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Christianity is the largest religion in Vanuatu. Vanuatu is an archipelago made up of 13 larger islands, and approximately 70 smaller surrounding islands, each home to multitudes of diverse cultural and religious communities. [1] As of 2020, the population of approximately 300,000 people speak as many as 145 languages throughout the island ...
Catholic Church by country. The Catholic Church in Vanuatu is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. Catholics constitute 13% of the population of Vanuatu in 2022. [1] The church is organized into one diocese based in the capital of Port Vila. [2]
400 and 450 house fellowships. Members. 78,000 baptised and 65,000 active members [1] Ministers. 200. Other name (s) Presbyterian Church of the New Hebrides (1948–1980) The Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu ( French: Église presbytérienne de Vanuatu ), or the Presbitirin Jyos Blong Vanuatu in Bislama, is the largest Christian denomination in ...
A church on Pele Island, Vanuatu. Today, Christianity is the predominant religion in Vanuatu, consisting of several denominations. The Presbyterian Church , adhered to by about one third of the population, is the largest of them.
Christianity portal; The Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACoM), also known as the Church of the Province of Melanesia and the Church of Melanesia (COM), is a church of the Anglican Communion and includes nine dioceses in Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia.
Tanna (sometimes misspelled Tana) is an island in southern Vanuatu. Tanna is the most populous island of Tafea Province, and the third most populous in the whole country (after Efate and Espiritu Santo ). It is home to five indigenous languages, which also rank among the most vibrant in the whole archipelago, ranging from 3500 to 11500 speakers.
John Williams(29 June 1796 – 20 November 1839) was an English missionary, active in the South Pacific. Early life. [edit] He was born in Tottenham,[2]near London, to Welsh parents. In 1810 the family moved to north London and there he served as a clerk to an iron foundry. He also took some interest in smithing.
Cross St, Canterbury, Victoria, Australia. John Gibson Paton (24 May 1824 – 28 January 1907), born in Scotland, was a Protestant missionary to the New Hebrides Islands of the South Pacific. [ 1] He brought to the natives of the New Hebrides education and Christianity. He developed small industries for them, such as hat making.