Christianity in Guizhou
Christianity is a minority religion in the Chinese province of Guizhou. Gha-Mu and A-Hmao are ethnic groups with large share of Christians.[1][2] According to Asia Harvest, estimates from 2020 suggest that of the entire population (34,249,417) about 8.34% is Christian (2,856,965).[3]
Overview
[edit]The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guiyang and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nanlong have their seats in the province. Sam Pollard was a missionary of China Inland Mission, who was active among the A-Hmao.[4] When the new government took power in 1949, Guizhou may have had about 40,000 Protestants.[5] The current Protestant population is at about half a million. [6] Christianity in Dafang and Christianity in Weining, which both mainly consist of Protestants, exceed 100,000.[7] They both are part of Christianity in Bijie.[8] Persecution of Christians occurs in Guizhou.[9]
See also
[edit]- Agatha Lin – Catholic martyr saint from Guizhou
- Agnes Tsao Kou Ying – Catholic martyr saint from Guizhou
- Lucy Yi Zhenmei – Sichuanese Catholic missionary in Guizhou, martyr saint
- Rudolf Alfred Bosshardt – Protestant missionary in Guizhou
- Christianity in Guizhou's neighbouring provinces
References
[edit]- ^ "Gha-Mu in China".
- ^ "A-Hmao in China".
- ^ "Christians in China Stats: Guizhou". asiaharvest.org. 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Guizhou". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
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