Guangxi

Guangxi

Guangxi 广西
		POPULATION						CHRISTIANS					Total
							Evangelicals			Catholics			Christians
		Census	Census			Estimate			TOTAL			TOTAL		% of 2020
Location		2000	2010	Growth		2020	TSPM	House church	Evangelicals	CPA	House church	Catholics	TOTAL	Population

Baise Prefecture	百色市
Debao County	德保县	276,335	297,907	21,572	7.81%	319,479	4,153 [1]	6,230	10,383	383	767	1,150	11,533	3.61%
Jingxi City	靖西市	456,292	498,524	42,232	9.26%	540,756	7,030	10,545	17,575	649	1,298	1,947	19,521	3.61%
Leye County	乐业县	144,816	148,504	3,688	2.55%	152,192	1,978	2,968	4,946	183	365	548	5,494	3.61%
Lingyun County	凌云县	175,573	185,869	10,296	5.86%	196,165	2,550	3,825	6,375	235	471	706	7,082	3.61%
Longlin County	隆林各族自治县	347,462	341,401	-6,061	-1.74%	335,340	4,359	6,539	10,899	8,384 [2]	16,767	25,151	36,049	10.75%
Napo County	那坡县	170,158	153,686	-16,472	-9.68%	137,214	1,784	2,676	4,459	165	329	494	4,953	3.61%
Pingguo County	平果县	392,800	434,289	41,489	10.56%	475,778	6,185	9,278	15,463	571	1,142	1,713	17,176	3.61%
Tiandong County	田东县	360,123	356,810	-3,313	-0.92%	353,497	7,423 [3]	11,135	18,559	424	848	1,273	19,831	5.61%
Tianlin County	田林县	236,799	225,043	-11,756	-4.96%	213,287	2,773	4,159	6,932	3,050 [4]	6,100	9,150	16,082	7.54%
Tianyang County	田阳县	291,973	313,253	21,280	7.29%	334,533	4,349	6,523	10,872	401	803	1,204	12,077	3.61%
Xilin County	西林县	139,282	138,647	-635	-0.46%	138,012	1,794	2,691	4,485	166	331	497	4,982	3.61%
Youjiang District	右江区	340,483	372,825	32,342	9.50%	405,167	1,013	1,519	2,532	486	972	1,459	3,991	0.99%
		3,332,096	3,466,758	134,662	4.04%	3,601,420	45,392	68,088	113,480	15,097	30,194	45,291	158,771	4.41%

Beihai Prefecture	北海市
Haicheng District	海城区	273,413	348,544	75,131	27.48%	423,675	2,966	4,449	7,414	2,542	5,084	7,626	15,040	3.55%
Hepu County	合浦县	864,601	871,207	6,606	0.76%	877,813	6,145 [5]	9,217	15,362	5,267	10,534	15,801	31,162	3.55%
Tieshangang District	铁山港区	146,370	142,715	-3,655	-2.50%	139,060	973	1,460	2,434	834	1,669	2,503	4,937	3.55%
Yinhai District	银海区	138,852	176,785	37,933	27.32%	214,718	1,503	2,255	3,758	1,288	2,577	3,865	7,622	3.55%
		1,423,236	1,539,251	116,015	8.15%	1,655,266	11,587	17,380	28,967	9,932	19,863	29,795 [6]	58,762	3.55%

Chongzuo Prefecture	崇左市
Daxin County	大新县	314,323	296,555	-17,768	-5.65%	278,787	2,230	3,345	5,576	836	1,673	2,509	8,085	2.90%
Fusui County	扶绥县	366,397	379,118	12,721	3.47%	391,839	3,135 [7]	4,702	7,837	1,176	2,351	3,527	11,363	2.90%
Jiangzhou District	江州区	306,242	316,738	10,496	3.43%	327,234	2,618	3,927	6,545	982	1,963	2,945	9,490	2.90%
Longzhou County	龙州县	255,790	221,768	-34,022	-13.30%	187,746	1,502	2,253	3,755	563	1,126	1,690	5,445	2.90%
Ningming County	宁明县	342,993	337,133	-5,860	-1.71%	331,273	2,650	3,975	6,625	994	1,988	2,981	9,607	2.90%
Pingxiang City	凭祥市	107,046	112,159	5,113	4.78%	117,272	938	1,407	2,345	352	704	1,055	3,401	2.90%
Tiandeng County	天等县	311,400	330,814	19,414	6.23%	350,228	2,802	4,203	7,005	1,051	2,101	3,152	10,157	2.90%
		2,004,191	1,994,285	-9,906	-0.49%	1,984,379	15,875	23,813	39,688	5,953	11,906	17,859	57,547	2.90%

