Just curious.
2007-11-02 08:53:26 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If by "America" you mean both American continents, then the answer is an astounding yes!
The United States is not the only melting pot, rather the entire North & South America are such. Black slaves were not only brought to the US, but were brought to the Carribean islands (Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Jamaica, Dominican Republic) all of which are Catholic nations (except Jamaica). Slaves were also brought to Brazil, Colombia, present-day Panama, Nicaragua, and even to the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico. As the Americas are the last real bastion of Catholicism, it is of no surprise that most Blacks on these two continents are Roman Catholic
2007-11-04 06:59:18 · answer #1 · answered by Feelin Randi? 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are about 3 million Catholics of African descent in the United States.
The 270 million Catholics of African descent represent about 25% of the one billion Roman Catholics throughout the world in more than 59 countries.
Most Black Catholics are in Africa.
Black Catholic statistics: http://www.nbccongress.org/black-catholics/worldwide-count-black-catholics-01.asp and http://www.usccb.org/saac/AfricanAmericanCatholicsintheUS.pdf
Here is a link to the National Black Catholic Congress: http://www.nbccongress.org/default.asp
With love in Christ.
2007-11-03 00:54:58 · answer #2 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catholic is the third largest religious affiliation among Black Americans, after Baptist and Methodist. There are many urban Black Catholic congregations. Especially in New Orleans.
2007-11-02 15:56:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I think that there are around 2-6 million African people who are Catholics.
2007-11-03 07:13:30 · answer #4 · answered by Enrico 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. We have a number of black families at our parish -- more African Americans than there were at the protestant church I used to attend. One of our newer families are emigrants from Nigeria.
We also have Native Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Asian, Europeans, etc. Catholicism is for everybody.
2007-11-02 16:20:08 · answer #5 · answered by sparki777 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, my dads black and he was raised RC. Most black Americans are Baptists it's self-explanatory as to why. Here's a star.
2007-11-02 15:59:30 · answer #6 · answered by STAR POWER=) 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, when even have 4 black priest in our area from Africa that live in Texas.
2007-11-02 17:23:27 · answer #7 · answered by jvs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2007-11-02 15:56:18 · answer #8 · answered by Papucho 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I have never met a black catholic in my life.
Please gimme a shout out if you are because I don't know if there are black catholics ANYWHERE.
2007-11-02 15:56:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Yes there are. My church is composed of about half African Americans.
2007-11-02 16:00:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