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Anhui   安徽                                
    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
       
Anqing Prefecture 安庆市                              
Daguan District 大观区 167,860 275,003 107,143 63.83% 382,146   21,018 34,049 55,067 3,439 5,572 9,011 64,078 16.77%
Huaining County 怀宁县 673,677 592,750 -80,927 -12.01% 511,823   28,150 45,603 73,754 4,606 7,462 12,069 85,822 16.77%
Qianshan County 潜山县 515,261 500,292 -14,969 -2.91% 485,323   26,693 43,242 69,935 4,368 7,076 11,444 81,379 16.77%
Susong County 宿松县 649,975 571,025 -78,950 -12.15% 492,075   27,064 43,844 70,908 4,429 7,174 11,603 82,511 16.77%
Taihu County 太湖县 498,882 515,283 16,401 3.29% 531,684   29,243 47,373 76,616 4,785 7,752 12,537 89,153 16.77%
Tongcheng City 桐城市 660,772 664,455 3,683 0.56% 668,138   50,110 [1] 81,179 131,289 6,013 9,741 15,755 147,044 22.01%
Wangjiang County 望江县 479,099 526,712 47,613 9.94% 574,325   31,588 51,172 82,760 5,169 8,374 13,543 96,303 16.77%
Yingjiang District 迎江区 150,221 251,080 100,859 67.14% 351,939   19,357 31,358 50,714 3,167 5,131 8,299 59,013 16.77%
Yixiu District 宜秀区 264,670 254,431 -10,239 -3.87% 244,192   13,431 21,758 35,188 2,198 3,560 5,758 40,946 16.77%
Yuexi County 岳西县 361,632 321,636 -39,996 -11.06% 281,640   15,490 25,094 40,584 2,535 4,106 6,641 47,225 16.77%
    4,422,049 4,472,667 50,618 1.14% 4,523,285   262,143 [2] 424,672 686,816 40,710 65,949 106,659 [3] 793,475 17.54%
       
Bengbu Prefecture 蚌埠市                              
Bengshan District 蚌山区 118,178 334,426 216,248 182.98% 550,674   27,534 44,605 72,138 6,057 9,813 15,870 88,009 15.98%
Guzhen County 固镇县 595,513 541,644 -53,869 -9.05% 487,775   24,389 39,510 63,899 5,366 8,692 14,058 77,956 15.98%
Huaishang District 淮上区 222,659 145,874 -76,785 -34.49% 69,089   3,454 5,596 9,051 760 1,231 1,991 11,042 15.98%
Huaiyuan County 怀远县 1,234,561 1,028,066 -206,495 -16.73% 821,571   43,543 [4] 70,540 114,083 9,037 14,640 23,678 137,761 16.77%
Longzihu District 龙子湖区 242,240 243,123 883 0.36% 244,006   12,200 19,764 31,965 2,684 4,348 7,032 38,997 15.98%
Wuhe County 五河县 648,856 621,973 -26,883 -4.14% 595,090   29,755 48,202 77,957 6,546 10,605 17,150 95,107 15.98%
Yuhui District 禹会区 226,322 249,361 23,039 10.18% 272,400   13,620 22,064 35,684 2,996 4,854 7,851 43,535 15.98%
    3,288,329 3,164,467 -123,862 -3.77% 3,040,605   154,495 [5] 250,282 404,777 33,447 54,184 87,630 [6] 492,407 16.19%
       
Bozhou Prefecture 亳州市                              
Guoyang County 涡阳县 1,293,192 1,212,054 -81,138 -6.27% 1,130,916   58,808 95,268 154,076 6,785 10,178 16,964 171,040 15.12%
Lixin County 利辛县 1,327,028 1,167,087 -159,941 -12.05% 1,007,146   32,229 [7] 52,210 84,439 6,043 9,064 15,107 99,546 9.88%
Mengcheng County 蒙城县 1,106,749 1,062,080 -44,669 -4.04% 1,017,411   83,428 [8] 135,153 218,581 6,104 9,157 15,261 233,842 22.98%
Qiaocheng District 谯城区 1,351,939 1,409,436 57,497 4.25% 1,466,933   76,281 123,574 199,855 8,802 13,202 22,004 221,859 15.12%
    5,078,908 4,850,657 -228,251 -4.49% 4,622,406   250,745 [9] 406,206 656,951 27,734 41,602 69,336 726,287 15.71%
       
