Chongqing

VIEW MAP
Chongqing   重庆                                
    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
       
Chongqing Municipality 重庆市                              
Banan District 巴南区 886,447 918,692 32,245 3.64% 950,937   8,891 26,674 35,565 6,590 10,544 17,134 52,699 5.54%
Beibei District 北碚区 646,577 680,360 33,783 5.22% 714,143   6,677 20,032 26,709 4,949 7,918 12,867 39,576 5.54%
Bishan District 璧山区 608,473 586,034 -22,439 -3.69% 563,595   5,270 15,809 21,078 3,906 6,249 10,155 31,233 5.54%
Changshou District 长寿区 874,307 770,009 -104,298 -11.93% 665,711   6,224 18,673 24,898 4,613 7,381 11,995 36,892 5.54%
Chengkou County 城口县 225,841 192,967 -32,874 -14.56% 160,093   1,497 4,491 5,987 1,109 1,775 2,885 8,872 5.54%
Dadukou District 大渡口区 247,021 301,042 54,021 21.87% 355,063   3,320 9,960 13,279 2,461 3,937 6,398 19,677 5.54%
Dazu District (inc. Shuangqiao) 大足区 947,442 721,359 -226,083 -23.86% 495,276   4,631 13,892 18,523 3,432 [1] 5,492 8,924 27,447 5.54%
Dianjiang County 垫江县 862,323 704,458 -157,865 -18.31% 546,593   5,111 15,332 20,443 1,093 [2] 1,749 2,842 23,285 4.26%
Fengdu County 丰都县 774,054 649,182 -124,872 -16.13% 524,310   4,902 14,707 19,609 3,633 5,814 9,447 29,056 5.54%
Fengjie County 奉节县 871,743 834,259 -37,484 -4.30% 796,775   7,450 22,350 29,799 5,522 8,835 14,356 44,156 5.54%
Fuling District 涪陵区 1,134,080 1,066,714 -67,366 -5.94% 999,348   15,340 [3] 46,020 61,360 1,999 [4] 3,198 5,197 66,557 6.66%
Hechuan District 合川区 1,420,520 1,293,028 -127,492 -8.98% 1,165,536   10,898 32,693 43,591 8,077 12,923 21,001 64,592 5.54%
Jiangbei District 江北区 609,619 738,003 128,384 21.06% 866,387   8,101 24,302 32,403 6,004 9,606 15,611 48,013 5.54%
Jiangjin District 江津区 1,322,890 1,233,149 -89,741 -6.78% 1,143,408   19,838 [5] 59,514 79,353 7,924 12,678 20,602 99,954 8.74%
Jiulongpo District 九龙坡区 878,777 1,084,419 205,642 23.40% 1,290,061   12,062 36,186 48,248 8,940 14,304 23,244 71,493 5.54%
Kaizhou District 开州区 1,408,116 1,160,336 -247,780 -17.60% 912,556   8,532 25,597 34,130 6,324 10,118 16,442 50,572 5.54%
Liangping County 梁平县 850,064 687,525 -162,539 -19.12% 524,986   4,909 14,726 19,634 6,825 [6] 10,920 17,745 37,379 7.12%
Nan'an District 南岸区 592,566 759,570 167,004 28.18% 926,574   8,663 25,990 34,654 6,421 10,274 16,695 51,349 5.54%
Nanchuan District 南川区 631,853 534,329 -97,524 -15.43% 436,805   10,483 [7] 31,450 41,933 3,027 4,843 7,870 49,804 11.40%
Pengshui County 彭水苗族土家族自治县 590,228 545,094 -45,134 -7.65% 499,960   4,675 14,024 18,699 3,465 5,544 9,008 27,707 5.54%
Qianjiang District 黔江区 442,385 445,012 2,627 0.59% 447,639   4,185 12,556 16,742 3,102 4,963 8,066 24,807 5.54%
Qijiang District (inc. Wansheng) 綦江区 1,228,556 1,056,817 -171,739 -13.98% 885,078   8,275 24,826 33,102 6,134 9,814 15,947 49,049 5.54%
Rongchang District 荣昌区 659,556 661,253 1,697 0.26% 662,950   6,199 18,596 24,794 4,594 [8] 7,351 11,945 36,739 5.54%
Shapingba District 沙坪坝区 789,359 1,000,013 210,654 26.69% 1,210,667   11,320 33,959 45,279 8,390 13,424 21,814 67,093 5.54%
Shizhu County 石柱土家族自治县 484,876 415,050 -69,826 -14.40% 345,224   3,228 9,684 12,911 2,392 3,828 6,220 19,132 5.54%
Tongliang District 铜梁区 794,104 600,086 -194,018 -24.43% 406,068   3,797 11,390 15,187 2,814 4,502 7,317 22,503 5.54%
Tongnan District 潼南区 860,016 639,985 -220,031 -25.58% 419,954   3,927 11,780 15,706 2,910 4,656 7,567 23,273 5.54%
Wanzhou District 万州区 1,648,870 1,563,050 -85,820 -5.20% 1,477,230   43,357 [9] 260,140 [10] 303,497 10,237 [11] 16,380 26,617 [12] 330,114 22.35%
Wulong County 武隆县 397,697 351,038 -46,659 -11.73% 304,379   2,846 8,538 11,384 2,109 3,375 5,484 16,868 5.54%
Wushan County 巫山县 571,959 495,072 -76,887 -13.44% 418,185   3,910 11,730 15,640 2,898 4,637 7,535 23,175 5.54%
Wuxi County 巫溪县 483,759 414,073 -69,686 -14.41% 344,387   3,220 9,660 12,880 2,387 3,819 6,205 19,085 5.54%
Xiushan County 秀山土家族苗族自治县 507,522 501,590 -5,932 -1.17% 495,658   19,504 117,025 [13] 136,529 3,435 5,496 8,931 145,460 29.35%
Yongchuan District 永川区 984,730 1,024,708 39,978 4.06% 1,064,686   19,164 [14] 57,493 76,657 7,378 11,805 19,184 95,841 9.00%
Youyang County 酉阳土家族苗族自治县 594,287 578,058 -16,229 -2.73% 561,829   5,253 15,759 21,012 3,893 6,230 10,123 31,135 5.54%
Yubei District 渝北区 843,482 1,345,410 501,928 59.51% 1,847,338   17,273 51,818 69,090 12,802 20,483 33,285 102,376 5.54%
Yunyang County 云阳县 1,219,647 912,912 -306,735 -25.15% 606,177   23,853 143,118 [15] 166,971 4,201 6,721 10,922 177,894 29.35%
Yuzhong Disrtrict 渝中区 664,942 630,090 -34,852 -5.24% 595,238   5,565 16,696 22,262 4,125 6,600 10,725 32,987 5.54%
Zhong County 忠县 954,075 751,424 -202,651 -21.24% 548,773   5,131 15,393 20,524 3,803 6,085 9,888 30,412 5.54%
    30,512,763 28,846,170 -1,666,593 -5.46% 27,179,577   347,481 [16] 1,302,584 1,650,065 183,920 294,271 478,191 [17] 2,128,256 7.83%
       
Totals   30,512,763 28,846,170 -1,666,593 -5.46% 27,179,577   347,481 [18] 1,302,584 [19] 1,650,065 [20] 183,920 294,271 478,191 [21]   2,128,256 7.83%
© Asia Harvest - All Rights Reserved
[1]
Specific figures for Catholics in Dazu are not available, but the opening of the Catholic church at Shima in Dazu County was attended by more than 1,500 believers: ZGTZJ, December 1985). There were 1,000 Catholics in the Shima Catholic Church in 1997: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.234.
[2]
100: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.236.
[3]
12,000 believers in 40 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[4]
100: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.236.
[5]
15,300 believers in 51 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[6]
4,000: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.239.
[7]
7,300 believers in 24 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[8]
1,000: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.235.
[9]
The former Wanxian County contained 19,200 believers in 64 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[10]
House church revival in Xiushan, Yunyang and Wanxian counties meant that 50% of the population in each place were Christians by 1992: Peter Xu Yongze, personal communication (October 2003). Wanxian County now makes up just one part of the Wanzhou District. Although it remains the house church center for Chongqing Muncipality, the overall percentage of Christians in Wanzhou has decreased due to an influx of non-Christian migrants and an outflow of believers moving to other parts of China in search of work.
[11]
Specific figures for Wanzhou District are not available, but the whole Wanzhou Diocese had 50,000 Catholics in 1997: UCA News, 14 April 1997). This figure was repeated in UCAN (2 September 2002). Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.237, stated there were 70,000 Catholics in the Wanxian Diocese in 1997. There are 10,000 Catholics just in the Longbao area near Wanzhou: UCA News (31 October 1997).
[12]
In 1950 there were 22,649 Catholics in Wanzhou Diocese in 25 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org
[13]
House church revival in Xiushan, Yunyang and Wanxian counties meant that 50% of the population in each place were Christians by 1992: Peter Xu Yongze, personal communication (October 2003).
[14]
11,200 believers in 37 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[15]
House church revival in Xiushan, Yunyang and Wanxian counties meant that 50% of the population in each place were Christians by 1992: Peter Xu Yongze, personal communication (October 2003).
[16]
At the time the massive new municipality was created, Chongqing City contained 100,000 TSPM believers: Amity News Service (December 1997). The city area has since been divided into numerous administrative districts.
[17]
In 1950 there were 37,608 Catholics in the Chongqing Diocese in 42 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org
[18]
Mandryk, Operation World (2010), p.229, listed a percentage which amounts to 433,800 TSPM believers in Chongqing Municipality.
[19]
Mandryk, Operation World (2010), p.229, listed a percentage which amounts to 1,677,400 house church believers in Chongqing Municipality.

Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World (2001), p.168, listed a percentage which amounts to 482,590 house church believers in Chongqing Municipality.
[20]
Evangelicals in Chongqing

Note: Before 1997 Chongqing was part of Sichuan Province, so earlier estimates are difficult to gauge as they were always included in figures for Sichuan.  

   200,000 (2000 - Chongqing Zongjiao [Chongqing's Religions], 2000, p.325)*
   300,000 (2004 - Amity News Service, November-December 2004)*
   686,400 (2001 - Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World , p.168)
2,111,200 (2010 - Mandryk, Operation World , p.229)

* Denotes source may only refer to registered church estimates. TSPM figures typically only count adult baptized members.
[21]
Catholics in Chongqing
  51,861 (1907 in 103 churches: Wolferstan, The Catholic Church in China , p.450)
  60,257 (1950 in 67 parishes: Compiled from diocese statistics at www.catholic-hierarchy.org)
  90,000 (1997 in 17 churches: Charbonnier: Guide to the Catholic Church in China , p.231)*
124,800 (2001 - Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World , p.168)
170,000 (2003 - Global Chinese Ministries, March 2003)
220,000 (2003 - UCAN, 28 January 2003)*
723,000 (2010 - Mandryk, Operation World , p.229)

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