Global Count of Catholics of African Descent:
270 MILLION *
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The 270 million Catholics of African descent represent 25% of the
1.1 billion Roman Catholics throughout the world in more than 59 countries.
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AFRICA : 140 MILLION
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Country
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Number
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Angola
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8 million
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Benin
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1.6 million
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Burkina Faso
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1.4 million
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Burundi
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4 million
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Cameron
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3.9 million
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Cen. Af. Rep.
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0.8 million
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Chad
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0.8 million
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Dem. Rep. of Congo
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28 million
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Ethiopia
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0.5 million
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Gabon
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0.8 million
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Ghana
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2.3 million
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Ivory Coast
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2.9 million
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Kenya
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7.5 million
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Malawi
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2.8 million
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Mozambique
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4.2 million
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Nigeria
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34 million
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Rwanda
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3.8 million
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Senegal
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0.5 million
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South Africa
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3 million
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Sudan
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3.8 million
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Tanzania
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10 million
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Togo
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1.3 million
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Uganda
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10 million
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Zambia
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3 million
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Zimbabwe
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1.1 million
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TOTAL
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141 M.
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LATIN AMERICA: 106 MILLION
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Country
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Number
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Brazil
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65 million
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Columbia
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20 million
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Ecuador
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1.5 million
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Guatemala
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.2 million
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Honduras
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.2 million
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Mexico
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12 million
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Panama
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2 million
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Venezuela
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5 million
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TOTAL
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105.9 M.
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NORTH AMERICA &
THE CARIBBEAN : 21 MILLION
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Country
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Number
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Cuba
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4 million
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Dominican Republic
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8 million
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Haiti
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6 million
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United States
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3 million
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21 million
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U.S.
Statistics of Black Catholics
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1300 Parishes
250 African American Priests
300 African American Sisters
380 African American Deacons
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* The count is based on millions and fractions of a million. Countries listed above have at least .2 million count of Catholics of African descent, while other countries not listed have less than this number. The racial conventions used to identify ‘African descent’ vary throughout the world. Also not accounted for are the emerging Asian populations of African descent.
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Researched by the Catholic African World Network. The principal resources are: The World Christian Encyclopedia edited by D. Barrett; The 2004 Catholic Almanac edited by Matthew Brunson, D. Min.; the African American Secretariat of the U.S. Catholic Bishops’ Conference; the Internet and global in the field research. Contact: CatholicAWN@aol.com
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© The Catholic African World Network, 2005 |
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