Christianity in Ivory Coast
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Christianity in Ivory Coast is practiced by 39.8% of the population (2021 data) which is an increase since 2014 when it was 33.9% of the population.[1][2] It dominates the south of the country.
Roman Catholicism
About 17% of the population is Roman Catholic.
Protestant
In 2021 about 2.3% of the population described themselves as Evangélique (Protestant) or as
Harrism
The largest
In 1915 Harris was expelled from the region by an uneasy colonial governor, an action that revitalized his church, leaving dozens of small "Harrist" churches along the coast.[3] A decade later, Methodist missionaries made contact with Harris and attempted to continue his work among the lagoon peoples.[3] Harris succeeded in part because of his ethnic background—he was African but not Ivoirian—but also because he converted women as well as men—a practice that had been scorned by earlier Christian missionaries who failed to recognize the impact of matrilineal descent on an individual's spiritual life.[3] Harrism was subsequently recognized as a branch of Methodism.[3] Most widely recognized among the syncretic religions of the country are numerous offshoots of Harrism along the coast, where new prophets, preachers, and disciples blend traditional beliefs, Harrism, and modern-day political advice to help deal with the problems of everyday life.[3]
Latter-day Saints
References
- ^ a b c d e Recensement General de la population et la Habitat 2021 (PDF). Ministere du plan et du developpement. 2022. pp. 41–42. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ a b Recensement Général de la Population et de l’Habitat 2014 (PDF). Cote d'Ivoire Census. p. 36.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Handloff, Robert Earl, ed. (1991). Cote d'Ivoire: A Country Study. Federal Research Division.
- ^ "Cote d'Ivoire", Facts and Statistics, Newsroom, LDS Church, January 2, 2019, retrieved 2019-01-02