- Christianity in Inner Mongolia
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Christianity is a minority in Inner Mongolia region of the People's Republic of China. There are Orthodox Churches in Labdarin, Manzhou and Hailar. [1] The Shouters are active in Inner Mongolia. [2] About 100,000 Chinese Christians were in the region in 1993. [3] The region has few Mongolian Christians. [4] Numerous house church leaders were detained in Xilinhot in 2008. [5] Inner Mongolia is an area of rapid growth of Protestantism. [6] Religious Affairs Bureau staff have declared a Christmas gathering in Duolun County illegal in 2006. [7] Inner Mongolia Bible School (formerly Inner Mongolia Training Class) was founded in 1987. [8] Inner Mongolia has more than 170,000 Protestants and over 1,000 official churches. [9] Tongsun Street Church was started with the help of Swedish missionaries around 1900. [10] According to Tjalling Halbertsma, Christians used to live in Inner Mongolia before 1206. [11] Hohhot used to have or has a very large house church with more than 1500 church members. [12] Protestantism entered the region in the late 19th century. [13] Missionaries were killed during the Boxer Rebellion in 1900. [14] In Fengzhen, a church was founded as early as 1892. [15] Most Christians in Inner Mongolia are Han Chinese. [16]
Catholicism
Its priest tried to prevent the demolition of the only Catholic church of Ordos and was arrested. [17] A Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suiyuan, a Roman Catholic Diocese of Jining, a Roman Catholic Diocese of Chifeng and a Roman Catholic Diocese of Jining exist. Inner Mongolia has Catholic villages. [18] It has an illegal Catholic seminary. [19] Several priests of the illegal Catholic Church have been arrested in 2007. [20] There are also more than 200,000 Catholics in Inner Mongolia. [21] The Roman Catholic church has a history of over 120 years. [22] There are at least 32 Catholic churches and 100 home meetings. [23] During the Boxer Rebellion more than 2000 Catholics were murdered in Inner Mongolia. [24] Four bishops appointed by the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association are present in Inner Mongolia. [25]
References
- ^ http://www.orthodox.cn/localchurch/neimenggu/index_en.html
- ^ http://www.chinapolitik.de/studien/china_analysis/china_geheimgesellschaften.pdf
- ^ http://www.omf.org/omf/uk/asia/china/about_china/people_groups_of_china/mongolian
- ^ http://www.omf.org/omf/uk/asia/china/about_china/people_groups_of_china/mongolian
- ^ http://www.worthynews.com/1601-china-detains-house-church-alliance-president-in-inner-mongolia
- ^ http://www.religioscope.com/notes/2002/065_innermongolia.htm
- ^ http://www.dossiertibet.it/news/house-church-inner-mongolia-raided-woman-missionary-sentenced-re-education-through-labor
- ^ http://www.bibleinchina.org/shenxueyuan/2011/7/11718940157974.html
- ^ http://www.compassdirect.org/english/country/china/2002/newsarticle_1517.html
- ^ http://www.ubscp.org/inner-mongolia/
- ^ http://syrcom.cua.edu/hugoye/Vol12No1/HV12N1PRWalker.pdf
- ^ http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/news_china/2011-04-26/chinese-house-christians-arrested-on-easter-holiday.html
- ^ PDF downloadable at http://www.omf.org/content/download/17565/133840/file/2011
- ^ PDF downloadable at http://www.omf.org/content/download/17565/133840/file/2011
- ^ PDF downloadable at http://www.omf.org/content/download/17565/133840/file/2011
- ^ PDF downloadable at http://www.omf.org/content/download/17565/133840/file/2011
- ^ http://www.asianews.it/notizie-it/Mongolia-Interna,-demolita-l%E2%80%99unica-chiesa-cattolica-di-Ordos-per-costruire-una-nuova-strada-18643.html
- ^ http://www.lavie.fr/religion/catholicisme/catholiques-chinois-sous-haute-surveillance-29-07-2010-8398_16.php
- ^ http://www.lavie.fr/religion/catholicisme/catholiques-chinois-sous-haute-surveillance-29-07-2010-8398_16.php
- ^ http://www.hbvl.be/Archief/guid/vier-priesters-van-de-verboden-kerk-in-china-opgepakt.aspx?artikel=da66cb2b-4824-4985-942b-25bc2edd0936
- ^ http://www.omf.org/omf/uk/asia/china/about_china/people_groups_of_china/mongolian
- ^ http://www.omf.org/omf/uk/asia/china/about_china/people_groups_of_china/mongolian
- ^ http://www.omf.org/omf/uk/asia/china/about_china/people_groups_of_china/mongolian
- ^ http://www.veritas.org.sg/scheut-cicm/china/index.php
- ^ http://www.religioscope.com/notes/2002/065_innermongolia.htm
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