Religion in South Sudan is a combination of religious beliefs inherent in the peoples of South Sudan .
Since the definition of South Sudan as a separate state, the data has been as follows: Christianity professes about 2/3 of the population, another quarter adheres to traditional African religions [1] . Islam is the main minority and does not have the same influence as in the north: every tenth follower is Muslim.
In the southern part of the country, both pagan and Christian influences are reflected in the life of the local population, although Islam is also practiced by a small number of people.
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Christianity
In addition to Catholic communities, the country has Anglican parishes and structures of various charismatic Christian denominations [2] . In March 2012, the Government of the Sudan stripped all Christians of their citizenship and obliged them to relocate to South Sudan [3] . According to the Barnabas Fund, an ultimatum applies to 700 thousand people [4] .
Catholicism
The number of Catholics in South Sudan is about 1 million 700 thousand people (about 22% of the total population). Most Catholic practitioners live in the southern states of East Equatoria , Central Equatoria and Western Equatoria , where Catholics make up a large majority. The smallest number of Catholics live in Upper Nile State (45,000 people with a total population of 964,353 thousand people).
Islam
The prevalence of Islam in neighboring Sudan in the territory of South Sudan does not have such an influence. Islam is practiced in the ethnic groups masalit, dago and berti.
Paganism
Notes
- ↑ In Sudan, 4 million people will participate in the referendum on independence . rus.ruvr.ru (with reference to the BBC ) (01/03/2011). Date of treatment January 3, 2011. Archived March 3, 2012.
- ↑ South Sudan \\ "World Council of Churches" Archived August 11, 2011 on the Wayback Machine
- ↑ The Government of Sudan deprives citizenship and expels all Christians from the country
- ↑ THE EXECUTION OF CHRISTIANS FROM SUDAN CONTINUES . pravoslavie.ru (March 23, 2012). Date of treatment March 23, 2012. Archived on August 14, 2012.