Christians in Sierra Leone constitute approximately 22.9 percent of the country's population as of 2013.[1] Other sources report that the population of Christians in Sierra Leone may reach 21%.[2] Christianity was brought to Sierra Leone by the Nova Scotian Settlers when they founded the Colony of Sierra Leone in March 1792.
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The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respected this right in practice.[2]
Intermarriage between Muslims and Christians is common.[2] Islam and Christianity are often syncretized with indigenous religious beliefs.[2]
Protestantism
editThe majority of Sierra Leonean Christians are Protestants, of which the largest are Methodists[3] and Evangelicals.[4]
Roman Catholicism
editCatholics are the second-largest non-Protestant Christians division in Sierra Leone, at about 5% of the country's population.[5]
References
edit- ^ "The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". Cia.gov. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d "International Religious Freedom Report for 2016". State.gov. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Methodist Church Sierra Leone — World Council of Churches". Oikoumene.org. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ The History of the Evangelical Fellowship of Sierra Leone Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Sierra Leone: in wake of brutal war, churches full : News Headlines". Catholicculture.org. Retrieved 30 August 2017.