Hunan

Hunan

Hunan 湖南
		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

Changde Prefecture	常德市
Anxiang County	安乡县	543,602	525,844	-17,758	-3.27%	508,086	8,129	15,608	23,738	1,016	1,524	2,540	26,278	5.17%
Dingcheng District	鼎城区	836,799	836,839	40	0.00%	836,879	13,390	25,709	39,099	1,674	2,511	4,184	43,283	5.17%
Hanshou County	汉寿县	764,213	800,019	35,806	4.69%	835,825	13,373	25,677	39,050	836 [1]	1,254	2,090	41,139	4.92%
Jinshi City	津市市	243,242	250,898	7,656	3.15%	258,554	4,913 [2]	9,432	14,345	517	776	1,293	15,637	6.05%
Linli County	临澧县	411,971	400,839	-11,132	-2.70%	389,707	6,235	11,972	18,207	779	1,169	1,949	20,156	5.17%
Li County	澧县	824,902	826,655	1,753	0.21%	828,408	13,255	25,449	38,703	1,657	2,485	4,142	42,845	5.17%
Shimen County	石门县	673,435	599,287	-74,148	-11.01%	525,139	8,402	16,132	24,534	1,050 [3]	1,575	2,626	27,160	5.17%
Taoyuan County	桃源县	932,771	853,662	-79,109	-8.48%	774,553	12,393	23,794	36,187	1,549	2,324	3,873	40,060	5.17%
Wuling District	武陵区	509,940	620,580	110,640	21.70%	731,220	11,700	22,463	34,163	1,462	2,194	3,656	37,819	5.17%
		5,740,875	5,714,623	-26,252	-0.46%	5,688,371	91,790 [4]	176,236	268,026	10,541	15,811	26,352 [5]	294,378	5.18%

Changsha Prefecture	长沙市
Changsha County	长沙县	774,707	979,472	204,765	26.43%	1,184,237	30,790 [6]	59,117	89,907 [7]	2,368	3,079	5,447	95,355	8.05%
Furong District	芙蓉区	390,074	523,997	133,923	34.33%	657,920	10,527	20,211	30,738	1,316	1,711	3,026	33,764	5.13%
Kaifu District	开福区	423,645	567,166	143,521	33.88%	710,687	11,371	21,832	33,203	1,421	1,848	3,269	36,472	5.13%
Liuyang City	浏阳市	1,307,572	1,279,469	-28,103	-2.15%	1,251,366	28,781 [8]	55,260	84,042	2,503	3,254	5,756	89,798	7.18%
Ningxiang County	宁乡县	1,247,218	1,166,138	-81,080	-6.50%	1,085,058	17,361	33,333	50,694	2,170	2,821	4,991	55,685	5.13%
Tianxin District	天心区	396,827	475,221	78,394	19.76%	553,615	8,858	17,007	25,865	1,107	1,439	2,547	28,412	5.13%
Wangcheng District	望城区	686,349	523,660	-162,689	-23.70%	360,971	8,302 [9]	15,940	24,243	722	939	1,660	25,903	7.18%
Yuelu District	岳麓区	409,939	801,781	391,842	95.59%	1,193,623	19,098	36,668	55,766	2,387	3,103	5,491	61,257	5.13%
Yuhua District	雨花区	502,388	724,048	221,660	44.12%	945,708	15,131	29,052	44,183	1,891	2,459	4,350	48,534	5.13%
		6,138,719	7,040,952	902,233	14.70%	7,943,185	150,220	288,422	438,641	15,886	20,652	36,539 [10]	475,180	5.98%

