Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global pop ...
is the largest religion in
Cape Verde
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, official_languages = Portuguese
, national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole
, capital = Praia
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, largest_city = capital
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, with
Roman Catholic
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
s having the most adherents. Different sources give varying estimates on the relative sizes of various
Christian denomination
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s. More than 93% of the population of
Cape Verde
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, official_languages = Portuguese
, national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole
, capital = Praia
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, largest_city = capital
, demonym ...
is Christian, with almost 80% being
Roman Catholic
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
, according to an informal poll taken by local churches.
[International Religious Freedom Report 2007: Cape Verde]
United States Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
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(September 14, 2007). ''This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain
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.'' About 5% of the population is Protestant.
[Susanne Lipps: ''Kapverdische Inseln'', p.47. Ostfilern 2009.] The largest
Protestant
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denomination is the
Church of the Nazarene
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.
[ Other groups include the ]Seventh-day Adventist Church
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, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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, the Assemblies of God
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, the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God
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, the New Apostolic Church
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and various other Pentecostal
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groups.[
There is a small ]Baháʼí Faith
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community and a small Muslim
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community.[ The number of ]atheists
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is estimated at less than 1 percent of the population.[
There is no association between religious differences and ethnic or political affiliations; however, the Catholic hierarchy is sympathetic to the Movement for Democracy (MPD) party, which ruled the country from 1991 to 2001.][ While many Catholics once were hostile toward the ]African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde
The African Party of Independence of Cape Verde ( pt, Partido Africano da Independência de Cabo Verde, PAICV) is a democratic socialist political party in Cape Verde. It was formerly a Marxist–Leninist communist party and the sole legal par ...
(PAICV), which became the governing party in 2001, some have become supporters of the PAICV due to conflict within the MPD party and dissatisfaction over the latter's performance.[
There are foreign ]missionary
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groups operating in the country.[ The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respects this right in practice.][ The US government received no reports of societal abuses or discrimination based on religious belief or practice.][
]
See also
* Outline of Cape Verde
* Index of Cape Verde–related articles
*Islands of Macaronesia
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**Azores
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, motto =( en, "Rather die free than subjected in peace")
, anthem= ( en, "Anthem of the Azores")
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, map_caption=Location of the Azores wi ...
**Canary Islands
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**Madeira
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, anthem = ( en, "Anthem of the Autonomous Region of Madeira")
, song_type = Regional anthem
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, map_alt=Location of Madeira
, map_caption=Location of Madeira
, subdivision_type=Sovereign st ...
* Christianity in Cape Verde
Christianity is the largest religion in Cape Verde, with Roman Catholics having the most adherents. Different sources give varying estimates on the relative sizes of various Christian denominations. More than 94% of the population of Cape Verde ...
* Roman Catholicism in Cape Verde The Catholic Church in the Cape Verde is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. There are over 430,000 Catholics in the country which represents over 90% of the total population. The country is div ...
* Islam in Cape Verde
* Freedom of religion in Cape Verde The constitution of Cape Verde provides for freedom of religion, and the government has generally respected this right in practice. Government policy continued to contribute to the generally free practice of religion. There were no reports of societ ...
* The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Cape Verde
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Cape Verde refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Cape Verde. At year-end 1989, there were 25 members in Cape Verde. In 2019, there were 16,334 ...
References
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