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The Catholic Church in Zambia is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
The 2010 census found that 75.3% of Zambians were Protestant and 20.2% were other Christians (mainly Catholic); this amounted to over about three million Catholics in the country.[1]: 20 [2]
Figures in 2020 suggested that 85% of the country had a Christian background, with 34% following Protestantism and 32% following Catholicism.[3] Other figures noted that there are almost 1,000 priests and over 2,000 serving almost 400 parishes.[4]
- ^ "2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Central Statistical Office, Zambia. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2016.: 19–20
- ^ "PEW Research Center: Christian Population as Percentages of Total Population by Country 2010". 19 December 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ World Religions Database at the ARDA website, retrieved 2023-08-08
- ^ Catholics and Culture website, retrieved 2023-08-08