Chenzhou Prefecture	郴州市
Anren County	安仁县	361,098	382,708	21,610	5.98%	404,318	4,852	9,315	14,167	809	1,051	1,860	16,027	3.96%
Beihu District	北湖区	314,477	419,784	105,307	33.49%	525,091	6,301	12,098	18,399	1,050	1,365	2,415	20,815	3.96%
Guidong County	桂东县	167,045	226,562	59,517	35.63%	286,079	3,433 [11]	6,591	10,024	572	744	1,316	11,340	3.96%
Guiyang County	桂阳县	725,168	696,922	-28,246	-3.90%	668,676	8,024	15,406	23,430	1,337	1,739	3,076	26,506	3.96%
Jiahe County	嘉禾县	307,657	296,811	-10,846	-3.53%	285,965	3,432	6,589	10,020	572	744	1,315	11,336	3.96%
Linwu County	临武县	303,290	338,445	35,155	11.59%	373,600	4,483	8,608	13,091	747	971	1,719	14,810	3.96%
Rucheng County	汝城县	342,861	330,260	-12,601	-3.68%	317,659	3,812	7,319	11,131	635	826	1,461	12,592	3.96%
Suxian District	苏仙区	340,537	402,750	62,213	18.27%	464,963	5,580	10,713	16,292	930	1,209	2,139	18,431	3.96%
Yizhang County	宜章县	534,250	579,340	45,090	8.44%	624,430	4,995 [12]	9,591	14,587	1,249	1,624	2,872	17,459	2.80%
Yongxing County	永兴县	576,848	572,655	-4,193	-0.73%	568,462	6,822	13,097	19,919	1,137	1,478	2,615	22,534	3.96%
Zixing City	资兴市	351,581	337,294	-14,287	-4.06%	323,007	5,168 [13]	9,923	15,091	646	840	1,486	16,577	5.13%
		4,324,812	4,583,531	258,719	5.98%	4,842,250	56,901 [14]	109,251 [15]	166,152	9,685	12,590	22,274	188,426	3.89%

Hengyang Prefecture	衡阳市
Changning City	常宁市	795,223	810,447	15,224	1.91%	825,671	18,990 [16]	28,486	47,476	1,651	2,147	3,798	51,274	6.21%
Hengdong County	衡东县	594,131	630,029	35,898	6.04%	665,927	7,991	15,343	23,334	1,332	1,731	3,063	26,397	3.96%
Hengnan County	衡南县	982,217	954,619	-27,598	-2.81%	927,021	11,124	21,359	32,483	1,854	2,410	4,264	36,747	3.96%
Hengshan County	衡山县	381,300	384,196	2,896	0.76%	387,092	4,645	8,919	13,564	774	1,006	1,781	15,344	3.96%
Hengyang County	衡阳县	1,087,777	1,103,677	15,900	1.46%	1,119,577	20,152 [17]	38,693	58,845	2,239	2,911	5,150	63,995	5.72%
Leiyang City	耒阳市	1,180,235	1,151,554	-28,681	-2.43%	1,122,873	20,212 [18]	38,806	59,018	2,246	2,919	5,165	64,183	5.72%
Nanyue District	南岳区	53,423	59,681	6,258	11.71%	65,939	791	1,519	2,311	132	171	303	2,614	3.96%
Qidong County	祁东县	884,957	979,855	94,898	10.72%	1,074,753	12,897	24,762	37,659	2,150	2,794	4,944	42,603	3.96%
Shigu District	石鼓区	233,674	231,592	-2,082	-0.89%	229,510	2,754	5,288	8,042	459	597	1,056	9,098	3.96%
Yanfeng District	雁峰区	195,001	212,914	17,913	9.19%	230,827	2,770	5,318	8,088	462	600	1,062	9,150	3.96%
Zhengxiang District	蒸湘区	219,044	298,686	79,642	36.36%	378,328	4,540	8,717	13,257	757	984	1,740	14,997	3.96%
Zhuhui District	珠晖区	177,909	331,094	153,185	86.10%	484,279	5,811	11,158	16,969	969	1,259	2,228	19,197	3.96%
		6,784,891	7,148,344	363,453	5.36%	7,511,797	112,679	208,367	321,046	15,024	19,531	34,554 [19]	355,600	4.73%

