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The Catholic Church in the Maldives part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. The annals of the Propaganda mention that in 1833 after the consecration of Clément Bonnand as the Vicar Apostolic of Pondicherry, he was authorized by the Holy See to send missionaries to the Maldives, where the Christian faith had not reached.[1]
There has never, however, been any Catholic territorial jurisdiction in the Maldives; its territory has been the responsibility of the Archdiocese of Colombo in Sri Lanka since 1886.[2] The constitution of the country does not allow citizenship to non-Muslims, and those found with non-Islamic religious materials are subject to arrest.[3]
Figures in 2020 showed that the country is 0.29% Christian; just over half of these are Catholic.[4]
In 2024, the country was noted as the 18th worst place in the world to be a Christian.[5]
- ^ Annals of the Propagation of the Faith. Vol. 1. Institution. 1839. p. 46.
- ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Maldives". Catholic Church in Norway. 7 June 2006. Retrieved 7 June 2006.
- ^ Carvalho, Nirmala (10 July 2011). "Indian Catholic jailed in the Maldives over a Bible and a rosary". asianews.it. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "National Profiles | World Religion". Association of Religion Data Archives. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Maldives". Open Doors. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
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