Christianity in Guizhou
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
[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.[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
[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