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Christianity is the largest religion in Seychelles, with Roman Catholics having the most adherents. The 2010 government census estimated that the population of Seychelles is 76% '''Roman Catholic''' and 6% '''Anglican'''. There are other Christian groups, including '''Baptists, Seventh-day Adventists, Assemblies of God, the Pentecostal Church, the Pentecostal Assembly, Nazarites, Orthodox Church''' and '''Jehovah's Witnesses'''. The initial settlers in Seychelles were Roman Catholics, and the country has remained so, despite ineffective British efforts to establish Protestantism in the islands during the nineteenth century. Approximately 6% of Seychellois are Anglicans most coming from families converted by missionaries in the late 19th and early 20th century. Evangelical Protestant churches are active and growing, among them Pentecostals and Seventh-day Adventists. <ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Seychelles", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seychelles, accessed 22 March 2020. </ref><ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Religion in Seychelles", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Seychelles, accessed 22 March 2020. </ref><br> | Christianity is the largest religion in Seychelles, with Roman Catholics having the most adherents. The 2010 government census estimated that the population of Seychelles is 76% '''Roman Catholic''' and 6% '''Anglican'''. There are other Christian groups, including '''Baptists, Seventh-day Adventists, Assemblies of God, the Pentecostal Church, the Pentecostal Assembly, Nazarites, Orthodox Church''' and '''Jehovah's Witnesses'''. The initial settlers in Seychelles were Roman Catholics, and the country has remained so, despite ineffective British efforts to establish Protestantism in the islands during the nineteenth century. Approximately 6% of Seychellois are Anglicans most coming from families converted by missionaries in the late 19th and early 20th century. Evangelical Protestant churches are active and growing, among them Pentecostals and Seventh-day Adventists. <ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Seychelles", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seychelles, accessed 22 March 2020. </ref><ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Religion in Seychelles", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Seychelles, accessed 22 March 2020. </ref><br> | ||
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