Christianity
Morocco first experienced Christianity while under Roman rule, as the Empire converted to the faith in its later years. However, after the arrival of Islam, Christianity ceased to have a significant population in the country.
Due to the Spanish and French colonisation beginning in the 19th century, Roman Catholicism grew in Morocco, albeit mainly being the European colonists. A small amount of Moroccans with origins in these two countries remain in Morocco. The British, who mainly belonged to the Protestant Anglican Communion, were also given permission to build churches of their faith, such as the Church of Saint Andrew, Tangier.
Sub-Saharan Africans, mainly Catholics from former French colonies, have migrated to Morocco in recent years. Conversions of Moroccan Muslims to Christianity, mainly by American protestants in the remote and mountainous south of the country, have taken place despite the risk of legal consequences. The CIA World Factbook estimates that Christians are currently 1% of the Moroccan population.
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