Huaihua Prefecture	怀化市
Chenxi County	辰溪县	478,708	453,565	-25,143	-5.25%	428,422	5,141	9,871	15,012	857	1,114	1,971	16,983	3.96%
Hecheng District	鹤城区	346,522	552,622	206,100	59.48%	758,722	9,105	17,481	26,586	1,517	1,973	3,490	30,076	3.96%
Hongjiang City	洪江市	485,061	477,996	-7,065	-1.46%	470,931	9,419 [20]	18,084	27,502	942	1,224	2,166	29,669	6.30%
Huitong County	会同县	331,392	318,686	-12,706	-3.83%	305,980	3,672	7,050	10,722	612	796	1,408	12,129	3.96%
Jingzhou County	靖州苗族侗族自治县	245,444	245,116	-328	-0.13%	244,788	1,958	3,760	5,718	490	636	1,126	6,844	2.80%
Mayang County	麻阳苗族自治县	335,027	343,309	8,282	2.47%	351,591	2,813	5,400	8,213	703	914	1,617	9,830	2.80%
Tongdao County	通道侗族自治县	206,327	206,651	324	0.16%	206,975	1,656	3,179	4,835	414	538	952	5,787	2.80%
Xinhuang County	新晃侗族自治县	241,690	244,322	2,632	1.09%	246,954	1,976	3,793	5,769	494	642	1,136	6,905	2.80%
Xupu County	溆浦县	798,983	741,014	-57,969	-7.26%	683,045	8,197	15,737	23,934	1,366	1,776	3,142	27,076	3.96%
Yuanling County	沅陵县	599,680	582,582	-17,098	-2.85%	565,484	6,786	13,029	19,815	1,131	1,470	2,601	22,416	3.96%
Zhijiang County	芷江侗族自治县	334,229	339,161	4,932	1.48%	344,093	2,753	5,285	8,038	688	895	1,583	9,621	2.80%
Zhongfang County	中方县	236,675	236,649	-26	-0.01%	236,623	2,839	5,452	8,291	473	615	1,088	9,380	3.96%
		4,639,738	4,741,673	101,935	2.20%	4,843,608	56,313 [21]	108,121	164,434	9,687	12,593	22,281	186,715	3.85%

Luodi Prefecture	娄底市
Lengshuijiang City	冷水江市	339,701	327,146	-12,555	-3.70%	314,591	5,033 [22]	9,664	14,698	629	818	1,447	16,145	5.13%
Lianyuan City	涟源市	996,893	995,515	-1,378	-0.14%	994,137	15,906 [23]	30,540	46,446	1,988	2,585	4,573	51,019	5.13%
Louxing District	娄星区	398,577	496,744	98,167	24.63%	594,911	7,139	13,707	20,846	1,190	1,547	2,737	23,582	3.96%
Shuangfeng County	双峰县	840,626	854,069	13,443	1.60%	867,512	10,410	19,987	30,398	1,735	2,256	3,991	34,388	3.96%
Xinhua County	新化县	1,207,436	1,111,160	-96,276	-7.97%	1,014,884	8,119 [24]	15,589	23,708	2,030	2,639	4,668	28,376	2.80%
		3,783,233	3,784,634	1,401	0.04%	3,786,035	46,608 [25]	89,487	136,095	7,572	9,844	17,416	153,511	4.05%

Shaoyang Prefecture	邵阳市
Beita District	北塔区	67,538	104,609	37,071	54.89%	141,680	1,700	3,264	4,964	283	368	652	5,616	3.96%
Chengbu County	城步苗族自治县	241,517	250,633	9,116	3.77%	259,749	3,117	5,985	9,102	519	675	1,195	10,296	3.96%
Daxiang District	大祥区	277,672	340,605	62,933	22.66%	403,538	4,842	9,298	14,140	807	1,049	1,856	15,996	3.96%
Dongkou County	洞口县	752,581	770,473	17,892	2.38%	788,365	9,460	18,164	27,624	1,577	2,050	3,626	31,251	3.96%
Longhui County	隆回县	1,056,727	1,095,392	38,665	3.66%	1,134,057	13,609	26,129	39,737	2,268	2,949	5,217	44,954	3.96%
Shaodong County	邵东县	1,139,536	896,619	-242,917	-21.32%	653,702	7,844	15,061	22,906	1,307	1,700	3,007	25,913	3.96%
Shaoyang County	邵阳县	887,378	915,600	28,222	3.18%	943,822	13,214 [26]	25,370	38,583	1,888	2,454	4,342	42,925	4.55%
Shuangqing District	双清区	262,658	307,980	45,322	17.26%	353,302	4,240	8,140	12,380	707	919	1,625	14,005	3.96%
Suining County	绥宁县	339,235	351,139	11,904	3.51%	363,043	4,357	8,365	12,721	726	944	1,670	14,391	3.96%
Wugang City	武冈市	694,847	734,870	40,023	5.76%	774,893	17,823 [27]	34,219	52,042	1,550	2,015	3,565	55,606	7.18%
Xinning County	新宁县	557,120	560,742	3,622	0.65%	564,364	6,772	13,003	19,775	1,129	1,467	2,596	22,371	3.96%
Xinshao County	新邵县	686,810	743,073	56,263	8.19%	799,336	9,592	18,417	28,009	1,599	2,078	3,677	31,686	3.96%
		6,963,619	7,071,735	108,116	1.55%	7,179,851	96,570	185,414	281,983	14,360	18,668	33,027	315,011	4.39%

Xiangtan Prefecture	湘潭市
Shaoshan City	韶山市	95,299	86,036	-9,263	-9.72%	76,773	2,150 [28]	4,127	6,277	154	200	353	6,630	8.64%
Xiangtan County	湘潭县	1,061,269	917,616	-143,653	-13.54%	773,963	5,418 [29]	10,402	15,820	1,548	2,012	3,560	19,380	2.50%
Xiangxiang City	湘乡市	807,718	788,216	-19,502	-2.41%	768,714	10,762 [30]	20,663	31,425	1,537	1,999	3,536	34,961	4.55%
Yuetang District	岳塘区	344,912	458,455	113,543	32.92%	571,998	6,864	13,179	20,043	1,144	1,487	2,631	22,674	3.96%
Yuhu District	雨湖区	362,871	501,848	138,977	38.30%	640,825	7,690	14,765	22,455	1,282	1,666	2,948	25,402	3.96%
		2,672,069	2,752,171	80,102	3.00%	2,832,273	32,883 [31]	63,136	96,019	5,665	7,364	13,028 [32]	109,048	3.85%

Xiangxi Prefecture	湘西土家族苗族自治州
Baojing County	保靖县	260,034	278,169	18,135	6.97%	296,304	2,370	4,551	6,922	593	770	1,363 [33]	8,285	2.80%
Fenghuang County	凤凰县	343,878	346,814	2,936	0.85%	349,750	2,798	5,372	8,170	700	909	1,609	9,779	2.80%
Guzhang County	古丈县	119,202	127,297	8,095	6.79%	135,392	1,083	2,080	3,163	271	352	623	3,786	2.80%
Huayuan County	花垣县	253,750	288,581	34,831	13.73%	323,412	2,587	4,968	7,555	647	841	1,488	9,043	2.80%
Jishou City	吉首市	294,297	302,065	7,768	2.64%	309,833	3,718 [34]	7,139	10,857	620	806	1,425	12,282	3.96%
Longshan County	龙山县	490,363	501,590	11,227	2.29%	512,817	4,103	7,877	11,979	1,026	1,333	2,359	14,338	2.80%
Luxi County	泸溪县	256,869	275,370	18,501	7.20%	293,871	2,351	4,514	6,865	588	764	1,352	8,217	2.80%
Yongshun County	永顺县	445,224	429,672	-15,552	-3.49%	414,120	3,313	6,361	9,674	828	1,077	1,905	11,579	2.80%
		2,463,617	2,549,558	85,941	3.49%	2,635,499	22,323	42,861	65,184	5,271	6,852	12,123	77,307	2.93%

Yiyang Prefecture	益阳市
Anhua County	安化县	900,759	900,995	236	0.03%	901,231	9,914	19,034	28,948	1,802	2,343	4,146	33,093	3.67%
Heshan District	赫山区	831,114	836,455	5,341	0.64%	841,796	9,260	17,779	27,038	1,684	2,189	3,872	30,911	3.67%
Nan County	南县	703,823	725,288	21,465	3.05%	746,753	8,214	15,771	23,986	1,494	1,942	3,435	27,421	3.67%
Taojiang County	桃江县	775,444	769,863	-5,581	-0.72%	764,282	8,407	16,142	24,549	16,050 [35]	20,865	36,915	61,464	8.04%
Yuanjiang City	沅江市	700,236	666,270	-33,966	-4.85%	632,304	15,808 [36]	23,711	39,519	1,265	1,644	2,909	42,428	6.71%
Ziyang District	资阳区	397,767	409,062	11,295	2.84%	420,357	4,624	8,878	13,502	841	1,093	1,934	15,436	3.67%
		4,309,143	4,307,933	-1,210	-0.03%	4,306,723	56,226 [37]	101,315	157,541	23,135	30,075	53,210	210,751	4.89%