Fangchenggang Prefecture	防城港市
Dongxing City	东兴市	108,131	144,709	36,578	33.83%	181,287	906 [8]	1,360	2,266	1,269	2,538	3,807	6,073	3.35%
Fangchenggang District	防城区	316,111	362,888	46,777	14.80%	409,665	3,687 [9]	5,530	9,217	819 [10]	1,639	2,458	11,675	2.85%
Gangkou District	港口区	106,403	155,236	48,833	45.89%	204,069	1,224	1,837	3,061	1,428	2,857	4,285	7,346	3.60%
Shangsi County	上思县	205,307	204,094	-1,213	-0.59%	202,881	1,217	1,826	3,043	1,826 [11]	3,652	5,478	8,521	4.20%
		735,952	866,927	130,975	17.80%	997,902	7,035	10,553	17,588	5,343	10,686	16,028	33,616	3.37%

Guigang Prefecture	贵港市
Gangbei District	港北区	578,365	578,365	0	0.00%	578,365	12,146 [12]	18,218	30,364	1,157	2,313	3,470	33,834	5.85%
Gangnan District	港南区	392,427	507,962	115,535	29.44%	623,497	4,988	7,482	12,470	1,870	3,741	5,611	18,081	2.90%
Guiping City	桂平市	1,359,035	1,496,904	137,869	10.14%	1,634,773	13,078 [13]	19,617	32,695	3,270 [14]	6,539	9,809	42,504	2.60%
Pingnan County	平南县	1,055,782	1,128,030	72,248	6.84%	1,200,278	9,602	14,403	24,006	2,401 [15]	4,801	7,202	31,207	2.60%
Qintang District	覃塘区	407,547	407,547	0	0.00%	407,547	3,260	4,891	8,151	1,223	2,445	3,668	11,819	2.90%
		3,827,945	4,118,808	325,652	8.51%	4,444,460	43,074	64,612	107,686	9,920	19,840	29,760	137,446	3.09%

Guilin Prefecture	桂林市
Diecai District	叠彩区	134,401	170,628	36,227	26.95%	206,855	1,655	2,482	4,137	476	714	1,189	5,327	2.58%
Gongcheng County	恭城瑶族自治县	271,216	250,853	-20,363	-7.51%	230,490	1,844	2,766	4,610	530	795	1,325	5,935	2.58%
Guanyang County	灌阳县	231,288	233,598	2,310	1.00%	235,908	1,887	2,831	4,718	543	814	1,356	6,075	2.58%
Lingchuan County	灵川县	318,036	350,832	32,796	10.31%	383,628	3,069	4,604	7,673	882	1,324	2,206	9,878	2.58%
Lingui District	临桂区	424,182	443,994	19,812	4.67%	463,806	3,710	5,566	9,276	1,067	1,600	2,667	11,943	2.58%
Lipu County	荔浦县	346,169	352,472	6,303	1.82%	358,775	2,870	4,305	7,176	825	1,238	2,063	9,238	2.58%
Longsheng County	龙胜各族自治县	160,796	154,889	-5,907	-3.67%	148,982	1,192	1,788	2,980	343 [16]	514	857	3,836	2.58%
Pingle County	平乐县	394,575	370,455	-24,120	-6.11%	346,335	2,771	4,156	6,927	797	1,195	1,991	8,918	2.58%
Qixing District	七星区	227,278	297,029	69,751	30.69%	366,780	2,934	4,401	7,336	844	1,265	2,109	9,445	2.58%
Quanzhou County	全州县	652,963	633,174	-19,789	-3.03%	613,385	4,907	7,361	12,268	1,411	2,116	3,527	15,795	2.58%
Xiangshan District	象山区	249,135	275,284	26,149	10.50%	301,433	2,411	3,617	6,029	693	1,040	1,733	7,762	2.58%
Xing'an County	兴安县	353,920	329,507	-24,413	-6.90%	305,094	2,441	3,661	6,102	702	1,053	1,754	7,856	2.58%
Xiufeng District	秀峰区	125,924	156,504	30,580	24.28%	187,084	1,497	2,245	3,742	430	645	1,076	4,817	2.58%
Yangshuo County	阳朔县	264,640	272,223	7,583	2.87%	279,806	2,238	3,358	5,596	644	965	1,609	7,205	2.58%
Yanshan District	雁山区	67,833	76,193	8,360	12.32%	84,553	676	1,015	1,691	194	292	486	2,177	2.58%
Yongfu County	永福县	235,368	233,504	-1,864	-0.79%	231,640	1,853	2,780	4,633	533	799	1,332	5,965	2.58%
Ziyuan County	资源县	156,946	146,824	-10,122	-6.45%	136,702	1,094	1,640	2,734	314	472	786	3,520	2.58%
		4,614,670	4,747,963	133,293	2.89%	4,881,256	39,050 [17]	58,575 [18]	97,625	11,227 [19]	16,840	28,067 [20]	125,692	2.58%

Hechi Prefecture	河池市
Bama County	巴马瑶族自治县	218,724	224,637	5,913	2.70%	230,550	2,536	3,804	6,340	231	461	692	7,032	3.05%
Dahua County	大化瑶族自治县	367,970	360,802	-7,168	-1.95%	353,634	3,890	5,835	9,725	354	707	1,061	10,786	3.05%
Donglan County	东兰县	246,715	213,028	-33,687	-13.65%	179,341	1,973	2,959	4,932	179	359	538	5,470	3.05%
Du'an County	都安瑶族自治县	543,019	516,629	-26,390	-4.86%	490,239	5,393	8,089	13,482	490	980	1,471	14,952	3.05%
Fengshan County	凤山县	164,807	161,457	-3,350	-2.03%	158,107	1,739	2,609	4,348	158	316	474	4,822	3.05%
Huanjiang County	环江毛南族自治县	332,067	272,328	-59,739	-17.99%	212,589	2,976 [21]	4,464	7,441	213	425	638	8,078	3.80%
Jinchengjiang District	金城江区	318,348	330,131	11,783	3.70%	341,914	3,761	5,642	9,403	342	684	1,026	10,428	3.05%
Luocheng County	罗城仫佬族自治县	322,116	298,261	-23,855	-7.41%	274,406	3,018	4,528	7,546	274	549	823	8,369	3.05%
Nandan County	南丹县	318,844	278,350	-40,494	-12.70%	237,856	2,616	3,925	6,541	238	476	714	7,255	3.05%
Tian'e County	天峨县	141,649	155,017	13,368	9.44%	168,385	1,852	2,778	4,631	168	337	505	5,136	3.05%
Yizhou City	宜州市	549,434	558,611	9,177	1.67%	567,788	5,678 [22]	8,517	14,195	568	1,136	1,703	15,898	2.80%
		3,523,693	3,369,251	-154,442	-4.38%	3,214,809	35,433 [23]	53,149	88,582	3,215	6,430	9,644	98,227	3.06%

Hezhou Prefecture	贺州市
Babu District	八步区	613,461	613,461	0	0.00%	613,461	5,521	8,282	13,803	675	1,350	2,024	15,827	2.58%
Fuchuan County	富川瑶族自治县	273,507	256,811	-16,696	-6.10%	240,115	2,161	3,242	5,403	264	528	792	6,195	2.58%
Pinggui District	平桂区	392,029	392,029	0	0.00%	392,029	3,528	5,292	8,821	431	862	1,294	10,114	2.58%
Zhaoping County	昭平县	353,298	340,647	-12,651	-3.58%	327,996	2,952	4,428	7,380	361	722	1,082	8,462	2.58%
Zhongshan County	钟山县	460,021	351,124	-108,897	-23.67%	242,227	2,180	3,270	5,450	266	533	799	6,249	2.58%
		1,936,849	1,954,072	-138,244	-7.14%	1,815,828	16,342 [24]	24,514	40,856	1,997	3,995	5,992	46,848	2.58%

Laibin Prefecture	来宾市
Heshan City	合山市	131,249	114,496	-16,753	-12.76%	97,743	1,075 [25]	1,613	2,688	108	215	323	3,010	3.08%
Jinxiu County	金秀瑶族自治县	134,934	124,037	-10,897	-8.08%	113,140	1,245	1,867	3,111	124	249	373	3,485	3.08%
Wuxuan County	武宣县	347,794	353,253	5,459	1.57%	358,712	3,946	5,919	9,865	610 [26]	1,220	1,829	11,694	3.26%
Xiangzhou County	象州县	293,548	285,202	-8,346	-2.84%	276,856	3,045	4,568	7,614	305	609	914	8,527	3.08%
Xincheng County	忻城县	343,556	312,441	-31,115	-9.06%	281,326	3,095	4,642	7,736	309	619	928	8,665	3.08%
Xingbin District	兴宾区	839,790	910,282	70,492	8.39%	980,774	10,789	16,183	26,971	1,079	2,158	3,237	30,208	3.08%
		2,090,871	2,099,711	8,840	0.42%	2,108,551	23,194	34,791	57,985	2,535	5,069	7,604	65,589	3.11%

Liuzhou Prefecture	柳州市
Chengzhong District	城中区	74,764	160,217	85,453	114.30%	245,670	5,650 [27]	8,476	14,126	177	354	531	14,657	5.97%
Liubei District	柳北区	289,416	428,043	138,627	47.90%	566,670	7,367	11,050	18,417	408	816	1,224	19,641	3.47%
Liucheng County	柳城县	356,148	353,796	-2,352	-0.66%	351,444	8,435 [28]	12,652	21,087	253	506	759	21,846	6.22%
Liujiang District	柳江区	523,300	562,351	39,051	7.46%	601,402	7,818	11,727	19,546	433	866	1,299	20,845	3.47%
Liunan District	柳南区	325,893	492,043	166,150	50.98%	658,193	8,557	12,835	21,391	474	948	1,422	22,813	3.47%
Luzhai County	鹿寨县	418,665	421,019	2,354	0.56%	423,373	5,504	8,256	13,760	305	610	914	14,674	3.47%
Rong'an County	融安县	283,029	285,641	2,612	0.92%	288,253	3,747	5,621	9,368	208	415	623	9,991	3.47%
Rongshui County	融水苗族自治县	425,608	402,054	-23,554	-5.53%	378,500	5,299 [29]	7,949	13,248	273	545	818	14,065	3.72%
Sanjiang County	三江侗族自治县	304,149	297,244	-6,905	-2.27%	290,339	3,774	5,662	9,436	209	418	627	10,063	3.47%
Yufeng District	鱼峰区	273,589	356,296	82,707	30.23%	439,003	5,707	8,561	14,268	316	632	948	15,216	3.47%
		3,531,291	3,758,704	484,143	13.71%	4,242,847	61,858 [30]	92,787	154,645	3,055	6,110	9,165	163,810	3.86%

