Christianity in Guinea-Bissau


Christians in Guinea-Bissau constitute approximately 10 percent of the country's population. Other sources report, that the population of Christians in Guinea-Bissau may vary from 5 to 13%
Guinea-Bissau is the only Portuguese-speaking nation with a Muslim majority, wherein others are mostly Christian. Christians belong to a number of groups, including the Roman Catholic Church and various Protestant denominations. Christians are concentrated in Bissau and other large towns.
Foreign missionaries operate in the country without restriction.
The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respected this right in practice. In 2007, the US government received no reports of societal abuses or discrimination based on religious belief or practice.

Roman Catholicism

Most Christians in Guinea-Bissau are Roman Catholic.
There are two dioceses: