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Religion in Equatorial Guinea

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The government provides funds to the Catholic Church and its schools for educational programming. Catholic masses are also a normal part of official government ceremonial functions.
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on the basis of religion. The law establishes no state religion, but the government gives preference to the Roman Catholic Church and the
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Permits are required for door-to-door proselytism. While some time limits are officially imposed on public religious activities,
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groups often hold activities outside the prescribed period without government intervention.
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having the most members. There are also substantial minorities of the adherents of
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and worship, and prohibits political parties based on religious affiliation.
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provides for the freedom of religion, and prohibits the establishment of
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Ministry of Justice, Religious Affairs, and Penitentiary Institutions
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Index

ARDA
Roman Catholic
Christian
Muslim
Traditional faiths
No religion

St. Elizabeth's Cathedral
Malabo
Christianity
Catholic Church
traditional faiths
Islam
Equatorial Guinea
secular state
nation's constitution
freedom of religion
Constitution of Equatorial Guinea
political parties
Reformed Church of Equatorial Guinea
Ministry of Justice, Religious Affairs, and Penitentiary Institutions
Evangelical Christian


"National Profiles"
"Religions in Equatorial Guinea | PEW-GRF"
"2021 Report on International Religious Freedom: Equatorial Guinea"


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