Christianity in the Gambia

[3] The Christian community, situated mostly in the west and south of the country, is predominantly Roman Catholic.

In 2007 there were also several Protestant groups including Anglicans, Methodists, Baptists, Seventh-day Adventists, and various small evangelical denominations.

[2] In 1965, the Gambia Christian Council was formed as an ecumenical association of Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Methodist churches.

[9] Solomon Tilewa Johnson, who died in 2014, was the first Gambian national to hold the post of Anglican Bishop of Gambia.

In 2023, the bishop is James Allen Yaw Odico, formerly the Dean of St Mary's Cathedral.