Yongzhou Prefecture	永州市
Dao County	道县	624,199	606,299	-17,900	-2.87%	588,399	3,530	6,708	10,238	1,177	1,530	2,707	12,945	2.20%
Dong'an County	东安县	556,501	546,744	-9,757	-1.75%	536,987	3,222	6,122	9,344	1,074	1,396	2,470	11,814	2.20%
Jianghua County	江华瑶族自治县	437,835	411,539	-26,296	-6.01%	385,243	2,311	4,392	6,703	770	1,002	1,772	8,475	2.20%
Jiangyong County	江永县	235,893	231,898	-3,995	-1.69%	227,903	1,367	2,598	3,966	456	593	1,048	5,014	2.20%
Lanshan County	蓝山县	332,937	328,385	-4,552	-1.37%	323,833	1,943	3,692	5,635	648	842	1,490	7,124	2.20%
Lengshuitan District	冷水滩区	423,462	488,010	64,548	15.24%	552,558	3,315	6,299	9,615	1,105	1,437	2,542	12,156	2.20%
Lingling District	零陵区	553,077	532,705	-20,372	-3.68%	512,333	3,074	5,841	8,915	1,025	1,332	2,357	11,271	2.20%
Ningyuan County	宁远县	738,259	702,562	-35,697	-4.84%	666,865	4,001	7,602	11,603	1,334	1,734	3,068	14,671	2.20%
Qiyang County	祁阳县	944,602	852,204	-92,398	-9.78%	759,806	6,838 [38]	12,993	19,831	1,520	1,975	3,495	23,326	3.07%
Shuangpai County	双牌县	161,510	164,947	3,437	2.13%	168,384	1,010	1,920	2,930	337	438	775	3,704	2.20%
Xintian County	新田县	358,831	328,982	-29,849	-8.32%	299,133	1,795	3,410	5,205	598	778	1,376	6,581	2.20%
		5,367,106	5,194,275	-172,831	-3.22%	5,021,444	32,408 [39]	61,575	93,983	10,043	13,056	23,099	117,082	2.33%

Yueyang Prefecture	岳阳市
Huarong County	华容县	703,416	708,898	5,482	0.78%	714,380	8,573	14,573	23,146	714 [40]	929	1,643	24,789	3.47%
Junshan District	君山区	207,174	240,468	33,294	16.07%	273,762	3,285	5,585	8,870	548	712	1,259	10,129	3.70%
Linxiang City	临湘市	448,452	498,319	49,867	11.12%	548,186	8,771 [41]	14,911	23,682	1,096	1,425	2,522	26,203	4.78%
Miluo City	汨罗市	658,867	692,080	33,213	5.04%	725,293	13,055 [42]	22,194	35,249	1,451	1,886	3,336	38,586	5.32%
Pingjiang County	平江县	931,996	947,574	15,578	1.67%	963,152	11,558	19,648	31,206	1,926	2,504	4,430	35,637	3.70%
Xiangyin County	湘阴县	646,180	680,875	34,695	5.37%	715,570	8,587	14,598	23,184	1,431	1,860	3,292	26,476	3.70%
Yueyanglou District	岳阳楼区	542,599	814,369	271,770	50.09%	1,086,139	13,034	22,157	35,191	2,172	2,824	4,996	40,187	3.70%
Yueyang County	岳阳县	709,512	716,829	7,317	1.03%	724,146	15,207 [43]	25,852	41,059	1,448	1,883	3,331	44,390	6.13%
Yunxi District	云溪区	163,220	176,672	13,452	8.24%	190,124	2,281	3,879	6,160	380	494	875	7,035	3.70%
		5,011,416	5,476,084	464,668	9.27%	5,940,752	84,351 [44]	143,396	227,747	11,167	14,517	25,684	253,432	4.27%

Zhangjiajie Prefecture	张家界市
Cili County	慈利县	636,659	602,736	-33,923	-5.33%	568,813	7,963	13,538	21,501	1,138	1,479	2,617	24,118	4.24%
Sangzhi County	桑植县	402,733	380,885	-21,848	-5.42%	359,037	5,027	8,545	13,572	718	933	1,652	15,223	4.24%
Wulingyuan District	武陵源区	47,755	52,724	4,969	10.41%	57,693	808	1,373	2,181	115	150	265	2,446	4.24%
Yongding District	永定区	405,968	441,804	35,836	8.83%	477,640	6,687	11,368	18,055	955	1,242	2,197	20,252	4.24%
		1,493,115	1,478,149	-14,966	-1.00%	1,463,183	20,485 [45]	34,824	55,308	2,926	3,804	6,731	62,039	4.24%

