In 1499, during Vasco da Gama's epic voyage around the southern tip of Africa, Portuguese missionaries introduced Catholicism to East Africa by setting up a mission in Zanzibar.
Hi 1499 loko Vasco da Gama a ri karhi a famba edzongeni wa Afrika hi xikepe, varhumiwa va Maputukezi va sungule vukhongeri bya Khatoliki eAfrika Vuxa hi ku aka kereke eZanzibar.