Nanning Prefecture	南宁市
Binyang County	宾阳县	852,881	782,255	-70,626	-8.28%	711,629	6,405	9,607	16,012	1,423 [31]	2,847	4,270	20,281	2.85%
Heng County	横县	889,733	863,001	-26,732	-3.00%	836,269	7,526	11,290	18,816	1,673	3,345	5,018	23,834	2.85%
Jiangnan District	江南区	567,999	567,999	0	0.00%	567,999	5,112	7,668	12,780	1,136	2,272	3,408	16,188	2.85%
Liangqing District	良庆区	344,768	344,768	0	0.00%	344,768	3,103	4,654	7,757	690	1,379	2,069	9,826	2.85%
Long'an County	隆安县	313,306	300,215	-13,091	-4.18%	287,124	2,584	3,876	6,460	574	1,148	1,723	8,183	2.85%
Mashan County	马山县	399,439	390,900	-8,539	-2.14%	382,361	3,441	5,162	8,603	765	1,529	2,294	10,897	2.85%
Qingxiu District	青秀区	709,721	709,721	0	0.00%	709,721	6,387	9,581	15,969	1,419	2,839	4,258	20,227	2.85%
Shanglin County	上林县	379,986	343,590	-36,396	-9.58%	307,194	2,765	4,147	6,912	614	1,229	1,843	8,755	2.85%
Wuming District	武鸣区	603,085	544,478	-58,607	-9.72%	485,871	4,373	6,559	10,932	972 [32]	1,943	2,915	13,847	2.85%
Xingning District	兴宁区	398,789	398,789	0	0.00%	398,789	3,589	5,384	8,973	798	1,595	2,393	11,365	2.85%
Xixiangtang District	西乡塘区	1,153,305	1,153,305	0	0.00%	1,153,305	10,380	15,570	25,949	2,307	4,613	6,920	32,869	2.85%
Yongning District	邕宁区	259,721	259,721	0	0.00%	259,721	2,337	3,506	5,844	519	1,039	1,558	7,402	2.85%
		6,057,035	6,658,742	-213,991	-3.53%	6,444,751	58,003 [33]	87,004	145,007	12,890	25,779	38,669 [34]	183,675	2.85%

Qinzhou Prefecture	钦州市
Lingshan County	灵山县	1,140,799	1,152,674	11,875	1.04%	1,164,549	9,316	13,975	23,291	1,165	2,329	3,494	26,785	2.30%
Pubei County	浦北县	718,104	728,619	10,515	1.46%	739,134	5,913	8,870	14,783	739	1,478	2,217	17,000	2.30%
Qinbei District	钦北区	526,582	581,381	54,799	10.41%	636,180	5,089	7,634	12,724	636	1,272	1,909	14,632	2.30%
Qinnan District	钦南区	508,922	617,047	108,125	21.25%	725,172	5,801	8,702	14,503	725	1,450	2,176	16,679	2.30%
		2,894,407	3,079,721	185,314	6.40%	3,265,035	26,120 [35]	39,180	65,301	3,265	6,530	9,795	75,096	2.30%

Wuzhou Prefecture	梧州市
Cangwu County	苍梧县	239,749	280,689	40,940	17.08%	321,629	2,573	3,860	6,433	1,447	2,895	4,342	10,775	3.35%
Cenxi City	岑溪市	731,623	772,113	40,490	5.53%	812,603	6,501 [36]	9,751	16,252	3,657	7,313	10,970	27,222	3.35%
Changzhou District	长洲区	80,480	185,574	105,094	130.58%	290,668	2,325	3,488	5,813	1,308	2,616	3,924	9,737	3.35%
Longxu District	龙圩区	239,444	269,679	30,235	12.63%	299,914	2,399	3,599	5,998	1,350	2,699	4,049	10,047	3.35%
Mengshan County	蒙山县	187,918	192,953	5,035	2.68%	197,988	1,584	2,376	3,960	891	1,782	2,673	6,633	3.35%
Teng County	藤县	848,648	835,470	-13,178	-1.55%	822,292	6,578	9,868	16,446	3,700	7,401	11,101	27,547	3.35%
Wanxiu District	万秀区	300,563	345,722	45,159	15.02%	390,881	3,127	4,691	7,818	1,759	3,518	5,277	13,095	3.35%
		2,796,087	2,882,200	253,775	9.08%	3,135,975	25,088 [37]	37,632	62,720	14,112	28,224	42,336 [38]	105,055	3.35%

