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Catholic Church in Eswatini

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In 2022, local religious leaders estimated that 20% of Eswatini's population is Catholic. Other figures put the figure at 5.35%.
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missionaries who began work in Mbabane. Two of Eswatini's bishops were born in Eswatini: MandleNkhosi Zwane and Ncamiso Ndlovu.
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Article about celebration of 100th anniversary of Catholicism in Swaziland
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In 2020, there were 33 priests and 54 nuns serving across 17 parishes.
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The Catholic Church began in Eswatini in 1913 with the arrival of
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Catholics and Culture website, retrieved 2023-08-08
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Distribution of Catholics around the world
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