Christianity in Anhui

Anhui province of China has one of the largest Christian populations of regions of East Asia.[1] It includes millions of people.[1] According to surveys conducted in 2007 and 2009, 5.30% of the population identifies as Christian.[2] Christianity in Henan is one of the largest Christian populations in East Asia as well.[1] The Shouters are active in the province.[3] The defunct Apostolic Vicariate of Kiang-nan had a long history. The country has Persecution of Christians.[4] Watchman Nee died a martyr in an Anhui labour-camp in 1972.[5]

Roman Catholic dioceses with seat in Anhui

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Atlas of Global Christianity. 1910-2010. Edinburgh University Press, 2009, p. 137
  2. ↑ China General Social Survey 2009, Chinese Spiritual Life Survey (CSLS) 2007. Report by: Xiuhua Wang (2015, p. 15) Archived 2015-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ ""Secret societies" in the People's Republic of China: Christian-inspired, spiritual-religious groups since 1978" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
  4. ↑ "Christenvervolging - Reformatorisch Dagblad". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
  5. ↑ http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/pdfid/4b6fe1b20.pdf
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