Yulin Prefecture	玉林市
Beiliu City	北流市	1,049,035	1,132,216	83,181	7.93%	1,215,397	12,154 [39]	18,231	30,385	1,215	2,431	3,646	34,031	2.80%
Bobai County	博白县	1,247,518	1,342,504	94,986	7.61%	1,437,490	10,062	15,094	25,156	1,437	2,875	4,312	29,469	2.05%
Fumian District	福绵区	325,828	379,408	53,580	16.44%	432,988	3,031	4,546	7,577	433	866	1,299	8,876	2.05%
Luchuan County	陆川县	718,439	762,372	43,933	6.12%	806,305	5,644	8,466	14,110	806	1,613	2,419	16,529	2.05%
Rong County	容县	621,498	633,139	11,641	1.87%	644,780	4,513	6,770	11,284	645	1,290	1,934	13,218	2.05%
Xingye County	兴业县	531,496	560,394	28,898	5.44%	589,292	4,125	6,188	10,313	589	1,179	1,768	12,080	2.05%
Yuzhou District	玉州区	592,401	677,335	84,934	14.34%	762,269	5,336	8,004	13,340	762	1,525	2,287	15,627	2.05%
		5,086,215	5,487,368	401,153	7.89%	5,888,521	44,866 [40]	67,299	112,165 [41]	5,889 [42]	11,777	17,666	129,830	2.20%

Totals		43,854,538	46,023,761	2,169,223	4.95%	48,192,984	452,918 [43]	679,377 [44]	1,132,295 [45]	104,428	203,242	307,670 [46]	1,439,965	2.99%
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[1]

In Debao County there were 500 TSPM Christians baptized in 1983, with 500 more waiting: Bridge (January-February 1985).

[2]

6,000: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.288. The same figure was given by UCAN (28 February 2003).

[3]

“Several thousand in 40 meeting points” in 2000: Global Chinese Ministries (February 2000). In 1983 there were just 13 baptized TSPM believers in the county.

[4]

1,000: UCAN (28 February 2003).

[5]

1,400 believers in 3 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[6]

Beihai Diocese had 10,000 Catholics in 1946: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.292. The strongest Catholic place in the area today is Weizhou Island, which is located four hours south of Beihai by boat. The island has 3,000 Christians in two churches: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.293; and is more than over 80% Catholic: Bridge, no.9, January-February 1985.

In 1950 there were 15,105 Catholics in Beihai Diocese, in 18 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

[7]

1,400 believers in 3 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[8]

300 believers in one church: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[9]

1,400 believers in 5 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[10]

285, most of whom are members of the Jing minority: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.293.

[11]

"More than 1,000": UCAN (28 February 2003).

[12]

8,000 believers in 27 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[13]

5,300 believers in 18 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[14]

700 in 7 villages: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.296.

[15]

1,000: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.296.

[16]

There were 4,000 to 5,000 Tho Catholics in Guangxi in 1913: Dodd, The Tai Race , p.146. The Tho people group have since been included in the official Zhuang nationality in China, and their distinctiveness has been largely swallowed up. The Tho traditionally lived in and around Longsheng, along the China-Vietnam border, and into northern Vietnam. The status of Christianity among them today is uncertain.

[17]

The former Guilin City itself had only 2,400 TSPM members in 8 churches in 2002: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[18]

One church planting movement in Guilin grew from just 150 believers to 20,000 in just a few years: Personal communication with a missionary (May 2008).

[19]

4,000 in Guilin City: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.297

[20]

In 1950 there were 3,968 Catholics in Guilin Diocese, in 6 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

[21]

Huanjiang is the county where the overwhelming majority of Maonan people live. CPLMR (December 1991-February 1992) stated there were 3,000 Maonan Christians. Amity News Service (June 1995) said there were "842 Christians in 3 churches and 17 meeting points" in Huanjiang County.

[22]

1,900 in 6 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[23]

In 2002 there were only 900 TSPM believers in Hechi City in 3 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[24]

In 2002 there were 2,800 believers in 9 churches within Hezhou City, which was later incorporated into the larger Hezhou Prefecture: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[25]

400 believers in one church: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[26]

There were 80 baptisms in 1986 just in the one village of Shangyang: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.290.

[27]

"3,000 Christians in one church and more than 20 meeting points:" Amity News Service (May 1995).

[28]

"3,000 Christians in one church and more than 20 meeting points:" Amity News Service (May 1995).

