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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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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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▲Roman Catholicism began in Swaziland in 1913 with the arrivial of Servite missionaries who began work in Mbabane. Two of Swaziland's bishops were born in Swaziland, 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>
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 />
==See also==
*[[Religion in Eswatini]]
==References==
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[[Category:Roman Catholic Church in Swaziland]]▼
▲[[Category:Roman Catholic Church by country|Swaziland]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic Church in Africa|Swaziland]]▼
[[Category:Catholic Church by country|Eswatini]]
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