Shandong

Shandong

Shandong 山东
		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

Binzhou Prefecture	滨州市
Bincheng District	滨城区	600,883	682,717	81,834	13.62%	764,551	7,951	13,279	21,230	2,064	4,129	6,193	27,423	3.59%
Boxing County	博兴县	462,815	487,116	24,301	5.25%	511,417	5,319	8,882	14,201	1,381	2,762	4,142	18,344	3.59%
Huimin County	惠民县	604,751	602,491	-2,260	-0.37%	600,231	6,242	10,425	16,667	1,621	3,241	4,862	21,529	3.59%
Wudi County	无棣县	423,113	418,687	-4,426	-1.05%	414,261	4,308	7,195	11,503	1,119	2,237	3,356	14,859	3.59%
Yangxin County	阳信县	419,591	427,014	7,423	1.77%	434,437	4,518	7,545	12,063	1,173	2,346	3,519	15,582	3.59%
Zhanhua District	沾化区	366,178	351,672	-14,506	-3.96%	337,166	3,507	5,856	9,362	910	1,821	2,731	12,093	3.59%
Zouping County	邹平县	686,590	778,777	92,187	13.43%	870,964	9,058	15,127	24,185	2,352	4,703	7,055	31,240	3.59%
		3,563,921	3,748,474	184,553	5.18%	3,933,027	40,903 [1]	68,309	109,212	10,619	21,238	31,858	141,070	3.59%

Dezhou Prefecture	德州市
Decheng District	德城区	552,445	679,535	127,090	23.01%	806,625	6,776 [2]	11,315	18,091	2,178	4,356	6,534	24,625	3.05%
Leling City	乐陵市	615,833	652,415	36,582	5.94%	688,997	8,612 [3]	14,383	22,995	1,860	3,721	5,581	28,576	4.15%
Lingcheng District	陵城区	529,537	569,007	39,470	7.45%	608,477	5,111	8,536	13,647	1,643	3,286	4,929	18,576	3.05%
Linyi County	临邑县	508,213	511,105	2,892	0.57%	513,997	4,318	7,210	11,528	1,388	2,776	4,163	15,691	3.05%
Ningjin County	宁津县	432,880	449,891	17,011	3.93%	466,902	3,922	6,550	10,472	1,261	2,521	3,782	14,254	3.05%
Pingyuan County	平原县	439,701	442,948	3,247	0.74%	446,195	3,748	6,259	10,007	1,205	2,409	3,614	13,621	3.05%
Qihe County	齐河县	593,341	602,042	8,701	1.47%	610,743	5,130	8,568	13,698	1,649	3,298	4,947	18,645	3.05%
Qingyun County	庆云县	286,427	294,684	8,257	2.88%	302,941	2,545	4,250	6,794	818	1,636	2,454	9,248	3.05%
Wucheng County	武城县	361,179	376,063	14,884	4.12%	390,947	3,284	5,484	8,768	1,056	2,111	3,167	11,935	3.05%
Xiajin County	夏津县	479,817	500,514	20,697	4.31%	521,211	4,378	7,312	11,690	1,407	2,815	4,222	15,912	3.05%
Yucheng City	禹城市	494,301	490,031	-4,270	-0.86%	485,761	5,878 [4]	9,816	15,693	1,312	2,623	3,935	19,628	4.04%
		5,293,674	5,568,235	274,561	5.19%	5,842,796	53,702	89,682	143,384	15,776	31,551	47,327	190,710	3.26%

Dongying Prefecture	东营市
Dongying District	东营区	568,510	756,676	188,166	33.10%	944,842	7,370 [5]	12,308	19,677	2,551	5,102	7,653	27,330	2.89%
Guangrao County	广饶县	472,841	507,523	34,682	7.33%	542,205	4,229	7,063	11,292	1,464	2,928	4,392	15,684	2.89%
Hekou District	河口区	220,334	247,595	27,261	12.37%	274,856	2,144	3,580	5,724	742	1,484	2,226	7,950	2.89%
Kenli District	垦利区	242,654	242,292	-362	-0.15%	241,930	1,887	3,151	5,038	653	1,306	1,960	6,998	2.89%
Lijin County	利津县	288,832	281,252	-7,580	-2.62%	273,672	2,135	3,565	5,699	739	1,478	2,217	7,916	2.89%
		1,793,171	2,035,338	242,167	13.50%	2,277,505	17,765	29,667	47,431	6,149	12,299	18,448	65,879	2.89%