Chizhou Prefecture 池州市                              
Dongzhi County 东至县 475,194 468,280 -6,914 -1.45% 461,366   23,871 38,671 62,542 2,768 4,152 6,920 69,463 15.06%
Guichi District 贵池区 555,489 595,268 39,779 7.16% 635,047   32,857 53,229 86,086 3,810 5,715 9,526 95,612 15.06%
Qingyang County 青阳县 253,280 246,732 -6,548 -2.59% 240,184   12,427 20,132 32,559 1,441 2,162 3,603 36,162 15.06%
Shitai County 石台县 105,506 92,238 -13,268 -12.58% 78,970   4,086 6,619 10,705 474 711 1,185 11,890 15.06%
    1,389,469 1,402,518 13,049 0.94% 1,415,567   73,241 [10] 118,651 191,893 8,493 12,740 21,234 213,126 15.06%
       
Chuzhou Prefecture 滁州市                              
Dingyuan County 定远县 801,966 779,174 -22,792 -2.84% 756,382   39,135 63,399 102,534 4,538 6,807 11,346 113,880 15.06%
Fengyang County 凤阳县 683,049 644,895 -38,154 -5.59% 606,741   85,999 [11] 139,319 225,319 3,640 5,461 9,101 234,420 38.64%
Lai'an County 来安县 449,188 432,021 -17,167 -3.82% 414,854   21,465 34,773 56,237 2,489 3,734 6,223 62,460 15.06%
Langya District 琅琊区 246,424 310,427 64,003 25.97% 374,430   19,373 31,384 50,757 2,247 3,370 5,616 56,374 15.06%
Mingguang City 明光市 569,585 532,732 -36,853 -6.47% 495,879   54,547 [12] 88,366 142,912 2,975 4,463 7,438 150,351 30.32%
Nanqiao District 南谯区 247,311 251,894 4,583 1.85% 256,477   13,270 21,498 34,768 1,539 2,308 3,847 38,615 15.06%
Quanjiao County 全椒县 413,220 383,885 -29,335 -7.10% 354,550   18,344 [13] 29,718 48,062 2,127 3,191 5,318 53,381 15.06%
Tianchang City 天长市 590,745 602,840 12,095 2.05% 614,935   43,045 [14] 69,734 112,779 3,690 5,534 9,224 122,003 19.84%
    4,001,488 3,937,868 -63,620 -1.59% 3,874,248   295,179 [15] 478,190 773,369 23,245 34,868 58,114 831,482 21.46%
       
Fuyang Prefecture 阜阳市                              
Funan County 阜南县 1,272,431 1,168,112 -104,319 -8.20% 1,063,793   55,041 89,166 144,207 2,128 5,319 7,447 151,653 14.26%
Jieshou City 界首市 640,878 561,956 -78,922 -12.31% 483,034   53,974 [16] 87,438 [17] 141,412 966 2,415 3,381 144,794 29.98%
Linquan County 临泉县 1,690,872 1,543,218 -147,654 -8.73% 1,395,564   72,206 116,974 189,181 2,791 6,978 9,769 198,950 14.26%
Taihe County 太和县 1,371,482 1,361,145 -10,337 -0.75% 1,350,808   69,891 113,223 [18] 183,114 2,702 6,754 9,456 192,570 14.26%
Yingdong District 颍东区 547,576 519,562 -28,014 -5.12% 491,548   25,433 41,201 66,634 983 2,458 3,441 70,074 14.26%
Yingquan District 颍泉区 589,081 557,687 -31,394 -5.33% 526,293   27,230 44,113 71,344 1,053 2,631 3,684 75,028 14.26%
Yingshang County 颍上县 1,309,243 1,196,535 -112,708 -8.61% 1,083,827   88,592 [19] 143,519 232,111 2,168 5,419 7,587 239,698 22.12%
Yingzhou District 颍州区 582,400 691,698 109,298 18.77% 800,996   41,444 67,139 108,582 1,602 4,005 5,607 114,189 14.26%
    8,003,963 7,599,913 -404,050 -5.05% 7,195,863   433,811 [20] 702,773 [21] 1,136,584 14,392 [22] 35,979 50,371 1,186,955 16.49%
       
Hefei Prefecture 合肥市                              
Baohe District 包河区 779,511 817,686 38,175 4.90% 855,861   44,282 71,737 116,019 5,135 7,703 12,838 128,857 15.06%
Changfeng County 长丰县 894,204 671,343 -222,861 -24.92% 448,482   22,424 [23] 36,327 58,751 2,691 4,036 6,727 65,478 14.60%
Chaohu City 巢湖市 778,864 780,711 1,847 0.24% 782,558   40,490 65,593 106,083 4,695 7,043 11,738 117,821 15.06%
Feidong County 肥东县 1,006,886 861,960 -144,926 -14.39% 717,034   37,099 60,101 97,200 4,302 6,453 10,756 107,956 15.06%
Feixi County 肥西县 907,219 858,895 -48,324 -5.33% 810,571   41,939 67,941 109,880 4,863 7,295 12,159 122,039 15.06%
Lujiang County 庐江县 1,145,874 973,850 -172,024 -15.01% 801,826   41,486 67,208 108,695 4,811 7,216 12,027 120,722 15.06%
Luyang District 庐阳区 243,430 609,239 365,809 150.27% 975,048   50,449 81,727 132,176 5,850 8,775 14,626 146,802 15.06%
Shushan District 蜀山区 387,009 1,022,321 635,312 164.16% 1,657,633   85,766 138,941 224,707 9,946 14,919 24,864 249,571 15.06%
Yaohai District 瑶海区 249,125 861,022 611,897 245.62% 1,472,919   76,209 123,458 199,667 8,838 13,256 22,094 221,761 15.06%
    6,392,122 7,457,027 1,064,905 16.66% 8,521,932   440,144 [24] 713,034 1,153,178 51,132 [25] 76,697 127,829 1,281,007 15.03%
       
Huaibei Prefecture 淮北市                              
Duji District 杜集区 293,910 324,398 30,488 10.37% 354,886   18,362 29,746 48,108 1,774 2,662 4,436 52,544 14.81%
Lieshan District 烈山区 147,622 321,565 173,943 117.83% 495,508   25,638 41,533 67,170 2,478 3,716 6,194 73,364 14.81%
Suixi County 濉溪县 1,136,969 1,000,955 -136,014 -11.96% 864,941   44,752 72,498 117,250 2,595 [26] 3,892 6,487 123,737 14.31%
Xiangshan District 相山区 299,663 467,358 167,695 55.96% 635,053   32,858 53,229 86,087 3,175 4,763 7,938 94,025 14.81%
    1,878,164 2,114,276 236,112 12.57% 2,350,388   121,609 [27] 197,007 318,616 10,022 15,033 25,055 343,671 14.62%
       
Huainan Prefecture 淮南市                              
Bagongshan District 八公山区 166,452 175,993 9,541 5.73% 185,534   9,600 15,551 25,151 1,113 1,670 2,783 27,934 15.06%
Datong District 大通区 129,039 180,917 51,878 40.20% 232,795   12,045 19,513 31,557 1,397 2,095 3,492 35,049 15.06%
Fengtai County 凤台县 683,421 667,070 -16,351 -2.39% 650,719   33,668 54,542 88,211 3,904 5,856 9,761 97,971 15.06%
Panji District 潘集区 400,151 395,684 -4,467 -1.12% 391,217   20,242 32,791 53,033 2,347 3,521 5,868 58,901 15.06%
Shou County 寿县 1,112,569 1,008,116 -104,453 -9.39% 903,663   40,665 [28] 65,877 106,542 5,422 8,133 13,555 120,097 13.29%
Tianjia'an District 田家庵区 404,713 593,981 189,268 46.77% 783,249   40,525 65,651 106,176 4,699 7,049 11,749 117,925 15.06%
Xiejiaji District 谢家集区 256,873 320,251 63,378 24.67% 383,629   19,849 32,155 52,004 2,302 3,453 5,754 57,759 15.06%
    3,153,218 3,342,012 188,794 5.99% 3,530,806   176,593 [29] 286,081 462,674 21,185 31,777 52,962 515,636 14.60%
       
Huangshan Prefecture 黄山市                              
Huangshan District 黄山区 159,845 147,620 -12,225 -7.65% 135,395   7,005 11,349 18,354 812 1,219 2,031 20,385 15.06%
Huizhou District 徽州区 91,122 95,529 4,407 4.84% 99,936   5,171 8,377 13,547 600 899 1,499 15,046 15.06%
Qimen County 祁门县 173,405 157,768 -15,637 -9.02% 142,131   7,354 11,913 19,267 853 1,279 2,132 21,399 15.06%
She County 歙县 454,593 409,247 -45,346 -9.98% 363,901   18,828 30,502 49,330 2,183 3,275 5,459 54,788 15.06%
Tunxi District 屯溪区 155,233 217,637 62,404 40.20% 280,041   14,489 23,473 37,962 1,680 2,520 4,201 42,163 15.06%
Xiuning County 休宁县 242,260 250,457 8,197 3.38% 258,654   13,383 21,680 35,063 1,552 2,328 3,880 38,943 15.06%
Yi County 黟县 93,919 80,722 -13,197 -14.05% 67,525   3,494 5,660 9,154 405 608 1,013 [30] 10,166 15.06%
    1,370,377 1,358,980 -11,397 -0.83% 1,347,583   69,724 [31] 112,953 182,677 8,085 12,128 20,214 202,890 15.06%
       
Lu'an Prefecture 六安市                              
Huoqiu County 霍邱县 1,246,129 1,246,129 0 0.00% 1,246,129   64,475 104,449 168,924 7,477 11,215 18,692 187,616 15.06%
Huoshan County 霍山县 332,930 315,144 -17,786 -5.34% 297,358   15,385 24,924 40,309 1,784 2,676 4,460 44,770 15.06%
Jin'an District 金安区 745,254 789,699 44,445 5.96% 834,144   43,159 69,917 113,076 5,005 7,507 12,512 125,588 15.06%
Jinzhai County 金寨县 582,067 514,456 -67,611 -11.62% 446,845   23,120 37,454 60,574 2,681 4,022 6,703 67,276 15.06%
Shucheng County 舒城县 906,984 749,273 -157,711 -17.39% 591,562   30,607 49,584 80,191 3,549 5,324 8,873 89,065 15.06%
Yeji District 叶集区 134,239 134,239 0 0.00% 134,239   6,946 11,252 18,197 805 1,208 2,014 20,211 15.06%
Yu'an District 裕安区 813,783 854,645 40,862 5.02% 895,507   46,334 75,060 121,394 5,373 8,060 13,433 134,826 15.06%
    4,842,084 4,603,585 -157,801 -3.26% 4,445,784   230,025 [32] 372,640 602,665 26,675 40,012 66,687 669,352 15.06%
       
Ma'anshan Prefecture 马鞍山市                              
Bowang District 博望区 169,888 169,888 0 0.00% 169,888   8,790 14,240 23,030 1,019 1,121 2,141 25,170 14.82%
Dangtu County 当涂县 454,883 454,883 0 0.00% 454,883   23,536 38,128 61,663 2,729 3,002 5,732 67,395 14.82%
Hanshan County 含山县 405,070 376,436 -28,634 -7.07% 347,802   17,995 29,152 47,148 2,087 2,295 4,382 51,530 14.82%
He County 和县 460,161 460,161 0 0.00% 460,161   23,809 38,570 62,379 2,761 3,037 5,798 68,177 14.82%
Huashan District (inc. Jinjiazhuang) 花山区 265,803 431,859 166,056 62.47% 597,915   30,936 50,117 81,053 3,587 3,946 7,534 88,586 14.82%
Yushan District 雨山区 301,773 309,672 7,899 2.62% 317,571   16,431 26,618 43,050 1,905 2,096 4,001 47,051 14.82%
    2,193,546 2,202,899 145,321 6.62% 2,348,220   121,497 [33] 196,825 318,322 14,089 15,498 29,588 347,909 14.82%
       
Suzhou Prefecture 宿州市                              
Dangshan County 砀山县 862,356 800,408 -61,948 -7.18% 738,460   38,208 100,105 [34] 138,313 3,692 [35] 5,538 9,231 147,543 19.98%
Lingbi County 灵璧县 1,051,325 975,308 -76,017 -7.23% 899,291   46,529 75,377 121,907 9,892 [36] 14,838 24,731 146,637 16.31%
Si County 泗县 805,184 798,650 -6,534 -0.81% 792,116   33,269 [37] 53,896 87,164 3,961 5,941 9,901 97,066 12.25%
Xiao County 萧县 1,196,377 1,130,916 -65,461 -5.47% 1,065,455   55,127 89,305 144,432 5,327 7,991 13,318 157,750 14.81%
Yongqiao District 埇桥区 1,601,181 1,647,642 46,461 2.90% 1,694,103   87,653 141,998 229,651 8,471 12,706 21,176 250,827 14.81%
    5,516,423 5,352,924 -163,499 -2.96% 5,189,425   260,786 [38] 460,681 721,466 31,343 47,014 78,357 799,823 15.41%
       
Tongling Prefecture 铜陵市                              
Jiao District 郊区 64,310 72,301 7,991 12.43% 80,292   4,154 6,730 10,884 482 723 1,204 12,089 15.06%
Tongguan District [39] 铜官区 298,167 402,062 103,895 34.84% 505,957   26,178 42,409 68,587 3,036 4,554 7,589 76,176 15.06%
Yi'an Tongling) District 义安区 322,239 249,595 -72,644 -22.54% 176,951   9,155 14,832 23,987 1,062 1,593 2,654 26,642 15.06%
Zongyang County 枞阳县 757,951 838,712 80,761 10.66% 919,473   47,574 77,069 124,643 5,517 8,275 13,792 138,435 15.06%
    1,442,667 1,562,670 120,003 8.32% 1,682,673   87,062 [40] 141,040 228,101 10,096 15,144 25,240 253,341 15.06%
       
Wuhu Prefecture 芜湖市                              
Fanchang County 繁昌县 430,530 257,764 -172,766 -40.13% 84,998   3,740 6,059 9,799 510 765 1,275 11,074 13.03%
Jinghu District 镜湖区 180,382 533,330 352,948 195.67% 886,278   38,996 63,174 102,170 5,318 7,977 13,294 115,464 13.03%
Jiujiang District 鸠江区 421,695 421,695 0 0.00% 421,695   18,555 30,058 48,613 2,530 3,795 6,325 54,938 13.03%
Nanling County 南陵县 490,130 404,278 -85,852 -17.52% 318,426   14,011 22,697 36,708 1,911 2,866 4,776 41,485 13.03%
Sanshan District 三山区 232,347 144,378 -87,969 -37.86% 56,409   2,482 4,021 6,503 338 508 846 7,349 13.03%
Wuhu County 芜湖县 497,564 294,039 -203,525 -40.90% 90,514   3,983 6,452 10,434 543 815 1,358 11,792 13.03%
Wuwei County 无为县 1,252,081 1,180,069 -72,012 -5.75% 1,108,057   48,755 78,982 127,737 6,648 9,973 16,621 144,358 13.03%
Yijiang District 弋江区 120,028 309,514 189,486 157.87% 499,000   21,956 35,569 57,525 2,994 4,491 7,485 65,010 13.03%
    3,367,502 3,545,067 -79,690 -2.37% 3,465,377   152,477 [41] 247,012 399,489 20,792 [42] 31,188 51,981 [43] 451,469 13.03%
       
Xuancheng Prefecture 宣城市                              
Guangde County 广德县 485,757 487,243 1,486 0.31% 488,729   25,287 40,965 66,252 2,932 4,399 7,331 73,582 15.06%
Jingde County 旌德县 142,064 120,039 -22,025 -15.50% 98,014   5,071 8,215 13,287 588 882 1,470 14,757 15.06%
Jing County 泾县 333,586 299,555 -34,031 -10.20% 265,524   13,738 22,256 35,994 1,593 2,390 3,983 [44] 39,977 15.06%
Jixi County 绩溪县 177,091 156,127 -20,964 -11.84% 135,163   6,993 11,329 18,323 811 1,216 2,027 20,350 15.06%
Langxi County 郎溪县 316,592 320,627 4,035 1.27% 324,662   16,798 27,213 44,011 1,948 2,922 4,870 48,881 15.06%
Ningguo City 宁国市 381,842 376,857 -4,985 -1.31% 371,872   24,447 [45] 39,604 64,051 2,231 3,347 5,578 69,629 18.72%
Xuanzhou District 宣州区 822,707 772,490 -50,217 -6.10% 722,273   37,370 60,540 97,910 4,334 6,500 10,834 108,745 15.06%
    2,659,639 2,532,938 -126,701 -4.76% 2,406,237   129,705 [46] 210,122 339,827 14,437 [47] 21,656 36,094 375,920 15.62%
       
