Fujian

Fujian

Fujian 福建
		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

Fuzhou Prefecture	福州市
Cangshan District	仓山区	482,039	762,746	280,707	58.23%	1,043,453	93,911	78,509	172,420	12,834	14,118	26,952	199,373	19.11%
Changle City	长乐市	689,815	682,626	-7,189	-1.04%	675,437	43,903 [1]	36,703	80,607	8,308	9,139	17,447	98,053	14.52%
Fuqing City	福清市	1,174,540	1,234,838	60,298	5.13%	1,295,136	194,270 [2]	162,410	356,680	15,930	17,523	33,453	390,134	30.12%
Gulou District	鼓楼区	559,858	687,705	127,847	22.84%	815,552	73,400	61,362	134,762	10,031	11,034	21,066	155,828	19.11%
Jin'an District	晋安区	510,611	792,491	281,880	55.20%	1,074,371	214,874	179,635	394,509	13,215	14,536	27,751	422,260	39.30%
Lianjiang County	连江县	599,962	561,490	-38,472	-6.41%	523,018	78,453 [3]	65,586	144,039	6,433	7,076	13,510	157,549	30.12%
Luoyuan County	罗源县	232,351	207,677	-24,674	-10.62%	183,003	16,470	13,769	30,239	2,251	2,476	4,727	34,966	19.11%
Mawei District	马尾区	203,527	231,929	28,402	13.95%	260,331	23,430	19,587	43,017	3,202	3,522	6,724	49,741	19.11%
Minhou County	闽侯县	580,048	662,118	82,070	14.15%	744,188	66,977	55,993	122,970	9,154	10,069	19,222	142,192	19.11%
Minqing County	闽清县	288,598	237,643	-50,955	-17.66%	186,688	16,802	14,046	30,848	2,296	2,526	4,822	35,670	19.11%
Pingtan County	平潭县	371,922	357,760	-14,162	-3.81%	343,598	70,506 [4]	58,943	129,450	4,226 [5]	4,649	8,875	138,325	40.26%
Taijiang District	台江区	368,400	446,891	78,491	21.31%	525,382	47,284	39,530	86,814	6,462	7,108	13,571	100,385	19.11%
Yongtai County	永泰县	324,344	249,455	-74,889	-23.09%	174,566	15,711	13,134	28,845	2,147	2,362	4,509	33,354	19.11%
		6,386,015	7,115,369	729,354	11.42%	7,844,723	955,992 [6]	799,209	1,755,201	96,490	106,139	202,629 [7]	1,957,830	24.96%

Longyan Prefecture	龙岩市
Changting County	长汀县	403,121	393,390	-9,731	-2.41%	383,659	22,444	18,763	41,207	6,637	7,301	13,938 [8]	55,146	14.37%
Liancheng County	连城县	297,498	248,645	-48,853	-16.42%	199,792	11,688	9,771	21,459	3,456	3,802	7,258	28,717	14.37%
Shanghang County	上杭县	433,700	374,047	-59,653	-13.75%	314,394	18,392	15,376	33,768	5,439	5,983	11,422	45,190	14.37%
Wuping County	武平县	329,916	278,182	-51,734	-15.68%	226,448	13,247	11,075	24,322	3,918	4,309	8,227	32,549	14.37%
Xinluo District	新罗区	543,731	662,429	118,698	21.83%	781,127	45,696	38,202	83,898	13,513	14,865	28,378	112,276	14.37%
Yongding District	永定区	411,587	362,658	-48,929	-11.89%	313,729	18,353	15,343	33,696	5,428	5,970	11,398	45,094	14.37%
Zhangping City	漳平市	264,757	240,194	-24,563	-9.28%	215,631	16,065 [9]	13,430	29,494	3,730	4,103	7,834	37,328	17.31%
		2,684,310	2,559,545	-124,765	-4.65%	2,434,780	145,885 [10]	121,960	267,844	42,122	46,334	88,456	356,300	14.63%

Nanping Prefecture	南平市
Guangze County	光泽县	142,214	134,113	-8,101	-5.70%	126,012	6,716	5,615	12,331	2,180	2,398	4,578	16,909	13.42%
Jian'ou City	建瓯市	478,651	452,174	-26,477	-5.53%	425,697	24,052 [11]	20,107	44,159	7,365	8,101	15,466 [12]	59,625	14.01%
Jianyang City	建阳区	317,848	289,362	-28,486	-8.96%	260,876	14,348 [13]	11,995	26,343	4,513	4,964	9,478	35,821	13.73%
Pucheng County	浦城县	321,272	304,583	-16,689	-5.19%	287,894	15,345	12,828	28,173	4,981	5,479	10,459	38,632	13.42%
Shaowu City	邵武市	288,401	275,112	-13,289	-4.61%	261,823	13,772 [14]	11,513	25,285	4,530	4,982	9,512 [15]	34,797	13.29%
Shunchang County	顺昌县	231,599	191,588	-40,011	-17.28%	151,577	8,079	6,754	14,833	2,622	2,885	5,507	20,340	13.42%
Songxi County	松溪县	142,453	125,472	-16,981	-11.92%	108,491	5,783	4,834	10,617	1,877	2,065	3,941	14,558	13.42%
Wuyishan City	武夷山市	212,156	233,554	21,398	10.09%	254,952	13,869 [16]	11,595	25,464	4,411	4,852	9,262	34,727	13.62%
Yanping District	延平区	488,818	467,875	-20,943	-4.28%	446,932	23,821	19,915	43,736	7,732	8,505	16,237	59,973	13.42%
Zhenghe County	政和县	193,169	171,715	-21,454	-11.11%	150,261	8,009	6,695	14,704	2,600	2,859	5,459	20,163	13.42%
		2,816,581	2,645,548	-171,033	-6.07%	2,474,515	133,795 [17]	111,852	245,647	42,809	47,090	89,899	335,546	13.56%

Ningde Prefecture	宁德市
Fu'an City	福安市	554,057	563,640	9,583	1.73%	573,223	39,667 [18]	33,162	72,829	9,917 [19]	10,908	20,825	93,654	16.34%
Fuding City	福鼎市	521,070	529,534	8,464	1.62%	537,998	34,862 [20]	29,145	64,007	9,307	10,238	19,545	83,553	15.53%
Gutian County	古田县	398,990	323,700	-75,290	-18.87%	248,410	9,067	7,580	16,647	4,297	4,727	9,025	25,672	10.33%
Jiaocheng District	蕉城区	400,293	429,260	28,967	7.24%	458,227	16,725	13,982	30,708	7,927	8,720	16,647	47,355	10.33%
Pingnan County	屏南县	168,482	137,724	-30,758	-18.26%	106,966	3,904	3,264	7,168	1,851	2,036	3,886	11,054	10.33%
Shouning County	寿宁县	230,571	175,874	-54,697	-23.72%	121,177	6,847 [21]	5,724	12,570	2,096	2,306	4,402	16,973	14.01%
Xiapu County	霞浦县	456,474	461,176	4,702	1.03%	465,878	47,939 [22]	40,077	88,016	8,060	8,866	16,925 [23]	104,941	22.53%
Zherong County	柘荣县	92,434	88,387	-4,047	-4.38%	84,340	3,078	2,574	5,652	1,459	1,605	3,064	8,716	10.33%
Zhouning County	周宁县	168,887	112,701	-56,186	-33.27%	56,515	2,063	1,724	3,787	978	1,075	2,053	5,840	10.33%
		2,991,258	2,821,996	-169,262	-5.66%	2,652,734	164,152 [24]	137,231	301,384	45,892	50,482	96,374	397,758	14.99%

Putian Prefecture	莆田市
Chengxiang District	城厢区	413,853	413,853	0	0.00%	413,853	32,901	27,505	60,407	7,160	7,876	15,035	75,442	18.23%
Hanjiang District	涵江区	470,097	470,097	0	0.00%	470,097	37,373	31,244	68,616	8,133	8,946	17,079	85,695	18.23%
Licheng District	荔城区	499,110	499,110	0	0.00%	499,110	39,679	33,172	72,851	8,635	9,498	18,133	90,984	18.23%
Xianyou County	仙游县	855,439	824,707	-30,732	-3.59%	793,975	45,495 [25]	38,034	83,528	13,736	15,109	28,845	112,374	14.15%
Xiuyu District	秀屿区	570,741	570,741	0	0.00%	570,741	21,289	17,797	39,086	9,874	10,861	20,735	59,821	10.48%
		2,809,240	2,778,508	-30,732	-1.09%	2,747,776	176,737 [26]	147,752	324,489	47,537	52,290	99,827	424,315	15.44%