Heze Prefecture	菏泽市
Cao County	曹县	1,335,422	1,365,675	30,253	2.27%	1,395,928	36,950	61,707	98,657	10,469 [6]	20,939	31,408	130,065	9.32%
Chengwu County	成武县	596,339	612,016	15,677	2.63%	627,693	16,615	27,747	44,362	1,695	3,390	5,084	49,446	7.88%
Dingtao District	定陶区	563,352	565,793	2,441	0.43%	568,234	15,041	25,119	40,160	1,534	3,068	4,603	44,763	7.88%
Dongming County	东明县	691,206	711,080	19,874	2.88%	730,954	19,348	32,312	51,660	1,974	3,947	5,921	57,581	7.88%
Juancheng County	鄄城县	715,684	721,898	6,214	0.87%	728,112	19,273	32,186	51,459	1,966	3,932	5,898	57,357	7.88%
Juye County	巨野县	839,438	860,581	21,143	2.52%	881,724	23,339	38,977	62,316	2,381	4,761	7,142	69,458	7.88%
Mudan District [7]	牡丹区	1,280,031	1,346,717	66,686	5.21%	1,413,403	37,413 [8]	62,479	99,892	3,816	7,632	11,449	111,341	7.88%
Shan (Dan) County [9]	单县	1,050,701	1,063,243	12,542	1.19%	1,075,785	28,476 [10]	47,555	76,031	2,905	5,809	8,714	84,745	7.88%
Yuncheng County	郓城县	1,025,800	1,040,690	14,890	1.45%	1,055,580	27,941	46,662	74,603	2,850	5,700	8,550	83,153	7.88%
		8,097,973	8,287,693	189,720	2.34%	8,477,413	224,397	374,743	599,140	29,589	59,179	88,768	687,909	8.11%

Jinan Prefecture	济南市
Changqing District	长清区	506,579	578,740	72,161	14.24%	650,901	8,201	41,007	49,208	1,757	3,515	5,272	54,480	8.37%
Huaiyin District	槐荫区	396,846	476,811	79,965	20.15%	556,776	7,015	35,077	42,092	1,503	3,007	4,510	46,602	8.37%
Jiyang County	济阳县	518,879	517,948	-931	-0.18%	517,017	6,514	32,572	39,086	1,396	2,792	4,188	43,274	8.37%
Licheng District	历城区	878131	1124306	246,175	28.03%	1,370,481	17,268	86,340	103,608	3,700	7,401	11,101	114,709	8.37%
Lixia District	历下区	582,520	754,136	171,616	29.46%	925,752	11,664	58,322	69,987	2,500	4,999	7,499	77,485	8.37%
Pingyin County	平阴县	344,386	331,712	-12,674	-3.68%	319,038	4,020	20,099	24,119	989 [11]	1,978	2,967	27,086	8.49%
Shanghe County	商河县	574,789	564,125	-10,664	-1.86%	553,461	6,974	34,868	41,842	1,494	2,989	4,483	46,325	8.37%
Shizhong District	市中区	572,141	713,581	141,440	24.72%	855,021	10,773	53,866	64,640	2,309	4,617	6,926	71,565	8.37%
Tianqiao District	天桥区	570,296	688,415	118,119	20.71%	806,534	10,162	50,812	60,974	2,178	4,355	6,533	67,507	8.37%
Zhangqiu District	章丘区	977,324	1,064,210	86,886	8.89%	1,151,096	13,353 [12]	73,440 [13]	86,793	3,108	6,216	9,324	96,117	8.35%
		5,921,891	6,813,984	892,093	15.06%	7,706,077	95,945	486,404 [14]	582,349	20,934	41,868	62,802 [15]	645,151	8.37%

Jining Prefecture	济宁市
Jiaxiang County	嘉祥县	761,086	818,188	57,102	7.50%	875,290	11,204	18,710	29,914	2,363	4,727	7,090	37,004	4.23%
Jinxiang County	金乡县	602,555	625,262	22,707	3.77%	647,969	8,294	13,851	22,145	1,750	3,499	5,249	27,394	4.23%
Liangshan County	梁山县	675,392	730,652	55,260	8.18%	785,912	10,060	16,800	26,859	2,122	4,244	6,366	33,225	4.23%
Qufu City	曲阜市	625,313	640,498	15,185	2.43%	655,683	9,704 [16]	16,206	25,910	1,770	3,541	5,311	31,221	4.76%
Rencheng District	任城区	1,050,522	1,241,012	190,490	18.13%	1,431,502	21,186	35,381	56,567	3,865	7,730	11,595	68,162	4.76%
Sishui County	泗水县	552,028	536,087	-15,941	-2.89%	520,146	6,658	11,119	17,777	1,404	2,809	4,213	21,990	4.23%
Weishan County	微山县	645,728	633,357	-12,371	-1.92%	620,986	7,949	13,274	21,223	1,677	3,353	5,030	26,253	4.23%
Wenshang County	汶上县	702,095	684,617	-17,478	-2.49%	667,139	8,539	14,261	22,800	1,801	3,603	5,404	28,204	4.23%
Yanzhou District	兖州区	598,387	618,394	20,007	3.34%	638,401	6,767 [17]	11,301	18,068	1,724 [18]	3,447	5,171 [19]	23,239	3.64%
Yutai County	鱼台县	426,172	437,146	10,974	2.58%	448,120	5,736	9,579	15,315	1,210	2,420	3,630	18,945	4.23%
Zoucheng City	邹城市	1,101,003	1,116,692	15,689	1.42%	1,132,381	12,456 [20]	20,802	33,258	3,057	6,115	9,172	42,430	3.75%
		7,740,281	8,081,905	341,624	4.41%	8,423,529	108,553	181,283	289,836	22,744	45,487	68,231 [21]	358,066	4.25%

Laiwu Prefecture	莱芜市
Gangcheng District	钢城区	234,891	308,994	74,103	31.55%	383,097	4,214	7,037	11,252	1,034	2,069	3,103	14,355	3.75%
Laicheng District	莱城区	998,634	989,535	-9,099	-0.91%	980,436	10,785	18,011	28,795	2,647	5,294	7,942	36,737	3.75%
		1,233,525	1,298,529	65,004	5.27%	1,363,533	14,999 [22]	25,048	40,047	3,682	7,363	11,045	51,092	3.75%

Liaocheng Prefecture	聊城市
Chiping County	茌平县	546,125	520,016	-26,109	-4.78%	493,907	5,482	9,156	14,638	1,334	2,667	4,001	18,639	3.77%
Dongchang District	东昌府区	950,319	1,229,768	279,449	29.41%	1,509,217	16,752	27,976	44,729	4,075	8,150	12,225	56,953	3.77%
Dong'e County	东阿县	413,735	352,630	-61,105	-14.77%	291,525	3,236	5,404	8,640	787	1,574	2,361	11,001	3.77%
Gaotang County	高唐县	456,464	473,422	16,958	3.72%	490,380	5,443	9,090	14,533	1,324	2,648	3,972	18,505	3.77%
Guan County	冠县	707,137	764,864	57,727	8.16%	822,591	9,131	15,248	24,379	2,221	4,442	6,663	31,042	3.77%
Linqing City	临清市	694,247	719,611	25,364	3.65%	744,975	20,636	34,462	55,098	2,011	4,023	6,034	61,132	8.21%
Shen County	莘县	921,225	958,827	37,602	4.08%	996,429	11,060	22,121	33,181 [23]	2,690	5,381	8,071	41,252	4.14%
Yanggu County	阳谷县	722,863	770,725	47,862	6.62%	818,587	9,086	15,174	24,260	2,210	4,420	6,631 [24]	30,891	3.77%
		5,412,115	5,789,863	377,748	6.98%	6,167,611	80,827 [25]	138,631	219,458	16,653 [26]	33,305	49,958	269,416	4.37%

Linyi Prefecture	临沂市
Fei County	费县	904,696	923,475	18,779	2.08%	942,254	22,614 [27]	37,766	60,380	2,544	5,088	7,632	68,012	7.22%
Hedong District	河东区	587,897	633,522	45,625	7.76%	679,147	16,300	27,220	43,520	1,834	3,667	5,501	49,021	7.22%
Junan County	莒南县	964,591	886,376	-78,215	-8.11%	808,161	20,042	33,471	53,513	2,182	4,364	6,546	60,059	7.43%
Lanlin (Cangshan) County	兰陵县	1,128,161	1,161,932	33,771	2.99%	1,195,703	29,653	49,521	79,175	3,228	6,457	9,685	88,860	7.43%
Lanshan District	兰山区	938,159	1,159,181	221,022	23.56%	1,380,203	34,229	57,162	91,392	3,727	7,453	11,180	102,571	7.43%
Linshu County	临沭县	597,850	617,081	19,231	3.22%	636,312	15,781	26,353	42,134	1,718	3,436	5,154	47,288	7.43%
Luozhuang District	罗庄区	412,454	510,945	98,491	23.88%	609,436	15,114	25,240	40,354	1,645	3,291	4,936	45,291	7.43%
Mengyin County	蒙阴县	535,070	489,537	-45,533	-8.51%	444,004	11,011	18,389	29,400	1,199	2,398	3,596	32,997	7.43%
Pingyi County	平邑县	974,213	900,167	-74,046	-7.60%	826,121	20,488	34,215	54,702	2,231	4,461	6,692	61,394	7.43%
Tancheng County	郯城县	972,268	936,166	-36,102	-3.71%	900,064	22,322	37,277	59,599	2,430	4,860	7,291	66,889	7.43%
Yinan County	沂南县	869,535	822,727	-46,808	-5.38%	775,919	19,243	32,135	51,378	2,095	4,190	6,285	57,663	7.43%
Yishui County	沂水县	1,057,758	998,331	-59,427	-5.62%	938,904	23,285	38,886	62,170	2,535	5,070	7,605	69,776	7.43%
		9,942,652	10,039,440	96,788	0.97%	10,136,228	250,081 [28]	417,636 [29]	667,717	27,368	54,736	82,103 [30]	749,821	7.40%

Qingdao Prefecture	青岛市
Chengyang District	城阳区	494,007	737,209	243,202	49.23%	980,411	19,804	33,073	52,877	2,647	5,294	7,941	60,819	6.20%
Huangdao District [31]	黄岛区	1,066,176	1,392,554	326,378	30.61%	1,718,932	34,722 [32]	57,986	92,709	4,641	9,282	13,923	106,632	6.20%
Jiaozhou City	胶州市	783,478	843,054	59,576	7.60%	902,630	9,297 [33]	15,526	24,823	2,437	4,874	7,311	32,135	3.56%
Jimo City	即墨市	1,111,202	1,177,201	65,999	5.94%	1,243,200	13,800 [34]	23,045	36,845	3,357	6,713	10,070	46,915	3.77%
Laixi City	莱西市	728,796	750,225	21,429	2.94%	771,654	8,874 [35]	14,820	23,694	2,083	4,167	6,250	29,944	3.88%
Laoshan District	崂山区	254,625	379,469	124,844	49.03%	504,313	5,800	9,685	15,485	1,362	2,723	4,085	19,570	3.88%
Licang District	李沧区	352,801	512,389	159,588	45.23%	671,977	7,728	12,905	20,633	1,814	3,629	5,443	26,076	3.88%
Pingdu City	平度市	1,321,975	1,357,424	35,449	2.68%	1,392,873	25,907 [36]	43,265	69,173	3,761	7,522	11,282	80,455	5.78%
Shibei District [37]	市北区	933,602	1,020,715	87,113	9.33%	1,107,828	12,740	21,276	34,016	2,991	5,982	8,973	42,989	3.88%
Shinan District	市南区	447,532	544,847	97,315	21.74%	642,162	7,385	12,333	19,718	1,734	3,468	5,202	24,919	3.88%
		7,494,194	8,715,087	1,220,893	16.29%	9,935,980	146,057 [38]	243,915	389,972	26,827	53,654	80,481 [39]	470,454	4.73%

Rizhao Prefecture	日照市
Donggang District	东港区	920,511	920,511	0	0.00%	920,511	18,502	30,899	49,401	2,485	4,971	7,456	56,857	6.18%
Ju County	莒县	1,034,519	995,552	-38,967	-3.77%	956,585	19,227	32,110	51,337	2,583	5,166	7,748	59,085	6.18%
Lanshan District	岚山区	400,067	400,067	0	0.00%	400,067	8,041	13,429	21,470	1,080	2,160	3,241	24,711	6.18%
Wulian County	五莲县	503,219	484,883	-18,336	-3.64%	466,547	9,378	15,661	25,038	1,260	2,519	3,779	28,817	6.18%
		2,685,928	2,801,013	-57,303	-2.13%	2,743,710	55,149 [40]	92,098	147,247	7,408	14,816	22,224	169,471	6.18%

Tai'an Prefecture	泰安市
Daiyue District	岱岳区	922,491	975,380	52,889	5.73%	1,028,269	9,152	15,283	24,435	2,776	5,553	8,329	32,764	3.19%
Dongping County	东平县	725,877	741,566	15,689	2.16%	757,255	6,740	11,255	17,995	2,045	4,089	6,134	24,128	3.19%
Feicheng City	肥城市	948,602	946,627	-1,975	-0.21%	944,652	10,391 [41]	17,353	27,744	2,551	5,101	7,652	35,396	3.75%
Ningyang County	宁阳县	777,546	754,647	-22,899	-2.95%	731,748	6,513	10,876	17,389	1,976	3,951	5,927	23,316	3.19%
Taishan District	泰山区	615,720	760,045	144,325	23.44%	904,370	8,049	13,442	21,491	2,442	4,884	7,325	28,816	3.19%
Xintai City	新泰市	1,344,395	1,315,942	-28,453	-2.12%	1,287,489	14,549 [42]	24,296	38,845	3,476	6,952	10,429	49,273	3.83%
		5,334,631	5,494,207	159,576	2.99%	5,653,783	55,392 [43]	92,505 [44]	147,898	15,265	30,530	45,796	193,693	3.43%

