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Christianity in Somalia is a minority religion within the country, which has a population over 99% Sunni Muslim, and Islam as the state religion. Estimates range on the number of Christians residing in the nation, with the US Department of State reporting there to be approximately 1,000 Christians in 2020, [1]
Since the end of the colonial period and the departure of the Italians, Catholicism has experienced a nearly complete disappearance in Somalia. [15] In 2023, the country was scored zero out of 4 for religious freedom. [16] In the same year, the country was ranked as the second worst place in the world to be a Christian, just behind North Korea ...
The reopening ceremony of the Church of Saint Antonio of Lisbon was held on the 29 July in the presence of expatriates and ministers. [4] It is one of a number of churches that were built 70 years ago during British rule. [4] The church is located in the Shaab district in the capital of the region, Hargeisa, and it was closed for three decades. [4]
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mogadishu (Latin: Mogadiscen(sis)) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church located in the city of Mogadishu, Somalia. The area of the diocese coincides with that of the country. It is the only diocese in Somalia. The see has been vacant since the assassination of the last bishop, Salvatore Colombo, in 1989.
Christianity in Somaliland is a minority religion, estimated to have 7,642 followers according to the 2023 report by the Somali Bible Society. [1] This census did not count for the Christians in Somaliland who continue to practice their religion secretly or could not be contacted due to language barriers or fear of persecution. [1]
The church was entrusted to the Consolata missionaries, then replaced by the Franciscans (Friars Minor). In 1989, on the eve of the outbreak of the civil war in Somalia, the last Bishop of Mogadishu, Salvatore Colombo , was killed by armed insurgents while celebrating Mass in the cathedral. [ 4 ]
In the 1970s, during the reign of Somalia's then Marxist government, church-run schools were closed and missionaries sent home. There has been no archbishop in the country since 1989, and the cathedral in Mogadishu was severely damaged during the civil war.
View history; General ... Catholic Church in Somalia (6 C, 1 P) Churches in Somalia (2 C) M. Christian missionaries in Somalia (2 C) P. Protestantism in Somalia (1 C ...