Totals   58,999,948 59,500,468 500,520 0.85% 60,000,988   3,259,235 [48] 5,318,169 [49] 8,577,404 [50] 355,878 551,472 907,349 [51]   9,484,753 15.81%
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[1]
40,700 believers in 136 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[2]
The former Anqing City contained 20,000 believers in 67 churches:   TSPM Prayer Calendar, 2002. Global Chinese Ministries (October 2007) gives a much lower figure of just 7,000 TSPM Christians for Anqing City.
[3]
In 1950 there were 28,268 Catholics in Anqing Diocese, in 25 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
[4]
31,105 believers in 107 churches and meeting points: Amity News Service (January 2001).
[5]
The former Bengbu City had 25,300 believers in 84 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[6]
In 1950 there were 64,334 Catholics in Bengbu Diocese, in 23 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org.

Bengbu Diocese in 1997 had 50,000 Catholics. Just three dioceses covered the entire province. Bengbu, however, had "the highest among the three." UCAN Dispatch (27 February 1997).
[7]
10,000: Lambert, China's Christian Millions (1999), p.207.
[8]
30,000 in 1995: Lambert, China's Christian Millions (1999), pp.90-1 states, "By 1995 the county had 32 major registered meeting points with congregations of 500 or 600 people each. In addition, there are 200 'daughter' meeting points with between 1,000 and 2,000 people at each." Using the above figures, the number of TSPM Christians in Mengcheng County would be between 216,000 and 419,200! It is assumed the text was meant to read "between 100 and 200 people at each."
[9]
The former Bozhou City had 71,000 believers in 237 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. Lambert, China's Christian Millions (1999), p.207 listed 50,000 TSPM believers in the city.
[10]
The former Chizhou City had 31,400 TSPM believers in 105 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[11]
80,000: Lambert, China's Christian Millions (1999), p.207. Amity News Service (June 1994) said "30,000 to 50,000" in 48 TSPM churches and meeting points, but without a single ordained pastor or elder.
[12]
31,900 believers in 106 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[13]
48,000 in 1994: Lambert, China's Christian Millions (1999), p.207.
[14]
29,100 believers in 97 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[15]
The former Chuzhou City had 21,200 TSPM believers in 71 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. There were just 500 Christians in Chuxian in 1950, but 20,000 TSPM members in 1994, meeting in one church and 19 meeting points: Amity News Service (June 1994).
[16]
38,400 believers in 128 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[17]
20,000: Pray for China (February-March 1988). The 20,000 house church believers included 1,000 people who had left TSPM churches.
[18]
40,000: Pray for China (February-March 1988). Of these, 10,000 were Christians who had left the TSPM.
[19]
"60,000 believers in 64 churches and meeting points:" Global Chinese Ministries, (November 2003). Amity News Service (December 1994), said there were "more than 40,000." In 1986 there were just 5,000 TSPM Christians in the county: Tianfeng (June 1986).
[20]
The former Fuyang City had 90,300 believers in 301 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. The whole prefecture contained 29,000 Christians in 23 churches in 1949, while the TSPM provided figures of 28,444 in 1979, and 45,774 in 1980. This figure doubled in a single year to 88,632 in 1981, then 118,892 in 1982. The numbers peaked at 232,433 in 1988, before decreasing to 217,235 in 1989, and 212,759 in 1990: Yang Donglong, Nanjing Theological Review (September 1991).
[21]
"200,000 in countryside surrounding Fuyang City": Lyall, The Phoenix Rises (1992), p.136.
[22]
There were 40,000 Catholics in the whole of Fuyang Prefecture in 1949, but an official source states it had dropped to just 2,000 by 1992: China Study Journal (February 1992). This figure, however, only represents CPA Catholics. It is likely the sharp drop off in numbers represented a widespread transferrence of believers from the CPA to the unregistered Catholic and Evangelical house churches.
[23]
10,000 in 1997: Lambert, China's Christian Millions (1999), p.207.
[24]
The former Hefei City contained 42,200 believers in 141 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. Amity News Service (June 1994), listed a figure of 10,000. In 1981 there were just 200 TSPM church members in Hefei City. One source in 1998 gave a lower figure of 6,000 people attending church every week in the city: Amity News Service (July 1998).
[25]
100 in Hefei City: UCAN Dispatch (27 February 1997). These believers attended the only Catholic Church in the city.
[26]
1,200: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.367.
[27]
The former Huaibei City contained 24,400 believers in 81 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. A higher figure of 34,000 was given in 1994, with the city having four churches and 67 meeting points, all led by   one ordained pastor: Amity News Service (June 1994). The whole of Huaibei Prefecture had 80,000 TSPM members in over 300 meeting points in 1989. Tianfeng (August-November 1989).
[28]
20,000: Lambert, China's Christian Millions (1999), p.207.
[29]
The former Huainan City contained 49,400 believers in 165 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. Tianfeng (July-September 1992) listed 30,000 just in the Fanji District of Huainan City, which had 20,000-30,000 Christians in 28 churches.
[30]
In 1949 there were 6,375 Catholics in Yi Xian Diocese: www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
[31]
The former Huangshan City contained 18,200 believers in 61 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. Amity News Service (July 2000) said there were 4,000 TSPM Christians in Huangshan City, which was only part of the current Huangshan Prefecture.
[32]
The former Lu'an City contained 89,800 believers in 299 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[33]
The former Ma'anshan City contained 15,800 believers in 53 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[34]
50,000 believers in 1988 of which 15,000 were people who had left the TSPM: Pray for China (February-March 1988).
[35]
600 believers in 1997: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China , (1997), p.368.
[36]
8,000: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.368.
[37]
"About 50 meeting points": Tianfeng (June 1986).
[38]
The former Suzhou City contained 84,300 believers in 281 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. There were 200,000 Christians in the whole prefecture in 1994, meeting in 600 churches: Lambert, China's Christian Millions (1999), p.207.
[39]
Including Tongguanshan and Shizishan districts.
[40]
the former Tongling City contained 10,500 believers in 35 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[41]
The former Wuhu City contained 18,200 believers in 61 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[42]
There were 40,227 Catholics in the whole of Wuhu Diocese in 1957: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.364. The diocese covered a huge geographical area, and was one of just three dioceses in the whole of Anhui Province.
[43]
In 1950 there were 41,135 Catholics in Wuhu Diocese, in 24 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
[44]
In 1950 there were 32,645 Catholics in Jing Xian Diocese, in 18 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
[45]
17,700 believers in 59 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[46]
The former Xuancheng City contained 39,600 believers in 132 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[47]
There were more than 10,000 Catholics in Shuidong District, 30km southeast of Xuancheng City in 1997: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China , (1997), p.364.
[48]
Mandryk, Operation World (2010), p.228, listed a percentage which amounts to 3,083,700 TSPM believers in Anhui.
[49]
Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World (2001), p.168, listed a percentage which amounts to 4,945,200 house church Protestants in Anhui.

Mandryk, Operation World (2010), p.228, listed a percentage which amounts to 6,419,100 house church Protestants in Anhui.  
[50]
Protestants in Anhui
       1,532 (1904 - China’s Millions , November 1905)
       1,543 (1906 - Stauff er, The Christian Occupation of China)
     11,608 (1922 - Stauffer, The Christian Occupation of China )
     38,000 (1934)
     42,000 (1949 in 300 churches)
     17,000 (1965 - Global Chinese Ministries, April 2002)
   600,000 (1989 in 716 TSPM churches: Anhui Yearbook , 1989)*
   800,000 (1992 - Lyall, The Phoenix Rises , p.136)
1,200,000 (1998 - Amity News Service)*
1,700,000 (1994 - Lambert, Resurrection of the Chinese Church , p.311)*
2,000,000 (1994 - Amity News Service, February 1994)*
3,000,000 (1995 - TSPM spokesman, October 1995)*
5,000,000 (2001 - Intercessors for China (2001 Prayer calendar)
6,530,200 (2001 - Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World , p.168)
1,300,000 (2002 - Tianfeng , September 2002)*
1,572,000 (2004 - Amity News Service, November-December 2004)*
3,000,000 (2005 - China Insight , August-September 2005)*
9,502,800 (2010 - Mandryk, Operation World , p.228)

* Denotes source may only refer to registered church estimates. TSPM figures typically only count adult baptized members.
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Catholics in Anhui
  27,992 (1907 - Wolferstan, The Catholic Church in China , p.450)
  65,000 (1922 - Stauffer, The Christian Occupation of China, p.44)
  94,776 (1950 - Compiled from diocese statistics at www.catholic-hierarchy.org)
  70,000 (1986 - Bridge , May-June 1986)*
  70,000 (1997 - Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China , p.361)*
824,200 (2001 - Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World, p.168)
692,300 (2010 - Mandryk, Operation World , p.228)

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