Christianity in Benin

The cathedral of Notre Dame des Apôtres in Cotonou

Christians in Benin constitute approximately 48.5 of the country's population (2022 estimate).[1]

In 2023, more than half of all Christians in Benin are Roman Catholic.[2]

According to the 2002 census, 27.1 percent of the population of Benin was Roman Catholic, 5 percent Celestial Christian, 3.2 percent Methodist and 7.5 percent other Christian groups.[3]

Many nominal Christians also practice traditional local religious beliefs.[4]

Baptism ceremony of the Celestial Church of Christ in Cotonou
  1. ^ "Benin". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  2. ^ The ARDA website, retrieved 2023-08-01
  3. ^ International Religious Freedom Report 2007: Benin. 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.
  4. ^ US State Dept 2022 Religious Freedom Report: Benin.

Christianity in Benin

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