Christianity in Guizhou

St. Joseph's Cathedral, Guiyang

Protestant Gospel Church, Liping

Christianity is a minority religion in the Chinese province of Guizhou. Gha-Mu and A-Hmao are ethnic groups with a proportionately larger share of Christians.

Overview

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.^{[citation needed]} When the new government took power in 1949, Guizhou may have had about 40,000 Protestants. The current Protestant population is at about half a million.^{[citation needed]}Persecution of Christians occurs in Guizhou.^[1]

See also

• 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
  • Christianity in Hunan
  • Christianity in Sichuan

References

1. PDF at http://www.mrt-rrt.gov.au/ArticleDocuments/71/chn30727.pdf.aspx