 1st century AD; as of 2024, a 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.
Christian denominations in South Africa (6 C, 12 P) * South African Christians (13 C, 51 P) C. Christianity in Cape Town (3 C, 4 P) ... Churches in South Africa (19 C ...
Christian denominations in South Africa (6 C, 12 P) Christian denominations in Sudan (3 C) U. ... Category: Christian denominations in Africa by country.