Christianity in Sokoto State

Christianity in Sokoto State

Christianity is a minority in Nigerian Sokoto State, where Sharia is valid. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto has some 44,000 Catholics. [1] Sokoto State is an area of Nigerian sectarian violence and persecution of Christians. [2] [3] The Redeemed Christian Church of God is active in Sokoto. [4] An Anglican Diocese of Sokoto of the Church of Nigeria has been created in about 1990. [5] An ECWA Samuel Matankari Memorial College of the Evangelical Church in West Africa exists in Sokoto. [6] Zion World Prayer and Missions has its headquarters in Sokoto. [7] The anti-Christian riots of 1966 resulted in the displacement of many Christians. [8]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://zenit.idra.info/article/32842
  2. ^ http://www.ims-magazin.de/index.php?p=artikel&id=1265542260,1,gastautor
  3. ^ http://www.persecution.org/2007/03/20/nigerias-sokoto-state-stifles-growth-of-church-buildings/
  4. ^ http://www.worthynews.com/1302-nigeria-sokoto-state-stifles-growth-of-church-buildings
  5. ^ http://www.anglican-nig.org/sokoto07.htm
  6. ^ http://www.ecwang.org/site/Departments/EducationHome/Education/ECWASamuelMatankariMemorialCollegeSokoto/tabid/84/Default.aspx
  7. ^ http://www.zionworldmission.org/
  8. ^ http://www.dacb.org/stories/nigeria/dempsey_michael.html

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