Christianity is the third largest religion in Guinea-Bissau, constituting approximately 19% of the country's population according to a comprehensive 2020 study and report by the PEW.https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/5bfee58e-abcd-5eca-87ef-5b56076382d1/content&ved=2ahUKEwjM48TG_-iCAxXSjqQKHQDECVgQFnoECCgQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0fI5yosicBe4P3HctJZgHr Various missionary groups operate freely throughout the nation.
Christians are present throughout the country but most heavily concentrated in Bissau and western regions.International Religious Freedom Report 2007: Guinea-Bissau . United States Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (September 14, 2007). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. The Constitution sees freedom of conscience and religion as inviolable and provides for freedom of worship.
In 2023, the country scored 3 out of 4 for religious freedom.
Roman Catholicism
In 2022, over 70% of Christians belong to the Roman Catholic Church (including the Portuguese Bissau-Guineans).
There are two dioceses: Bafatá Bissau
See also Religion in Guinea-Bissau Islam in Guinea-Bissau
References
External links Diocese of Bissau