Christianity in Tanzania
Encyclopedia
The study of the United States
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
for 2009 suggests that 62% of the population of Tanzania
is Christian
, 35% is Muslim
, and 3% are members of other religious groups.
The CIA World Factbook however states that 30% of the population is Christian with Muslim being 35% and indigenous beliefs 35%.
The Christian population of Tanzania is mostly composed of Roman Catholics
, Protestants
, Pentecostals, Seventh-day Adventists, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), and members of Jehovah's Witnesses.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Affairs at the United States Department of State is one of three bureaus and two offices that constitute the Office of the Under Secretary for Global Affairs...
for 2009 suggests that 62% of the population of Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
is Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
, 35% is Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
, and 3% are members of other religious groups.
The CIA World Factbook however states that 30% of the population is Christian with Muslim being 35% and indigenous beliefs 35%.
The Christian population of Tanzania is mostly composed of Roman Catholics
Roman Catholicism in Tanzania
The Roman Catholic Church in Tanzania is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.There are around 9 million Catholics in the country - about a quarter of the total population...
, Protestants
Protestants in Tanzania
Protestants in Tanzania are mostly consisted of the Anglican Church of Tanzania and of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania....
, Pentecostals, Seventh-day Adventists, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), and members of Jehovah's Witnesses.