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

St. Joseph's Cathedral, Guiyang
Protestant Gospel Church, Liping

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

References

  1. ^ "Gha-Mu in China".
  2. ^ "A-Hmao in China".
  3. ^ "Christians in China Stats: Guizhou". asiaharvest.org. 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Guizhou". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
  5. ^ "Guizhou". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
  6. ^ "Guizhou". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-06-22.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-06-22.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ PDF at http://www.mrt-rrt.gov.au/ArticleDocuments/71/chn30727.pdf.aspx
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