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Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Mass on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles, in St Peter's Basilica, Vatican, June 29, 2025. (Reuters Photo)
Africa is playing an increasingly important role in the global Catholic Church, with millions of people across the continent identifying as Catholics.
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Notre Dame du Congo Cathedral in Kinshasa. Credit: vaticannews.va
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Pope Leo XIV, the former Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, prays as he stands on the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican after his election as pope May 8, 2025. The new pope was born in Chicago. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)
Rank | Country | Catholics | Population | Percent Catholic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | DR Congo | 29,500,000 | 59,293,000 | 49.75% |
2 | Nigeria | 17,906,000 | 124,517,000 | 14.38% |
3 | Uganda | 11,219,000 | 26,537,000 | 42.28% |
4 | Tanzania | 10,465,000 | 39,204,000 | 26.69% |
5 | Angola | 10,302,000 | 20,589,000 | 50.04% |
6 | Kenya | 8,018,000 | 32,296,000 | 24.83% |
7 | Madagascar | 4,701,000 | 20,072,000 | 23.42% |
8 | Burundi | 4,567,000 | 6,999,000 | 65.25% |
9 | Mozambique | 4,314,000 | 19,318,000 | 22.33% |
10 | Cameroon | 4,287,000 | 17,109,000 | 25.06% |
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