Quanzhou Prefecture	泉州市
Anxi County	安溪县	1,011,437	977,435	-34,002	-3.36%	943,433	28,303	23,661	51,964	16,321	17,954	34,275	86,239	9.14%
Dehua County	德化县	301,834	277,867	-23,967	-7.94%	253,900	7,617	6,368	13,985	4,392	4,832	9,224	23,209	9.14%
Fengze District	丰泽区	397,847	529,640	131,793	33.13%	661,433	19,843	16,589	36,432	11,443	12,587	24,030	60,462	9.14%
Hui'an County	惠安县	897,381	944,231	46,850	5.22%	991,081	29,732	24,856	54,589	17,146	18,860	36,006	90,595	9.14%
Jinjiang City	晋江市	1,479,259	1,986,447	507,188	34.29%	2,493,635	83,287 [27]	69,628	152,916	43,140	47,454	90,594	243,509	9.77%
Licheng District	鲤城区	292,157	404,817	112,660	38.56%	517,477	15,524	12,978	28,503	8,952	9,848	18,800	47,303	9.14%
Luojiang District	洛江区	160,071	187,189	27,118	16.94%	214,307	6,429	5,375	11,804	3,708	4,078	7,786	19,590	9.14%
Nan'an City	南安市	1,385,276	1,418,451	33,175	2.39%	1,451,626	81,001 [28]	67,717	148,717	25,113	27,624	52,738	201,455	13.88%
Quangang District	泉港区	342,211	313,539	-28,672	-8.38%	284,867	8,546	7,144	15,690	4,928	5,421	10,349	26,040	9.14%
Shishi City	石狮市	498,786	636,700	137,914	27.65%	774,614	23,393 [29]	19,557	42,950	13,401	14,741	28,142	71,092	9.18%
Yongchun County	永春县	516,781	452,217	-64,564	-12.49%	387,653	11,630	9,722	21,352	6,706	7,377	14,083	35,435	9.14%
		7,283,040	8,128,533	845,493	11.61%	8,974,026	315,306 [30]	263,596	578,902	155,251	170,776	326,026	904,928	10.08%

Sanming Prefecture	三明市
Datian County	大田县	331,019	311,631	-19,388	-5.86%	292,243	10,287	8,600	18,887	5,056	5,561	10,617	29,504	10.10%
Jiangle County	将乐县	158,491	148,867	-9,624	-6.07%	139,243	4,901	4,098	8,999	2,409	2,650	5,059	14,058	10.10%
Jianning County	建宁县	133,918	119,979	-13,939	-10.41%	106,040	3,733	3,120	6,853	1,834	2,018	3,852	10,706	10.10%
Meilie District	梅列区	156,874	176,539	19,665	12.54%	196,204	6,906	5,774	12,680	3,394	3,734	7,128	19,808	10.10%
Mingxi County	明溪县	109,102	102,667	-6,435	-5.90%	96,232	3,387	2,832	6,219	1,665	1,831	3,496	9,715	10.10%
Ninghua County	宁化县	298,434	272,443	-25,991	-8.71%	246,452	8,675	7,252	15,928	4,264	4,690	8,954	24,881	10.10%
Qingliu County	清流县	135,660	136,248	588	0.43%	136,836	4,817	4,027	8,843	2,367	2,604	4,971	13,815	10.10%
Sanyuan District	三元区	180,231	198,958	18,727	10.39%	217,685	7,663	6,406	14,068	3,766	4,143	7,908	21,977	10.10%
Sha County	沙县	228,548	226,669	-1,879	-0.82%	224,790	7,913	6,615	14,528	3,889	4,278	8,167	22,694	10.10%
Taining County	泰宁县	114,187	110,278	-3,909	-3.42%	106,369	3,744	3,130	6,874	1,840	2,024	3,864	10,739	10.10%
Yong'an City	永安市	334,852	347,042	12,190	3.64%	359,232	17,890 [31]	14,956	32,846	6,215	6,836	13,051	45,896	12.78%
Youxi County	尤溪县	392,759	352,067	-40,692	-10.36%	311,375	10,960	9,163	20,123	5,387	5,925	11,312	31,436	10.10%
		2,574,075	2,503,388	-70,687	-2.75%	2,432,701	90,876 [32]	75,972	166,848	42,086	46,294	88,380	255,228	10.49%

