Catholic Church in Nigeria
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==Overview== |
==Overview== |
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The Latin and Eastern Catholic Churches comprise the world's largest Christian Church and the largest religious grouping globally. In 2005, there were an estimated 19 million baptised Catholics in [[Nigeria]].Craig Timberg, "Nigeria's Spiritual Rainmaker is Eyed at Vatican," ''Washington Poet'', 17 April 2005, A1 In 2010, the Catholic population accounted for approximately 12.6% of the population,Pew Research Center: Christian Population as Percentages of total population by country 2010 https://www.pewforum.org/2011/12/19/table-christian-population-as-percentages-of-total-population-by-country/ 70% of which can be found in Southeast Nigeria.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}} |
The Latin and Eastern Catholic Churches comprise the world's largest Christian Church and the largest religious grouping globally. In 2005, there were an estimated 19 million baptised Catholics in [[Nigeria]].Craig Timberg, "Nigeria's Spiritual Rainmaker is Eyed at Vatican," ''Washington Poet'', 17 April 2005, A1 In 2010, the Catholic population accounted for approximately 12.6% of the population,Pew Research Center: Christian Population as Percentages of total population by country 2010 https://www.pewforum.org/2011/12/19/table-christian-population-as-percentages-of-total-population-by-country/ 70% of which can be found in [[Southeast Nigeria]].{{citation needed|date=September 2023}} |
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Historically, the [[Congregation of the Holy Spirit|Holy Ghost Fathers]] maintained a strong presence in [[Igboland]] in today's South-eastern Nigeria, whereas the [[White Fathers]] operated in Western and Northern Nigeria, and the [[Society of African Missions]] in Lagos.{{cite book |last1=Ebuziem |first1=Cajetan E. |title=Doing Ministry in the Igbo Context: Towards an Emerging Model and Method for the Church in Africa |date=2011 |publisher=Peter Lang |isbn=978-1-4331-1154-9 |page=8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1viH3nRlax0C&pg=PA8 |language=en}} |
Historically, the [[Congregation of the Holy Spirit|Holy Ghost Fathers]] maintained a strong presence in [[Igboland]] in today's South-eastern Nigeria, whereas the [[White Fathers]] operated in Western and Northern Nigeria, and the [[Society of African Missions]] in Lagos.{{cite book |last1=Ebuziem |first1=Cajetan E. |title=Doing Ministry in the Igbo Context: Towards an Emerging Model and Method for the Church in Africa |date=2011 |publisher=Peter Lang |isbn=978-1-4331-1154-9 |page=8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1viH3nRlax0C&pg=PA8 |language=en}} |
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