Religion in Benin

There are Christians, Muslims, and adherents of African traditional religions throughout the country. However, most adherents of the traditional Yoruba religious group are in the south, while other African Traditional Religion beliefs are followed in the north. particularly in Cotonou, the economic capital. It is not unusual for members of the same family to practise Christianity, Islam, African Traditional Religion, or a combination of all of these. ==Faiths==

African traditional religions Among the most practiced African traditional religions in Benin is the Vodun system of belief which originated in this area of Africa. French missionaries spread Catholicism in the region. More than half of all Christians in Benin are Roman Catholic. The Catholic hierarchy in Benin consists of the Archdiocese of Cotonou (including the Dioceses of Abomey, Dassa-Zoumé, Lokossa, Porto Novo) and the Parakou (including the Dioceses of Djougou, Kandi, Natitingou, and N'Dali). In 2020, there were 1349 priests and 1482 women in religious orders. Other Christian groups include Celestial Christians, Methodists, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), Jehovah's Witnesses, Baptists, Pentecostals, the Unification Church and the Very Holy Church of Jesus Christ of Baname. while as per Ahl al-Bayt World Assembly the population of Shia in Benin is around twelve percent of the total Muslim population of Benin. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is also present, who recently inaugurated a mosque in Benin, the Al Mahdi Mosque in 2006. Many nominal Muslims also practise traditional local religious beliefs. Couffo has the lowest share of Muslims in Benin as Muslims comprise less than 1% of the total population. Other groups Other religious groups in Benin include Eckankar and followers of the Baháʼí Faith. ==Freedom of religion==

The Constitution of Benin provides for freedom of religion, and the government generally respects this right in practice. ==See also==