Xiamen Prefecture	厦门市
Haicang District	海沧区	227,007	288,739	61,732	27.19%	350,471	16,682	13,947	30,629	6,063	6,669	12,733	43,362	12.37%
Huli District	湖里区	413,316	931,291	517,975	125.32%	1,449,266	68,985	57,672	126,657	25,072	27,580	12,733	139,389	9.62%
Jimei District	集美区	148,678	580,857	432,179	290.68%	1,013,036	48,221	40,312	88,533	17,526	19,278	36,804	125,336	12.37%
Siming District	思明区	683,256	929,998	246,742	36.11%	1,176,740	56,013	46,827	102,840	20,358	22,393	42,751	145,591	12.37%
Tong'an District	同安区	496,129	496,129	0	0.00%	496,129	23,616	19,743	43,358	8,583	9,441	79,555	122,913	24.77%
Xiang'an District	翔安区	304,333	304,333	0	0.00%	304,333	14,486	12,111	26,597	5,265	5,791	11,056	37,653	12.37%
		2,272,719	3,531,347	1,258,628	55.38%	4,789,975	228,003 [33]	190,610	418,613	82,867	91,153	174,020 [34]	592,633	12.37%

Zhangzhou Prefecture	漳州市
Changtai County	长泰县	190,288	206,809	16,521	8.68%	223,330	7,504	6,273	13,777	3,864	5,522	9,385	23,163	10.37%
Dongshan County	东山县	206,152	211,505	5,353	2.60%	216,858	8,241 [35]	6,889	15,130	3,752	5,647	9,399	24,529	11.31%
Hua'an County	华安县	159,099	159,152	53	0.03%	159,205	5,349	4,472	9,821	2,754	4,249	7,004	16,825	10.57%
Longhai City	龙海市	816,318	877,762	61,444	7.53%	939,206	50,717 [36]	42,400	93,117	16,248	23,436	39,685	132,801	14.14%
Longwen District	龙文区	134,690	167,463	32,773	24.33%	200,236	6,728	5,625	12,352	3,464	4,471	7,935	20,288	10.13%
Nanjing County	南靖县	342,165	333,969	-8,196	-2.40%	325,773	10,946 [37]	9,151	20,097	5,636	8,917	14,553	34,650	10.64%
Pinghe County	平和县	532,649	498,533	-34,116	-6.40%	464,417	15,604	13,045	28,650	8,034	13,311	21,345	49,995	10.77%
Xiangcheng District	芗城区	433,194	538,186	104,992	24.24%	643,178	21,611	18,067	39,677	11,127	14,370	25,497	65,174	10.13%
Yunxiao County	云霄县	403,617	415,835	12,218	3.03%	428,053	14,383	12,024	26,406	7,405	11,103	18,508	44,915	10.49%
Zhangpu County	漳浦县	795,347	802,971	7,624	0.96%	810,595	27,236 [38]	22,769	50,005	14,023	21,439	35,463	85,468	10.54%
Zhao'an County	诏安县	568,156	597,798	29,642	5.22%	627,440	21,082	17,625	38,707	10,855	15,961	26,816	65,522	10.44%
		4,581,675	4,809,983	228,308	4.98%	5,038,291	189,401 [39]	158,339	347,739	87,162	128,427	215,589	563,328	11.18%

Totals		34,398,913	36,894,217	2,495,304	7.25%	39,389,521	2,400,145 [40]	2,006,521 [41]	4,406,667 [42]	642,215 [43]	738,984	1,381,200 [44]	5,787,866	14.69%
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[1]

24,400 believers in 81 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[2]

150,000: Tony Lambert, China's Christian Millions (1999), p.210. Bridge (January-February 1986) listed 100,000 TSPM members in Fuqing. The article stated there were at least 70,000 Christians in the city in 1981, at a time when many Christians in China were still afraid to declare their faith openly. Fuqing had 10,000 members of The True Jesus Church in 1994: Bridge (March-April 1994).

There were 145 TSPM churches in Fuqing in 2002: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. In December 2010, missionary Dennis Balcombe visited Fuqing and reported, "Local officials told us 20% of the population were Protestant Christians": RCMI, "The Challenge of China" (March 2011).

[3]

"At least 50,000 adults, or 10% of the total population are registered Protestant Christians" Tianfeng (April 2009). An earlier source listed 20,000 TSPM members in Lianjiang: Bridge (January-February 1986).

[4]

Pingtan is known as the county in Fujian with the highest density of Christians. "Before Liberation [1949], Pingtan had a population of about 40,000. Protestants were estimated to be 4,000 to 5,000 strong, i.e. about 10% of the total population. Now, Pingtan's population has grown to 300,000 and Protestants have a registered membership of 30,000. But in general, people believe that their actual number would not be less than 60,000, i.e. 20% of the population": Bridge (July-August 1990).

In December 2010, missionary Dennis Balcombe visited registered churches on Pingyan Island and "was told by some government officials that one-third of the population are Christians. Some of the churches have 4,000 people attending each Sunday": RCMI, "The Challenge of China" (March 2011).

[5]

20,000: UCAN (15 May 1992).

[6]

There were "over 200,000" TSPM members in the former Fuzhou City in 2003: Global Chinese Ministries (March 2003). 126 TSPM churches in the city in 2002: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[7]

160,000 Catholics in Fuzhou: UCAN (29 May 1998). An earlier publication listed 110,000 Catholics in Fuzhou: "Fuzhou City, which had only a few thousand Catholics 40 years ago, today has nearly 40,000 members in the city and another 70,000 in the nearby countryside villages": Bridge (January-February 1986). UCA (2 June 1995) listed 140,000 Catholics in Fuzhou, of which 60,000 were members of CPA churches and 80,000 met in underground fellowships.
China Study Journal (December 1992), listed 200,000 Catholics under the jurisdiction of the Fuzhou Diocese.
In 1950 there were 40,525 Catholics in Fuzhou Diocese: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

[8]

In 1950 there were 4,318 Catholics in Changting Diocese: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

[9]

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

[10]

There were 13,100 believers in 44 churches in the former Longyan City: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[11]

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

[12]

In 1950 there were 1,450 Catholics in Jian'ou Diocese, in 6 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

[13]

11,600 believers in 39 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[14]

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

[15]

In 1950 there were 5,112 Catholics in Shaowu Diocese, in 10 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

[16]

7,600 believers in 25 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[17]

There were 15,000 believers in 50 churches in the former Nanping City: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. Amity News Service (October 1997) listed 7,000.

[18]

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

[19]

Although no specific figure for Fu'an County has been published, it is part of the Mindong Diocese, which had 70,000 Catholics in 1992: China Study Journal (December 1992). One source in 1994 stated 70% of all Catholics in Mindong were in underground churches, while 30% were part of the CPA churches: UCA Dispatch (6-8 June 1994). The town of Muyang, a short distance west of Fu'an, had 5,000 Catholics out of a population of 16,000 in 1999. Approximately one-third belong to CPA churches and two-thirds to underground churches: UCA News (21 May 1999).

[20]

18,900 believers in 63 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[21]

3,500: Amity News Service (June 1997). Amity News Service (June 1994), reported "more than 3,000 in 40 meeting points, but no ordained pastor."

[22]

"25,000 Christians worship in 135 meeting points": Amity News Service (June 1994). Amity News Service (January 1995), listed 20,000.

[23]

In 1948 there were 26,783 Catholics in Xiapu Diocese: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

[24]

There were 15,300 believers in 51 churches in the former Ningde City: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. 60,000 TSPM believers in the Ningde Region: Tony Lambert, China's Christian Millions , p.210.

[25]

"Over 30,000": Amity News Service (April 1995). Xianyou had 10,000 members of The True Jesus Church in 1994: Bridge (March-April 1994).

