Christianity in Djibouti

Our Lady of the Good Shepherd Cathedral, Djibouti

Christianity is the religion of 6% (~ 25,000) of the population of Djibouti (923,000 - July 2012 est.). Christians are mostly of Ethiopian and European ancestry. Most Christians are Ethiopian Orthodox or Roman Catholic. The constitution of Djibouti includes freedom of religion, although Islam is the state religion. There is a tolerant attitude between religions in general. Proselytizing by any faith in public is not allowed.[1][2]

Christianity came into Djibouti during Aksumite rule seems to have included a substantially larger region, possibly the coast from present-day Sudan to Djibouti.[3]

  1. ^ "Djibouti's Constitution of 1992 with Amendments through 2010" (PDF). Constitute Project. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  2. ^ United States Department of State, Office of International Religious Freedom (2019). "Djibouti 2019 International Religious Freedom Report" (PDF). U.S. Department of State.
  3. ^ Seland, Eivind Heldaas (2014-12-01). "Early Christianity in East Africa and Red Sea/Indian Ocean Commerce". African Archaeological Review. 31 (4): 637–647. doi:10.1007/s10437-014-9172-5. hdl:1956/8893. ISSN 1572-9842. S2CID 55961653.

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