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CAMBRIDGE DICTIONARY OF CHRISTIANITY
Daniel Patte, General Editor
Editorial Board | Preparing Contextual, Conceptual-Theological and Historical, and Methodological Entries | CDC@vanderbilt.edu

NATION: SEYCHELLES

1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)

1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 53,291
2000: 77,400
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 18,740; 97.3%
2000: 74,996; 96.9%

1.2 RELIGIOUS MAKE-UP OF THE REST OF THE POPULATION:

Bahaís: [1970] 150; 0.3%
________  [2000] 312; 0.4%
Folk-religionists: [1970] 20; 0%
_________________ [2000] 41; 0.1%
Hindus: [1970] 310; 0.6%
_______    [2000] 414; 0.5%
Muslims: [1970] 170; 0.3%
________     [2000] 166; 0.2%

Nonreligious: [1970] 230; 0.4%
_________________[2000] 1,450; 1.9%

1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:

Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 2,150; 4.0%
___________________________   [2000] 3,201; 4.1%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 50,250; 94.3%
__________________________ [2000] 71,795; 92.8%
Anglicans: [1970] 3,900; 7.3%
_____________ [2000] 5,200; 6.7%
Protestants: [1970] 250; 0.5%
______________ [2000] 1,950; 2.5%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 46,000; 86.3%
______________________ [2000] 70,000; 90.4%
Independents: [1970] %
_________________ [2000] 50; 0.1%
Marginal Christians: [1970] 100; 0.2%
_________________________ [2000] 270; 0.4%
Doubly-affiliated: [1970] %
_____________________ [2000] -5,675; -7.3%

TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 800; 1.5%
________________ [2000] 2,550; 3.3%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 50; 0.1%
__________________________________ [2000] 4,050; 5.3%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 3,700; 6.9%
____________________________________ [2000] 9,236; 11.9%