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Religious Records

Anglican Records

• Anglican Records

Baha'i Records

The Bahá'í Faith in Tanzania began around 1950 and by 2005 Bahá'ís were estimated at about 163,800 of the population.

Buddhist Records

Buddhism was introduced about 1915 to Tanzania.

Catholic Records

• Roman Catholic Records

Hindu Records

The earliest evidence of Hinduism in Tanzania is from the 1st millennium AD and by 2010 an estimated 50,000 people were Hindus.

Islamic Records

Islam is one of the 2 main religious sects found in Tanzania claiming between 35% and 55% of the population. The earliest concrete evidence of a Muslim presence in Tanzania is traced to coins dated 830 found in 1980.

Protestant Records

• Endangered Archives: Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania in Moshi, Tanzania.
• 1838-1991 South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images
• Mennonite Records
• Moravian Records
• Pentecostal Records
• Seventh Day Adventist Records