Weifang Prefecture	潍坊市
Anqiu City	安丘市	1,096,782	926,894	-169,888	-15.49%	757,006	9,160 [45]	15,297	24,457	2,044	4,088	6,132	30,588	4.04%
Changle County	昌乐县	593,009	615,910	22,901	3.86%	638,811	18,526	30,938	49,463	1,725	3,450	5,174	54,638	8.55%
Changyi City	昌邑市	683,182	603,482	-79,700	-11.67%	523,782	6,181 [46]	10,322	16,502	1,414	2,828	4,243	20,745	3.96%
Fangzi District	坊子区	256,590	512,161	255,571	99.60%	767,732	22,264	37,181	59,445	2,073	4,146	6,219	65,664	8.55%
Gaomi City	高密市	842,403	895,582	53,179	6.31%	948,761	10,816 [47]	18,063	28,878	2,562	5,123	7,685	36,563	3.85%
Hanting District	寒亭区	355,945	424,106	68,161	19.15%	492,267	14,276	23,840	38,116	1,329	2,658	3,987	42,104	8.55%
Kuiwen District	奎文区	384,576	692,643	308,067	80.11%	1,000,710	29,021	48,464	77,485	2,702	5,404	8,106	85,591	8.55%
Linqu County	临朐县	869,470	834,314	-35,156	-4.04%	799,158	23,176	38,703	61,879	2,158	4,315	6,473	68,352	8.55%
Qingzhou City	青州市	894,468	940,355	45,887	5.13%	986,242	17,950 [48]	29,976	47,925	2,663	5,326	7,989	55,914	5.67%
Shouguang City	寿光市	1,081,991	1,139,454	57,463	5.31%	1,196,917	13,765 [49]	22,987	36,751	3,232	6,463	9,695	46,446	3.88%
Weicheng District	潍城区	383,189	415,118	31,929	8.33%	447,047	12,964	21,650	34,615	1,207	2,414	3,621	38,236	8.55%
Zhucheng City	诸城市	1,053,695	1,086,222	32,527	3.09%	1,118,749	18,012 [50]	30,080	48,092	3,021	6,041	9,062	57,154	5.11%
		8,495,300	9,086,241	590,941	6.96%	9,677,182	196,108 [51]	327,501	523,609	26,128	52,257	78,385	601,994	6.22%

Weihai Prefecture	威海市
Huancui District	环翠区	609,219	844,310	235,091	38.59%	1,079,401	14,788	24,696	39,483	2,914	5,829	8,743	48,227	4.47%
Rongcheng City	荣成市	732,147	714,355	-17,792	-2.43%	696,563	9,543 [52]	15,937	25,480	1,881	3,761	5,642	31,122	4.47%
Rushan City	乳山市	580,326	572,481	-7,845	-1.35%	564,636	6,493 [53]	10,844	17,337	1,525	3,049	4,574	21,911	3.88%
Wendeng District [54]	文登区	675,061	673,625	-1,436	-0.21%	672,189	6,991 [55]	11,675	18,665	1,815	3,630	5,445	24,110	3.59%
		2,596,753	2,804,771	208,018	8.01%	3,012,789	37,815 [56]	63,151	100,965	8,135	16,269	24,404 [57]	125,369	4.16%

Yantai Prefecture	烟台市
Changdao County	长岛县	52,890	44,025	-8,865	-16.76%	35,160	302	505	807	95	190	285	1,092	3.11%
Fushan District	福山区	355,803	600,468	244,665	68.76%	845,133	7,268	12,138	19,406	2,282	4,564	6,846	26,252	3.11%
Haiyang City	海阳市	654,594	638,729	-15,865	-2.42%	622,864	7,724 [58]	12,898	20,622	1,682	3,363	5,045	25,667	4.12%
Laishan District	莱山区	181,963	329,304	147,341	80.97%	476,645	4,099	6,846	10,945	1,287	2,574	3,861	14,806	3.11%
Laiyang City	莱阳市	897,681	878,591	-19,090	-2.13%	859,501	9,884 [59]	16,507	26,391	2,321	4,641	6,962	33,353	3.88%
Laizhou City	莱州市	889,361	883,896	-5,465	-0.61%	878,431	9,751 [60]	16,283	26,034	2,372	4,744	7,115	33,149	3.77%
Longkou City	龙口市	671,335	688,255	16,920	2.52%	705,175	6,911 [61]	11,541	18,452	1,904	3,808	5,712	24,164	3.43%
Muping District	牟平区	498,999	467,907	-31,092	-6.23%	436,815	3,757	6,274	10,030	1,179	2,359	3,538	13,568	3.11%
Penglai City	蓬莱市	500,408	451,109	-49,299	-9.85%	401,810	2,009 [62]	3,355	5,364	1,085	2,170	3,255	8,619	2.15%
Qixia City	栖霞市	651,357	589,620	-61,737	-9.48%	527,883	6,229 [63]	10,402	16,631	1,425	2,851	4,276	20,907	3.96%
Zhaoyuan City	招远市	593,705	566,244	-27,461	-4.63%	538,783	5,765 [64]	9,628	15,392	1,455	2,909	4,364	19,757	3.67%
Zhifu District	芝罘区	687,639	830,054	142,415	20.71%	972,469	8,363	13,967	22,330	2,626	5,251	7,877	30,207	3.11%
		6,635,735	6,968,202	332,467	5.01%	7,300,669	72,062 [65]	120,343	192,405	19,712 [66]	39,424	59,135	251,540	3.45%

Zaozhuang Prefecture	枣庄市
Shanting District	山亭区	443,983	464,804	20,821	4.69%	485,625	5,488	9,164	14,652	1,311	2,622	3,934	18,585	3.83%
Shizhong District	市中区	482,444	535,515	53,071	11.00%	588,586	6,651	11,107	17,758	1,589	3,178	4,768	22,526	3.83%
Tai'erzhuang District	台儿庄区	276,340	279,474	3,134	1.13%	282,608	3,193	5,333	8,527	763	1,526	2,289	10,816	3.83%
Tengzhou City	滕州市	1,548,817	1,603,659	54,842	3.54%	1,658,501	18,741 [67]	31,298	50,039	4,478	8,956	13,434	63,472	3.83%
Xuecheng District	薛城区	454,051	481,450	27,399	6.03%	508,849	5,750	9,602	15,352	1,374	2,748	4,122	19,474	3.83%
Yicheng District	峄城区	339,980	364,238	24,258	7.14%	388,496	4,390	7,331	11,721	1,049	2,098	3,147	14,868	3.83%
		3,545,615	3,729,140	183,525	5.18%	3,912,665	44,213 [68]	73,836	118,049	10,564	21,128	31,693	149,742	3.83%

Zibo Prefecture	淄博市
Boshan District	博山区	473,653	463,013	-10,640	-2.25%	452,373	3,302	5,515	8,817	1,221	2,443	3,664	12,481	2.76%
Gaoqing County	高青县	351,348	347,867	-3,481	-0.99%	344,386	2,514	4,198	6,712	930	1,860	2,790	9,502	2.76%
Huantai County	桓台县	474,908	504,011	29,103	6.13%	533,114	3,892	6,499	10,391	1,439	2,879	4,318	14,709	2.76%
Linzi District	临淄区	607,189	642,831	35,642	5.87%	678,473	4,953	8,271	13,224	1,832	3,664	5,496	18,720	2.76%
Yiyuan County	沂源县	540,695	549,491	8,796	1.63%	558,287	4,075	6,806	10,882	1,507	3,015	4,522	15,404	2.76%
Zhangdian District	张店区	712,290	929,242	216,952	30.46%	1,146,194	8,367	13,973	22,340	3,095	6,189	9,284	31,625	2.76%
Zhoucun District	周村区	327,169	362,294	35,125	10.74%	397,419	2,901	4,845	7,746	1,073	2,146	3,219	10,965	2.76%
Zichuan District	淄川区	697,178	731,848	34,670	4.97%	766,518	5,596	9,345	14,940	2,070	4,139	6,209	21,149	2.76%
		4,184,430	4,530,597	346,167	8.27%	4,876,764	35,600 [69]	59,453 [70]	95,053	13,167	26,335	39,502	134,555	2.76%

Totals		89,971,789	95,792,719	5,820,930	6.47%	101,613,649	1,529,569 [71]	2,884,204 [72]	4,413,773 [73]	280,719	561,439	842,158 [74]	5,255,931	5.17%
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[1]

Binzhou City had 6,500 TSPM believers in 22 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[2]

4,800 believers in 16 churches in the former Dezhou City: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[3]

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

[4]

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

[5]

6,400 believers in 21 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[6]

10,000: UCAN (4 April 2001). The article said Cao Xian had "about half of the 20,000 Catholics in the [Heze] Diocese."