Zhuzhou Prefecture	株洲市
Chaling County	茶陵县	493,059	575,436	82,377	16.71%	657,813	11,841	20,129	31,970	1,973	2,565	4,539	36,509	5.55%
Hetang District	荷塘区	260,835	309,061	48,226	18.49%	357,287	6,431	10,933	17,364	1,072	1,393	2,465	19,829	5.55%
Liling City	醴陵市	934,396	947,387	12,991	1.39%	960,378	22,089 [46]	37,551	59,639	2,881	3,745	6,627	66,266	6.90%
Lukou District	渌口区	429,723	383,598	-46,125	-10.73%	337,473	8,774 [47]	14,916	23,691	1,350 [48]	1,755	3,105	26,795	7.94%
Lusong District	芦淞区	226,162	247,518	21,356	9.44%	268,874	4,840	8,228	13,067	807	1,049	1,855	14,923	5.55%
Shifeng District	石峰区	272,258	283,179	10,921	4.01%	294,100	5,294	8,999	14,293	882	1,147	2,029	16,323	5.55%
Tianyuan District	天元区	120,741	215,392	94,651	78.39%	310,043	5,581	9,487	15,068	930	1,209	2,139	17,207	5.55%
Yanling County	炎陵县	164,807	202,071	37,264	22.61%	239,335	4,308	7,324	11,632	718	933	1,651	13,283	5.55%
You County	攸县	679,839	693,458	13,619	2.00%	707,077	12,727	21,637	34,364	2,121	2,758	4,879	39,243	5.55%
		3,581,820	3,857,100	275,280	7.69%	4,132,380	81,885	139,204	221,088	12,735	16,555	29,290	250,378	6.06%

Totals		63,274,173	65,700,762	2,426,589	3.84%	68,127,351	941,641 [49]	1,751,608 [50]	2,693,249 [51]	153,696	201,913	355,608 [52]	3,048,857	4.48%
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[1]

200: Charbonnier, The Catholic Church in China (1997), p.381.

[2]

2,900 believers in 10 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[3]

440: Charbonnier, The Catholic Church in China (1997), p.382.

[4]

The former Changde City had 9,100 believers in 30 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[5]

In 1950 there were 6,690 Catholics in Changde Diocese, in 6 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

[6]

The former Changsha City had 14,600 believers in 49 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. Amity News Service (May 2000), reported 10,000 with "700-900 newly baptized each year."

[7]

30,000 Christians in Changsha, Hattaway, China's Unreached Cities Vol.2 (2003), p.20.

[8]

17,800 believers in 59 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[9]

2,000 believers in one registered church and 26 meeting points in the county in 1998: Amity News Service (June 1998).

[10]

In 1950 there were 9,038 Catholics in Changsha Diocese, in 11 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

[11]

1,000 believers: China Study Journal (August 1997).

[12]

"2,000 believers: Lambert, China's Christian Millions (1999), p.222.

[13]

4,200 believers in 14 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[14]

The former Chenzhou City had 6,700 believers in 22 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002

[15]

The former Chenzhou City had over 8,000 house church believers in 1991: Lambert, China's Christian Millions (1999), p.222.

[16]

10,700 believers in 36 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[17]

The former Hengyang City had 15,500 believers in 52 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[18]

9,500 believers in 32 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[19]

In 1950 there were 12,085 Catholics in Hengyang Diocese: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

[20]

6,200 believers in 21 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[21]

The former Huaihua City had 3,000 believers in 10 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[22]

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

[23]

8,300 believers in 28 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[24]

2,000 to 3,000 believers: Amity News Service (May 1998).

[25]

The former Luodi City had 3,900 believers in 13 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[26]

The former Shaoyang City had 6,100 believers in 21 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[27]

9,800 believers in 33 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[28]

1,300 believers in 4 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[29]

1,300 believers in 1998: Lambert, China's Christian Millions (1999), p.222.

