Roman Catholicism in Namibia

Roman Catholicism in Namibia

The Roman Catholic Church in Namibia is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.

As of 2004, there were 246,000 Catholics in Namibia- about 13.7% of the total population and the country is divided into two dioceses including one archdiocese, together with an Apostolic Vicariate.

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* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dwind.html Archdiocese of Windhoek] Catholic-hierarchy.org


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