[7]

Formerly Heze City.

[8]

15,700 believers in 52 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[9]

Formerly Dan County.

[10]

"More than 30,000 believers in nearly 200 registered churches and meeting points" Tianfeng (April 2009).

[11]

1,000: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), 471.

[12]

11,800 believers in 39 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[13]

"Areas around Jinan are around 8-10% Christian, especially in Tai'an and Zhangqiu where the Jesus Family had a major impact": Communication with a missionary (April 2010).

[14]

"The number of Christians in areas around Jinan is significantly higher than Jinan City itself. Our surveys show Jinan city is about 5-6% Christian, but the areas around Jinan are around 8-10%," (Communication with a veteran missionary, April 2010). At least 20,000 house church believers lived in Jinan City in the early 1980s (Lyall, God Reigns in China , p.175).

[15]

There were 6,638 baptized Catholics in Jinan as early as 1698 (Heeren, On the Shantung Front , p.36), There were 60,000 Catholics in Jinan Diocese in 2008: UCAN (20 May 2008), served by 20 priests and 15 nuns. In 1950 there were 44,016 Catholics in Jinan Diocese: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

[16]

9,600 believers in 32 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002; "About 10,000": Associated Press (25 December 2010).

[17]

6,600 believers in 22 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[18]

There were 50,000 Catholics in the whole of Yanzhou Diocese, of which Yanzhou City is one part, in 1997: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.471.

When the long-serving Bishop of Yanzhou, Zhao Fengwu, died in 2005 reports still gave the number of Catholics in the diocese at 50,000: Associated Press (31 August 2005).

[19]

In 1950 there were 60,000 Catholics in Yanzhou Diocese: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

[20]

12,600 believers in 42 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[21]

There were 60,000 Catholics in Jinan Diocese in 2008 (UCAN, 20 May 2008), served by 20 priests and 15 nuns. In 1950 there were 44,016 Catholics in Jinan Diocese: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

[22]

Laiwu City had 20,000 believers in 67 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[23]

30,000: Christian Communications Ltd., Lift Up Your Holy Hands (n.d.)

[24]

In 1960 there were 10,237 Catholics in Yanggu Diocese, in 4 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

[25]

Liaocheng City had 10,900 believers in 36 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[26]

There were 19,000 Catholics in the newly formed Liaocheng Diocese in 2000: UCAN (9 May 2000). Liaocheng was a combination of Yanggu Diocese and Linqing Apostolic Prefecture.

[27]

20,000 believers, according to a letter by a local Christian to FEBC (November 1992).

[28]

Linyi City had 50,000 believers in 68 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. As soon as believers were asked to register with the government, more than 30,000 in Linyi Prefecture came forward. In 1994, the estimate of believers in the prefecture ranged between 100,000 and 250,000: Bridge (August 1994). Amity News Service (January 1998) listed more than 200,000 TSPM believers in the prefecture.

[29]

China News and Church Report (16 June 1995) reported were more than 170,000 Christians in "four poor counties" in the prefecture.

[30]

In 1950 there were 20,545 Catholics in Linyi Diocese, in 13 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

[31]

includes the former Jiaonan City.

[32]

Jianan City had 9,400 believers in 31 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[33]

8,400 believers in 28 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[34]

12,800 believers in 43 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[35]

8,700 believers in 29 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[36]

25,600 believers in 85 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[37]

including Sifang District

[38]

Qingdao City had 50,000 TSPM believers in 60 churches: UCAN (24 April 2000). Amity News Service (January 1998) stated 30,000 believers had been baptized in Qingdao since 1980, "with a large unrecorded number of believers baptized before that date."

[39]

In 1950 there were 23,588 Catholics in Qingdao Diocese, in 9 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

[40]

Rizhao City had 24,000 believers in 80 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[41]

10,800 believers in 36 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[42]

15,800 believers in 53 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[43]

Tai'an City had 14,200 TSPM believers in 47 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[44]

"Areas around Jinan are around 8-10% Christian, especially in Tai'an and Zhangqiu where the Jesus Family had a major impact": Communication with a missionary (April 2010).

[45]

13,800 believers in 46 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[46]

8,400 believers in 28 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[47]

10,000 believers in 33 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[48]

16,900 believers in 56 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[49]

12,900 believers in 43 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[50]

17,600 believers in 59 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[51]

40,000 TSPM believers in Weifang City: Global Chinese Ministries (December 2000-January 2001). In 44 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[52]

10,400 believers in 35 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[53]

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

[54]

includes Wendeng City

[55]

7,300 believers in 24 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[56]

Weihai City had 4,500 TSPM believers in 15 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. Global Chinese Ministries (September 2003) says the TSPM in Weihai started with just 40 believers in 1994. In 2001 and 2002 more than 3,000 people attended their Christmas services.