[30]

6,900 believers in 23 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[31]

The former Xiangtan City had 5,400 believers in 18 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[32]

In 1950 there were 4,956 Catholics in Xiangtan Diocese: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

[33]

In 1950 there were 1,649 Catholics in Baojing Diocese, in 4 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

[34]

3,000 believers in 10 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[35]

6,000: UCAN (17 November 2000). Charbonnier listed 3,000 Catholics in the county: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.379. There were about 500 Catholics in Taojiang in 1949.

[36]

9,500 believers in 32 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. There were 3,000 believers in the city according to a 1994 figure: Amity News Service (February-April 1995). In 1980 there were only about 30 registered Christians in the county.

[37]

The former Yiyang City had 22,400 believers in 75 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[38]

"More than 1,000 in the city itself and over 10,000 in the surrounding countryside:" P ray for China (October 1995). In 1984 Qiyang had only about 30 believers.

[39]

The former Yongzhou City had 12,900 believers in 43 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[40]

100: ZGTZJ (March 1990).

[41]

6,000 believers in 20 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[42]

9,200 believers in 31 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[43]

The former Yueyang City had 13,500 believers in 45 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[44]

There were "more than 10,000" TSPM Christians in Yueyang Prefecture: Lift Up Our Holy Hands (November 2001). There had been "just a few dozen" believers in the mid-1980s.

[45]

The former Zhangjiajie City had 5,600 believers in 19 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. Amity News Service (May 1998) reported 20,000 Christians in the area, with 2,000 in the city itself.

[46]

13,200 believers in 44 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. "More than 2,000 baptized" TSPM members in 1991: Bridge (January-February 1991).

[47]

The former Zhuzhou County had 6,400 believers in 21 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[48]

600: Charbonnier, The Catholic Church in China (1997), p.380. There were only about 20 Catholics in Zhuzhou County in 1949.

[49]

Mandryk, Operation World (2010), p.237, listed a percentage which amounts to 783,800 TSPM believers in Hunan.

The China Christian Council in Hunan appeared to deny the existence of hundreds of thousands of believers in the Three-Self churches within the province. In 1997 the official Amity News Service (September 1997) gave a figure of 300,000. A much later estimate (Amity News Service, November 2003) sharply downgraded the number of TSPM Christians in Hunan to "between 100,000 to 170,000," while Amity News Service (November-December 2004), reduced the number sharply again to just 78,600! The March 2009 issue of Tianfeng raised the figure back to 300,000 registered believers, meeting in 1,200 churches.

[50]

Mandryk, Operation World (2010), p.237, listed a percentage which amounts to 1,567,700 house church believers in Hunan.

Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World (2001), p.173, listed a percentage which amounts to 1,204,100 house church believers in Hunan.

[51]

Evangelicals in Hunan
          663 (1904 - China's Millions , November 1905)
       3,835 communicants (1913 - Stauffer, The Christian Occupation of China , p.95)
     22,383 (1922 - Stauffer, The Christian Occupation of China , p.97)
   120,000 (1993 - Norweigan Missionary Society Handbook , 1993)*
   300,000 (1997 - Amity News Service, September 1997)*
1,404,800 (2001 - Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World, p.173)
   170,000 (2003 - Amity News Service, November 2003)*
     78,600 (2004 - Amity News Service, November-December 2004)*
   300,000 (2009 in 1,200 churches: Tianfeng , March 2009)*
2,351,500 (2010 - Mandryk, Operation World , p.237)

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

[52]

Catholics in Hunan
    1,000 (1663 including Hubei: Standaert, Handbook of Christianity in China 635-1800 , p.385)
10,200 (1703 including Hubei: Standaert, Handbook of Christianity in China 635-1800 , p.385)
    3,718 (1765 - Standaert, Handbook of Christianity in China 635-1800 , p.385)
    2,680 (1870 - Chinese Recorder , May 1880)
    7,000 (1873 - Chinese Recorder , May 1880)
    5,100 (1890 in 39 churches: Chinese Recorder , March 1890)
    9,176 (1907 in 54 churches: Wolferstan, The Catholic Church in China , p.450)
30,605 (1922 - Stauffer, The Christian Occupation of China , p.95)
34,418 (1950 - Compiled from individual diocese statistics at www.catholic-hierarchy.org)
200,700 (2001 - Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World , p.171)
261,300 (2010 - Mandryk, Operation World , p.237)

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