Silvano Giordano

Historical Trajectories of Catholicism in Africa

History & Biography

“Although the evangelization of Africa as a whole is a recent phenomenon, the Catholic Church has found fertile ground on the continent. Valentine Iheanacho’s study highlights the Holy See’s action aimed at the formation of solid local churches . . . and envisages a development for the African churches in conformity with their identity, capable of enriching the pluralism of the universal church.”