Protestantism in South Africa
Protestantism in South Africa accounted for 73.2% of the population in 2010. Approximately 81% of South Africans are Christian and 5 out of 6 Christians are Protestant. Later censuses do not ask for citizens’ religious affiliations.
Estimates in 2017 suggested that 62.5% of the population are Protestant.
Former Archbishop of Cape Town Desmond Tutu (1931 - 2021), seen here speaking at the German Evangelical Church Assembly, was a prominent theologian of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa
The first Christian mission at Genadendal, South Africa.
Huguenots in South Africa
Many people of European heritage in South Africa are descended from Huguenots. Most of these originally settled in the Cape Colony, but were absorbed into the Afrikaner and Afrikaans-speaking population, because they had religious similarities to the Dutch colonists.
Commemorating 300 years of Huguenot history in South Africa
Huguenots building their homesteads
Franschhoek Valley
Surnames of Huguenot Families on the Huguenot Memorial in the Johannesburg Botanical Garden