Catholic Church in Somaliland
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Somaliland is an unrecognized de facto sovereign state in East Africa. The
Background
Properly speaking there is no
History
There has been
In 2017, it was reported that the only Catholic Church in Somaliland was closed days after it was reopened due to "public pressure".[4] The reopening ceremony of the Church of Saint Antonio of Lisbon was held on the 29 July in the presence of expatriates and ministers.[4] It is one of a number of churches that were built 70 years ago during British rule.[4] The church is located in the Shaab district in the capital of the region, Hargeisa, and it was closed for three decades.[4] A few days after the opening, Religious Affairs Minister Khalil Abdullah Ahmad made a statement saying that the reopening of the church "has caused a lot of division" which was counter to the nation's interest. He also stated that the government would keep the church closed as has been for decades to "respect the wishes of the people", further asserting that Islamic law allows foreigners to work in Somaliland and "practice their religious rituals in private".[4]
See also
- Christianity in Somaliland
- Italian Somalis
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Mogadiscio
References
- ^ "StackPath".
- ^ "Somaliland's only Catholic church closed days after re-opening due to 'public pressures'".
- ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- ^ a b c d e Somaliland's only Catholic church closed days after re-opening due to 'public pressures ' Archived 26 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine