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Religion in South Africa is dominated by various branches of Christianity, which collectively represent around 78% of the country's total population. South Africa is a secular state with a diverse religious population. Its constitution guarantees freedom of religion. Many religions are represented in the ethnic and regional diversity of the ...
Christianity by country. Christianity is the dominant religion in South Africa, with almost 80% of the population in 2001 professing to be Christian. No single denomination predominates, with mainstream Protestant churches, Pentecostal churches, African initiated churches, and the Catholic Church all having significant numbers of adherents.
S. San religion. Satanic panic (South Africa) South African Charter of Religious Rights and Freedoms.
Hinduism has existed in Africa mainly since the late 19th century. There are an estimated 2-2.5 million adherents of Hinduism in Africa. It is the largest religion in Mauritius, [42] and several other countries have Hindu temples. Hindus came to South Africa as indentured laborers in the 19th century.
Local ceremony in Benin featuring a zangbeto. The beliefs and practices of African people are highly diverse, and include various ethnic religions. [1] [2] Generally, these traditions are oral rather than scriptural and are passed down from one generation to another through folk tales, songs, and festivals, [3] [4] [5] and include beliefs in spirits and higher and lower gods, sometimes ...
Jurisdictions. The Catholic Church in South Africa consists of five Archdioceses (Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, and Pretoria), 22 Dioceses, 2 Vicariates Apostolic and a Military Ordinariate. The five Ecclesiastical provinces are—. Bloemfontein. Leadership: Archbishop Zolile Peter Mpambani S.C.J., appointed 1 April 2020.
The Nan Hua Temple Complex, near Johannesburg.. Buddhist traditions are represented in South Africa in many forms. Although the inherently introspective nature of Buddhism does not encourage census, adherents to these traditions are usually outspoken and supported by perhaps an even greater, though hidden number of sympathisers.
Traditional African religions. Zulu traditional religion consists of the beliefs and spiritual practices of the Zulu people of southern Africa. It contains numerous deities commonly associated with animals or general classes of natural phenomena. Unkulunkulu is known to be the Supreme Creator .