Christianity in Guangdong

Christianity in Guangdong

Christianity is a minority in Guangdong, a province of China. The province has more Christians than Muslims. [1] Christianity in Hongkong enjoys more liberty. In the 16th, century missionaries entered Zhaoqing in Guangdong. [2] Watchman Nee was from Guangdong. Mr. and Mrs. Elijah C. Bridgman were the first American Protestant missionaries to China and arrived in Guangzhou in 1830. [3] The protestant population of Guangdong exceeds half a million. [4] Roman Catholic missionary Matteo Ricci came to Guangdong Province in 1583. [5] The province has numerous house churches. [6] Guangzhou has Union Theological Seminary. Religious liberty is closer to be respected in Guangdong than in other areas. [7] The house churches in Guangdong face the constant and fearful risk of being closed and its members punished. [8]

In September 1807 Robert Morrison landed in Guangzhou. [9] The province has more Protestants than Catholics. [10] Lutherans used to be active in the province. [11]

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Chaozhou

Christianity reached Chaozhou in the 19th century. [12] There used to be more than 100 Baptist churches. [13] Furthermore, there used to be Presbyterian churches. [14]

List of Roman Catholic dioceses with seat in Guangdong

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