Christianity in the Comoros
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Christianity in the Comoros is a minority religion. Roman Catholics in the Comoros
are about 4300 (0.5 % of the population).
Protestants are about 1,678 persons (0.25 % of the population). In 2006 four persons were detained in the town of Moroni in the Comoros. The constitution guarantees religious liberty. Christians are not allowed to witness publicly. They are subject to the denial of many civil rights. Christians are subject to societal disadvantage. There are foreign religious groups, that give humanitarian action. They do not engage in prozeliytizing however. Religious groups do not have the duty to register.
A law states that who preaches another religion to Muslims, is subject to both a prison sentence and a fine. On Ngazidja Christian liberty is greater than in other parts of the Comoros. There is a Roman Catholic church in Moroni
, on the island of Ngazidja. Another Roman Catholic church is in Mutsamudu
. There is a Protestant church in Moroni. According to the World Christian Encyclopedia
(2nd edition), Volume 1, p. 208 there is at least one congregation of both Seventh Day Adventists, the Eglise de l'Africa Inland Mission and the reformed Eglise de Jésus Christ aux Comores.
Comoros
The Comoros , officially the Union of the Comoros is an archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean, located off the eastern coast of Africa, on the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, between northeastern Mozambique and northwestern Madagascar...
are about 4300 (0.5 % of the population).
Protestants are about 1,678 persons (0.25 % of the population). In 2006 four persons were detained in the town of Moroni in the Comoros. The constitution guarantees religious liberty. Christians are not allowed to witness publicly. They are subject to the denial of many civil rights. Christians are subject to societal disadvantage. There are foreign religious groups, that give humanitarian action. They do not engage in prozeliytizing however. Religious groups do not have the duty to register.
A law states that who preaches another religion to Muslims, is subject to both a prison sentence and a fine. On Ngazidja Christian liberty is greater than in other parts of the Comoros. There is a Roman Catholic church in Moroni
Moroni, Comoros
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, on the island of Ngazidja. Another Roman Catholic church is in Mutsamudu
Mutsamudu
Mutsamudu is the second largest city in the Comoros, founded in 1482. It is also the capital and largest city on the island of Anjouan as well the former home of the current Comoron Union president Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi...
. There is a Protestant church in Moroni. According to the World Christian Encyclopedia
World Christian Encyclopedia
World Christian Encyclopedia is a reference work published by Oxford University Press, known for providing membership statistics for major and minor world religions in every country of the world, including historical data and projections of future populations.The first edition, by David B. Barrett,...
(2nd edition), Volume 1, p. 208 there is at least one congregation of both Seventh Day Adventists, the Eglise de l'Africa Inland Mission and the reformed Eglise de Jésus Christ aux Comores.
Online Sources
- Roman Catholicism in ComorosRoman Catholicism in ComorosThe Roman Catholic Church in Comoros is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and Curia in Rome....
article - Protestantism by countryProtestantism by countryFor the purposes of this list, "Protestant" includes the following denominations: Assemblies of God, Anglican/Episcopalian , Baptist, Church of God, Church of the Nazarene, Churches of Christ, Congregationalist, Calvinist, Holiness, Lutheran, Mennonite, Methodist, Pentecostal, Presbyterian,...
article - http://www.persecution.net/news/comoros1.html
- http://www.persecution.net/country/comoros.htm
- http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2006/71294.htm