[57]

In 1950 there were 4,150 Catholics in Weihai Diocese: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

[58]

8,400 believers in 28 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[59]

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

[60]

10,200 believers in 34 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[61]

6,800 in 23 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. In 1993 there were just 608 registered believers in the county: Bridge (no.61, October 1993).

[62]

The TSPM church in Penglai grew from just 20 believers in 1988 to more than 2,500 in two churches and 17 meeting points in 2001: Tianfeng (December 2001).

[63]

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

[64]

6,600 believers in 22 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[65]

Yantai City had 15,400 believers in 51 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. Amity News Service (January 1998) said "Of the 13 counties around Yantai, 11 have Christians, with 22,000 believers worshipping at 15 registered churches and meeting points."

[66]

There were 30,000 Catholics in the whole of Yantai Diocese in 1999. In 1949 there were 12,000 Catholics in the diocese: China Study Journal (vol.14, no.3, December 1999).

[67]

18,200 believers in 61 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[68]

Zaoshuang City had 22,600 TSPM believers in 75 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[69]

Zibo City had 21,200 TSPM believers in 71 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[70]

In 1995 alone, 10,000 Christians left the TSPM in Zibo City and joined house churches: China News and Church Report (February 1997).

[71]

Mandryk, Operation World (2010), p.244, listed a percentage which amounts to 1,630,000 TSPM believers in Shandong.

[72]

Mandryk, Operation World (2010), p.244, listed a percentage which amounts to 2,397,000 house church believers in Shandong.

Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World (2001), p.177, listed a percentage which amounts to 1,545,700 house church believers in Shandong.

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Evangelicals in Shandong

       5,000 (1885 - Chinese Recorder , November 1885)
     13,500 (1900 - International Bulletin of Missionary Research , April 1998)
     14,226 (1904 - China's Millions , November 1905)
     53,480 (1922 - Stauffer, Christian Occupation of China , p.204)
     80,000 (1949 - Christian Communications Ltd., Lift Up Our Holy Hands , June 2002)
   100,000 (1949 - Global Chinese Ministries, October 2003)
     70,000 (1965 in 350 churches: Global Chinese Ministries, October 2003)*
   200,000 (1983 in 186 TSPM churches: Global Chinese Ministries, October 2003)*
   450,000 (1989 - Shandong Yearbook , 1989)*
   307,000 (1990 in 2,464 TSPM churches: Global Chinese Ministries, October 2003)*
   460,000 (1993 - Tianfeng , September 1993)*
   800,000 (1993 - Bridge , October 1993)*
   900,000 (1994 - China Insight , April 1994)*
   900,000 (1996 in 3,926 TSPM churches: Cited in Global Chinese Ministries, October 2003)*
   900,000 (1997 - Amity News Service, September 1997)*
2,455,000 (2001 - Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World , p.177)
1,000,000 (2003 - "well over one million" TSPM members: Global Chinese Ministries, October 2003)*
1,179,000 (2004 - Amity News Service, November-Decembe 2004)*
4,027,000 (2010 - Mandryk, Operation World , p.244)

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

[74]

Catholics in Shandong
    3,000 (1663 - Standaert, Handbook of Christianity in China 635-1800 , p.385)
    5,000 (1665 - Standaert, Handbook of Christianity in China 635-1800 , p.383)
    6,000 (1703 - Standaert, Handbook of Christianity in China 635-1800 , p.385)
    2,471 (1765 - Hereen, On the Shantung Front , p.36)
    5,636 (1850 - Hereen, On the Shantung Front , p.36)
10,750 (1870 - Chinese Recorder , May 1880)
72,838 (1879 in 471 churches: Wolferstan, The Catholic Church in China , p.451)
16,850 (1890 in 330 churches: Chinese Recorder , March 1890)
47,000 (1900 - Bodemer, John Hedley in North China & Inner Mongolia , p. 58)
149,730 (1922 in 807 churches: Stauffer, Christian Occupation of China , p.202)
304,272 (1950 - Compiled from diocese figures at www.catholic-hierarchy.org)
130,000 (1982 - Zhongguo Renkou [China’s Population], 1989, citing a 1982 figure)*
150,000 (1990 in 1,997 CPA churches: Global Chinese Ministries, October 2003)*
272,800 (2001 - Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World , p.177)
862,900 (2010 - Mandryk, Operation World , p.244)

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

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