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of Muslims of African origin and those of South Asian background. In addition African Muslim clerics had increasingly sought training in Egypt, Kuwait, South Africa, and Saudi Arabia, returning with a more fundamental approach than the local traditional, Sufi-inspired Swahili Islam particularly common in the north.
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Islam suffered probably the most during the anti-religious campaign, because of the plain misunderstanding or prejudice of the Frelimo leadership. Frelimo ministers thought, for example, that raising pigs was a good idea to combat rural underdevelopment and genuinely failed to understand that Muslims
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journalists reported that the distinction between Sunni and Shi'a was not particularly important for many local Muslims, and Muslims were much more likely to identify themselves by the local religious leader they follow than as Sunni or Shi'a. There were significant differences between the practices
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In the early 2000s, religious communities were dispersed throughout the country. Northern provinces were predominantly Muslim, especially along the coastal strip, and some areas of the inland northern areas had a stronger concentration of Catholic or Protestant communities; Catholics and Protestants
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The anti-religious campaign of FRELIMO formally ended in 1982 when the party in power held a meeting with all the main religious institutions. On that occasion, it claimed mistakes had been made and national unity needed to prevail. State control of religious institutions continued after 1982, but
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From early 1979, the regime attempted to discredit the church on the basis of the history of the colonial church, and it began a campaign to close churches, prevent religious activities and restrict the movements of religious staff. Catholic and other religious institutions resisted, more or less
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tried to discourage traditional indigenous practices from their places of worship, instituting practices that reflect a stricter interpretation of sacred texts; however, some Christian and Muslim adherents continued to incorporate traditional practices and rituals, and religious authorities were
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Mozambique is listed as the 32nd most dangerous country to be a Christian. Islamist terrorists attacked a Catholic mission in Nampula, killing an elderly missionary and burning down several structures in September 2022, and separated Catholic inhabitants of a village killing at least eleven in
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In response to these and other social and religious changes, Catholic bishops condemned the death penalty and re-education camps as godless. In 1978 the church decided to transform into a church of communities, something the state believed to be a move towards
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represented the fastest growing religious group in the country due to other christian sects converting to evangelical christianity; most religious communities tended to draw their members from across ethnic, political, economic, and racial lines.
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were generally more numerous in the southern and central regions, but Muslim minority populations were also present in these areas. The National Directorate of Religious Affairs in the Ministry of Justice stated that
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Many small, independent Catholic and Protestant churches that have split from mainstream denominations fuse African traditional beliefs and practices within a Christian framework.
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Several Protestant groups in Mozambique had strong allegiance to the FRELIMO government, potentially because many in the FRELIMO leadership (including the late national hero
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Christians, with 33 percent of the population, Catholics with 27 percent, and Anglicans with 2 percent. The remaining 14 percent claim no religious denomination.
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and 144 religious organizations registered with the Department of Religious Affairs of the Ministry of Justice; Major Christian religious groups include
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openly. By 1980, resistance was often open and international criticism was rife, something which convinced FRELIMO to change its stance.
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Eric morier-Genoud, “Of God and Caesar: The Relation between Christian Churches and the State in post-Colonial Mozambique, 1974-1981”,
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and nationalized all schools and health facilities, including those owned and run by religious institutions. Facing resistance, the
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Serapiao, Luis Benjamim. "The Catholic Church and conflict resolution in Mozambique's post-colonial conflict, 1977-1992."
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Serapiao, Luis Benjamim. "The Catholic Church and conflict resolution in Mozambique's post-colonial conflict, 1977-1992."
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resistance in the north of the country came from religious objection. Some long-lasting trauma was thus created.
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Eric Morier-Genoud, “Renouveau religieux et politique au Mozambique: entre permanence, rupture et historicité”,
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Eric Morier-Genoud, “L’Islam au Mozambique après l’indépendance. Histoire d’une montée en puissance”,
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The country has been scored as 3 out 4 for freedom of religious expression.
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According to the most recent 2020 estimate, 55.8% of the population of
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groups constituted a very small percentage of the population.
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In the 2015 DHS Survey "Evangelical" included "Pentecostal".
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imprisoned some clerics in 1975 and 1976 and banned all
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International Religious Freedom Report 2010: Mozambique
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In the 1997 census "Evangelical" included "Protestant".
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In 2010, the Catholic Church and the country's leading
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Pew Research Center. 19 December 2011 585: 576: 146: 32:Religion in Mozambique (2020 estimate) 14: 2013: 1410: 1050:. Pew Research Center. 27 January 2011 300: 225:Universal Church of the Kingdom of God 1384: 1190: 1048:"Table: Muslim Population by Country" 844: 813: 630:in the district of Zambezia in 1977. 1434:Traditional African religions portal 351:Religious affiliation in Mozambique 1287:Igreja União Baptista de Moçambique 788: 712:Islamist insurgency in Cabo Delgado 313:worshipper awaits by the door of a 24: 1329: 1267:Igreja Presbiteriana de Moçambique 618:. 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Index

Christianity in Mozambique
Christianity
Traditional faiths
Islam
No religion

Maputo Cathedral
Christianity
traditional faiths
Islam
Mozambique
secular state
Mozambique
Christian
Muslim
Sunni
Evangelical
Pentecostal

Inhambane Cathedral
evangelical Christians
religious denominations
Catholic
Anglican
Baptist
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Congregational
Christadelphians
Methodist
Nazarene

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