[26]

There were 90,000 TSPM members in the former Putian County: Amity News Service (June 1997); and 243 registered churches in the city: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. More than a decade earlier, Bridge (January-February 1986) listed 30,000 Christians in Putian. Putian contained 20,000 members of The True Jesus Church in 1994: Bridge (March-April 1994); and 2,000 members of The Little Flock: Amity News Service (June 1997).

[27]

36,100 believers in 120 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[28]

51,600 believers in 172 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[29]

10,500 believers in 35 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[30]

There were 29,900 believers in 100 churches in the former Quanzhou City: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. 90,000 TSPM believers in the entire Quanzhou prefecture: Tony Lambert, China's Christian Millions (1999), p.210.

[31]

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

[32]

There were 7,400 believers in 25 churches in the former Sanming City: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[33]

There were 37,600 believers in 125 churches in the former Xiamen City: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. Gulangyu Island had 2,200 Christians out of a population of 25,000 in 1997: Amity News Service (February 1997)

[34]

In 1950 there were 16,588 Catholics in Xiamen Diocese, in 28 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

[35]

The number of TSPM believers on Dongshan Island has grown rapidly since 1994, when there were just 340 believers: Bridge (March-April 1994).

[36]

28,900 believers in 96 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[37]

2,000: Bridge (March-April 1994).

[38]

Zhangpu had 7,000 members of The True Jesus Church in 1994: Bridge (March-April 1994).

[39]

There were 20,000 baptized TSPM believers in the former Zhangzhou City: Bridge (March-April 1994). There were 47 TSPM churches in the city: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[40]

Mandryk, Operation World (2010), p.230, listed a percentage which amounts to 1,715,000 TSPM believers in Fujian.

[41]

Mandryk, Operation World (2010), p.230, listed a percentage which amounts to 1,543,500 house church believers in Fujian.

Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World (2001), p.169, listed a percentage which amounts to 2,332,400 house church believers in Fujian.

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Evangelicals in Fujian
       2,772 (1870 - Ryan Dunch)
       6,612 (1880 - Ryan Dunch)
     12,713 (1890 - Ryan Dunch)
     42,368 (1900 - Ryan Dunch)
     29,924 (1904 – China’s Millions)
     47,031 (1910 - Ryan Dunch)
     72,650 (1920 - Ryan Dunch)
     86,094 (1922 - Stauffer, Christian Occupation of China, p74.) Fujian had the most Christians in China at the time, ahead of Guangdong (78,519) and Jiangsu (70,084).
     72,222 (1930 - Ryan Dunch)
   100,000 (1949 - Lambert, China's Christian Millions , p.209)*
   400,000 (1986 - Bridge, January-February 1986)*
   600,000 (1989 - Lambert, Resurrection of the Chinese Church , p.142)*
   900,000 (1997 - Amity News Service)*
1,179,000 (2004 - Amity News Service, November-December 2004)*
4,390,400 (2001 - Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World , p.169)
3,258,500 (2010 - Mandryk, Operation World , p.230)

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

[43]

A 2006 source said there were 60,000 Catholics in the Mindong Diocese, but only 10,000 were members of the CPA and the remaining 50,000 met in house churches: ZENIT (12 November 2006).

[44]

Catholics in Fujian
       3,700 (1663 - Standaert, Handbook of Christianity in China 635-1800 , p.386)
       3,400 (1665 - Standaert, Handbook of Christianity in China 635-1800 , p.383)
       3,800 (1703 - Standaert, Handbook of Christianity in China 635-1800 , p.386)
     40,000 (1866 including Taiwan: China's Millions , October 1875)
     25,000 (1870 - Chinese Recorder, May 1880)
     30,000 (1873 - Chinese Recorder, May 1880)
     36,090 (1890 in 51 churches including Taiwan: The Chinese Recorder , March 1890)
     51,299 (1907 in 173 churches: Wolferstan, The Catholic Church in China , p.450)
     61,712 (1922 - Stauffer, The Christian Occupation of China , p.73)
     94,776 (1950 - Compiled from diocese statistics at www.catholic-hierarchy.org)
   200,000 (1986 - Bridge , January-February 1986)*
   210,000 (1989 - Yi-China Message , 1989)*
   300,000 (1992 - China Study Journal , December 1992)
   308,700 (2001 - Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World , p.169)
1,817,900 (2010 - Mandryk, Operation World , p.230)

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