▁having ▁the ▁most ▁ad her ents . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁government ▁census ▁estimated ▁that ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁Se ych elles ▁is ▁ 7 6 % ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁and ▁ 6 % ▁Ang lic an . ▁There ▁are ▁other ▁Christian ▁groups , ▁including ▁Bapt ists , ▁Se vent h - day ▁Advent ists , ▁Ass emb lies ▁of ▁God , ▁the ▁Pent ec ost al ▁Church , ▁the ▁Pent ec ost al ▁Assembly , ▁Naz ar ites , ▁ ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁and ▁Je hov ah ' s ▁Wit ness es . ▁H indu ism , ▁Islam ▁and ▁the ▁Bah á ' í ▁Fa ith ▁also ▁have ▁size able ▁number ▁of ▁ad her ents ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁▁ ▁The ▁initial ▁sett lers ▁in ▁Se ych elles ▁were ▁Roman ▁C athol ics , ▁and ▁the ▁country ▁has ▁remained ▁so , ▁despite ▁in effect ive ▁British ▁efforts ▁to ▁establish ▁Protest ant ism ▁in ▁the ▁islands ▁during ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁century . ▁The ▁nation ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁bishop ric ▁since ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁and ▁mission ▁schools ▁had ▁a ▁virtual ▁mon opol y ▁on ▁education ▁until ▁the ▁government ▁took ▁over ▁such ▁schools ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁Sunday ▁masses ▁are ▁well ▁attended , ▁and ▁religious ▁hol id ays ▁are ▁celebrated ▁throughout ▁the ▁nation ▁both ▁as ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁the ▁dev out ▁to ▁practice ▁their ▁faith ▁and ▁as ▁social ▁events . ▁Pract icing ▁Catholic ism , ▁like ▁speaking ▁French , ▁may ▁have , ▁in ▁the ▁past , ▁con ferred