[29]

More than 1,300 believers in 12 churches: Amity News Service (March 2004).

[30]

In the former Liuzhou City it was reported, "1,300 people attend the main TSPM church but there are also over 40 meeting-points each with 50-100 members": Lambert, China's Christian Millions (1999), p.213.

[31]

60: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), 290.

[32]

100: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.288.

[33]

There were 8,700 TSPM believers in 29 churches in Nanning City in 2002, which was later incorporated into the larger Nanning Prefecture: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[34]

Nanning Diocese in 1949 had 7,584 Catholics and 21 churches: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China, (1989), 191. In 1997 this figure had grown to 30,000 Catholics: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), 286.

[35]

There were 3,600 TSPM believers in 12 churches in the old Qinzhou City in 2002: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. 600 people had been baptized by 1986, and more than 1,000 by 1989: Bridge (May-June 1991).

[36]

2,400 ibelievers n 8 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[37]

There were 700 TSPM believers in 2 churches in Wuzhou City, which was later incorporates into the larger Wuzhou Prefecture: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. An earlier figure stated there were 300 TSPM believers in the city: Bridge, no.9, January-February 1985.

[38]

Wuzhou City is part of the large Wuzhou Diocese, which in 1950 had 11,422 Catholics in 41 churches: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1989), p.192. This figure had grown to 20,000 in 1997: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.294.

[39]

3,600 believers in 12 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[40]

In 2002 there were 4,800 TSPM believers in 16 churches in the former Yulin City, which was later incorporated into the larger Yulin Prefecture: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[41]

12,000 evangelical Christians in Yulin: Hattaway, China's Unreached Citie s, vol.2 (2003), p.102.

[42]

Yulin reportedly had a Catholic constituency of “50 in the town, 1,000 in the countryside:” Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), 296.

[43]

Mandryk, Operation World (2010), p.233, listed a percentage which amounts to 194,400 TSPM believers in Guangxi.

[44]

Mandryk, Operation World (2010), p.233, listed a percentage which amounts to 583,200 house church believers in Guangxi.

Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World (2001), p.170, listed a percentage which amounts to 191,200 house church Protestants in Guangxi.

The house church networks report steady growth in Guangxi since 2000, especially in Liuzhou, Baise, Nanning and Guilin prefectures. Just among the Zhuang minority group there were 76,000 believers reported in 2003: Pray for China (June-July 2003), a large increase from the 30,000 reported in 1991: Pray for China (March-April 1997). Most of the smaller ethnic minority groups, however, remain unreached and unevangelized.

[45]

Evangelicals in Guangxi
          0 (1882)
      736 (1904 - China's Millions , November 1905)
    5,361 (1922 - Stauffer, Christian Occupation of China , p.150) Only Gansu (2,519) and Inner Mongolia (1,360) had less believers in 1922.
10,000 (1949 - Lambert, China's Christian Millions , p.212)
50,000 (1992 - Guangxi Yearbook 1992 )*
90,000 (1997 - Amity News Service)*
334,600 (2001 - Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World , p.170)
117,900 (2004 - Amity News Service, November-December 2004)*
777,600 (2010 - Mandryk, Operation World , p.233)

* Denotes source may only refer to registered church estimates. TSPM figures typically only count adult baptized members.

[46]

Catholics in Guangxi
    1,020 (1890 in 4 churches: Chinese Recorder , March 1890)
    3,610 (1907 in 47 churches: Wolferstan, The Catholic Church in China , p.452)
    5,006 (1922 in 44 churches: Stauffer, Christian Occupation of China , p.153)
46,528 (1950 - Compiled from diocese statistics at www.catholic-hierarchy.org)
30,000 (1985 - Guangxi Qujing [Survey of Guangxi], 1985)*
28,800 (1991 - China Prayer Letter & Ministry Report , October-November 1991)*
60,000 (1997 - Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China )*
143,400 (2001 - Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World , p.170)
194,400 (2010 - Mandryk, Operation World , p.233)

* Denotes source may only refer to registered church estimates. CPA figures typically only count adult baptized members.