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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.
African-initiated church. "Spiritual headwashing" in Cotonou, Benin. Celestial Church of Christ is a religion which started in Benin in the middle of the 20th century by Samuel Joseph Biléou Oschoffa. An African-initiated church (AIC) is a Christian church independently started in Africa by Africans rather than chiefly by missionaries from ...
This category has the following 12 subcategories, out of 12 total. African initiated churches (1 C, 23 P) Christian denominations in Benin (3 C, 1 P) Christian denominations in Cameroon (2 C, 2 P) Christian denominations in Cape Verde (2 C, 1 P) Christian denominations in Africa by country (15 C)
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 26 August 2024. According to Pew Research, Nigeria is the second most religious country in the world. Its populace is evenly divided between the largely Muslim north and the predominantly Christian south. Below is a list of notable churches in Nigeria. It also contains the year of establishment, founder ...
Christianity portal. v. t. e. Christianity in Ethiopia is the country's largest religion with members making up 68% of the population. [3] Christianity in Ethiopia dates back to the ancient Kingdom of Aksum, when the King Ezana first adopted the faith in the 4th century AD. This makes Ethiopia one of the first regions in the world to officially ...
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.
All Africa Conference of Churches ( AACC, Conférence des Églises de toute l'Afrique or CETA) is an ecumenical fellowship that represents more than 200 million African Christians in 210 national churches and regional Christian councils in 43 African Countries. [ 1] AACC's head office is in Nairobi, Kenya, and there is a regional office in ...
Churches in Africa. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Churches in Africa. This category contains articles about buildings used as churches. See also Category:Christian buildings and structures. For denominations see Category:Christian denominations in Africa .