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Christianity in Somalia is a minority religion within the country, which has a population over 99% Sunni Muslim, and Islam as the state religion. According to a 2020 report by the US Department of State, there are approximately 1,000 Christians in the nation.[1]
Most modern-day Christian adherents come from the Bantu ethnic minority group,[2] or are descended from Italian colonists and belong to the Swedish Evangelical Mission, Roman Catholic Church, and Church of the Nazarene. There is one Catholic diocese for the entire country, the Diocese of Mogadishu.
Orthodox Christianity came to coastal areas of the Somalia in early 2nd and 3rd century.[3] Modern day, there are at least some known local Christians in the nation and the self-proclaimed nation of Somaliland in the north.[4][5]
- ^ "2020 Report on International Religious Freedom: Somalia". US Department of State. 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "A study on minorities in Somalia". Archived from the original on 2009-05-12. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ Aweis A Ali (May 2021). "A Brief History of Christianity in the Somali Peninsula" – via ResearchGate.
- ^ "Somaliland: Apostate Couple Accused of Spreading Christianity" Released and Deported to Somalia". Somaliland Sun. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Somaliland Christians released after offences-against-Islam charges dismissed". Somaliland Sun. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2024.