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The '''Roman Catholic Church in Swaziland''' is part of the worldwide [[Roman Catholic Church]], under the spiritual leadership of the [[Pope]] and [[curia]] in Rome.▼
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The Catholic Church began in Eswatini in 1913 with the arrival of [[Servite]] missionaries who began work in Mbabane. Two of Eswatini's bishops were born in Eswatini: MandleNkhosi Zwane and Ncamiso Ndlovu.<ref>[http://bhubesi.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-catholic-church-in-manzini-turns-100.html#!/2013/08/the-catholic-church-in-manzini-turns-100.html Article about celebration of 100th anniversary of Catholicism in Swaziland]</ref>
There are approximately 60,000 Catholics in Swaziland - around 5% of the total population. The country forms a single diocese - the [[Diocese of Manzini]].<ref>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmnzn.html Diocese of Manzini] at catholic-hierarchy.org</ref>▼
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In 2022, local religious leaders estimated that 20% of Eswatini's population is Catholic.<ref name=US2022>[https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-report-on-international-religious-freedom/Eswatini US State Dept 2022 report]</ref> Other figures put the figure at 5.35%.<ref name=CC>[https://www.catholicsandcultures.org/eswatini Catholics and Culture website, retrieved 2023-08-08]</ref>
In 2020, there were 33 priests and 54 nuns serving across 17 parishes.<ref name=CC />
[[Category:Roman Catholic Church in Swaziland]]▼
==See also==
▲[[Category:Roman Catholic Church by country|Swaziland]]
*[[Religion in Eswatini]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic Church in Africa|Swaziland]]▼
▲==References==
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[[Category:Catholic Church by country|Eswatini]]
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