One out of 5 Catholics in our world is from Africa. One out of 3 seminarians in our world is also from Africa. Africa has become the beating heart of the Catholic world. While Europe is worried and concerned about empty seminaries and dwindling numbers in church attendance, the churches in Africa are always packed with people, and vocations always on the increase. There are approximately 281 million Catholics in Africa, representing about 20% of the continent's population. The top 5 countries with a huge number of Catholic faithful in Africa are as follows: Democratic Republic of Congo ~ 55 million; Nigeria ~35 million; Tanzania ~ 19 million; Uganda ~ 18 million ; Kenya ~ 14 million. The Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria are having anywhere between 300 and 400 new priests every year.
According to this video, which shows the progress of various religions over 100 years, presently Muslims in Africa amount to 736 million, while Christians amount to 728 million. By the year 2100, both Muslims and Christian will be around 2 billion in membership.
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