Guangdong

Guangdong

Guangdong 广东
		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

Chaozhou Prefecture	潮州市
Chao'an District	潮安区	1,153,196	1,334,796	181,600	15.75%	1,516,396	40,943	81,885	122,828	7,582	8,340	15,922	138,750	9.15%
Raoping County	饶平县	885,290	882,201	-3,089	-0.35%	879,112	23,736 [1]	47,472	71,208	7,033 [2]	7,736	14,769	85,977	9.78%
Xiangqiao District	湘桥区	363,582	452,469	88,887	24.45%	541,356	14,617	29,233	43,850	2,707	2,977	5,684	49,534	9.15%
		2,402,068	2,669,466	267,398	11.13%	2,936,864	79,295 [3]	158,591	237,886	17,322	19,054	36,375	274,261	9.34%

Dongguan Prefecture	东莞市
Dongguan City	东莞市辖区	6,445,777	8,220,207	1,774,430	27.53%	9,994,637	59,968 [4]	119,936	179,903	9,995	10,994	20,989	200,892	2.01%
		6,445,777	8,220,207	1,774,430	27.53%	9,994,637	59,968	119,936	179,903	9,995	10,994	20,989	200,892	2.01%

Foshan Prefecture	佛山市
Chancheng District	禅城区	768,656	1,101,077	332,421	43.25%	1,433,498	5,734	11,468	17,202	2,867	3,154	6,021	23,223	1.62%
Gaoming District	高明区	301,041	420,044	119,003	39.53%	539,047	2,156 [5]	4,312	6,469	1,078	1,186	2,264	8,733	1.62%
Nanhai District	南海区	2,133,741	2,588,844	455,103	21.33%	3,043,947	12,176 [6]	24,352	36,527	6,088 [7]	6,697	12,785	49,312	1.62%
Sanshui District	三水区	440,119	622,645	182,526	41.47%	805,171	3,221 [8]	6,441	9,662	1,610	1,771	3,382	13,044	1.62%
Shunde District	顺德区	1,694,152	2,464,784	770,632	45.49%	3,235,416	12,942 [9]	25,883	38,825	6,471	7,118	13,589	52,414	1.62%
		5,337,709	7,197,394	1,859,685	34.84%	9,057,079	36,228 [10]	72,457	108,685	18,114	19,926	38,040	146,725	1.62%

Guangzhou Prefecture	广州市
Baiyin District	白云区	1,748,722	2,223,150	474,428	27.13%	2,697,578	29,943	59,886	89,829	8,093	8,902	16,995	106,824	3.96%
Conghua District	从化区	517,552	593,415	75,863	14.66%	669,278	7,429 [11]	14,858	22,287	2,008	2,209	4,216	26,503	3.96%
Haizhu District	海珠区	1,237,273	1,558,663	321,390	25.98%	1,880,053	20,869	41,737	62,606	5,640	6,204	11,844	74,450	3.96%
Huadu District	花都区	713,363	945,005	231,642	32.47%	1,176,647	13,061	26,122	39,182	3,530	3,883	7,413	46,595	3.96%
Huangpu District (inc. Luogang)	黄埔区	945,677	831,586	-114,091	-12.06%	717,495	7,964	15,928	23,893	2,152	2,368	4,520	28,413	3.96%
Liwan District	荔湾区	474,830	898,200	423,370	89.16%	1,321,570	14,669	29,339	44,008	3,965	4,361	8,326	52,334	3.96%
Nansha District	南沙区	323,758	259,900	-63,858	-19.72%	196,042	2,176	4,352	6,528	588	647	1,235	7,763	3.96%
Panyu District	番禺区	1,630,461	1,764,828	134,367	8.24%	1,899,195	21,081	42,162	63,243	5,698	6,267	11,965	75,208	3.96%
Tianhe District	天河区	1,109,320	1,432,426	323,106	29.13%	1,755,532	19,486	38,973	58,459	5,267	5,793	11,060	69,519	3.96%
Yuexiu District	越秀区	341,422	1,157,666	816,244	239.07%	1,973,910	21,910	43,821	65,731	5,922	6,514	12,436	78,167	3.96%
Zengcheng District	增城区	899,644	1,037,109	137,465	15.28%	1,174,574	13,038 [12]	26,076	39,113	3,524	3,876	7,400	46,513	3.96%
		9,942,022	12,701,948	2,759,926	27.76%	15,461,874	171,627 [13]	343,254	514,880	46,386 [14]	51,024	97,410 [15]	612,290	3.96%

Heyuan Prefecture	河源市
Dongyuan County	东源县	312,282	439,964	127,682	40.89%	567,646	8,799	17,597	26,396	1,703	1,873	3,576	29,972	5.28%
Heping County	和平县	350,760	374,709	23,949	6.83%	398,658	6,179	12,358	18,538	1,196	1,316	2,512	21,049	5.28%
Lianping County	连平县	287,382	337,002	49,620	17.27%	386,622	5,993	11,985	17,978	1,160	1,276	2,436	20,414	5.28%
Longchuan County	龙川县	586,155	694,480	108,325	18.48%	802,805	14,049 [16]	28,098	42,147	2,408	2,649	5,058	47,205	5.88%
Yuancheng District	源城区	227,773	463,907	236,134	103.67%	700,041	10,851	21,701	32,552	2,100	2,310	4,410	36,962	5.28%
Zijin County	紫金县	502,077	640,133	138,056	27.50%	778,189	12,062	24,124	36,186	2,335	2,568	4,903	41,088	5.28%
		2,266,429	2,950,195	683,766	30.17%	3,633,961	57,932 [17]	115,864	173,796	10,902	11,992	22,894	196,690	5.41%

Huizhou Prefecture	惠州市
Boluo County	博罗县	780,477	1,038,198	257,721	33.02%	1,295,919	10,367	20,735	31,102	3,888	4,277	8,164	39,266	3.03%
Huicheng District	惠城区	591,686	1,579,818	988,132	167.00%	2,567,950	12,840	25,680	38,519	7,704	8,474	16,178	54,697	2.13%
Huidong County	惠东县	713,141	908,390	195,249	27.38%	1,103,639	8,829	17,658	26,487	3,311	3,642	6,953	33,440	3.03%
Huiyang District	惠阳区	862,822	764,816	-98,006	-11.36%	666,810	6,001 [18]	12,003	18,004	6,001 [19]	6,601	12,603	30,607	4.59%
Longmen County	龙门县	267,949	307,180	39,231	14.64%	346,411	2,771	5,543	8,314	1,039	1,143	2,182	10,496	3.03%
		3,216,075	4,598,402	1,382,327	42.98%	5,980,729	40,809 [20]	81,618	122,426	21,943 [21]	24,137	46,080	168,507	2.82%

Jiangmen Prefecture	江门市
Enping City	恩平市	464,898	492,814	27,916	6.00%	520,730	4,166 [22]	8,332	12,498	1,562	1,718	3,281	15,778	3.03%
Heshan City	鹤山市	405,779	494,938	89,159	21.97%	584,097	3,505 [23]	7,009	10,514	1,752	1,928	3,680	14,194	2.43%
Jianghai District	江海区	189,024	254,313	65,289	34.54%	319,602	2,237	4,474	6,712	959	1,055	2,013	8,725	2.73%
Kaiping City	开平市	668,692	699,242	30,550	4.57%	729,792	5,109 [24]	10,217	15,326	2,189	2,408	4,598	19,923	2.73%
Pengjiang District	蓬江区	347,293	719,146	371,853	107.07%	1,090,999	8,728	17,456	26,184	3,273	3,600	6,873	33,057	3.03%
Taishan City	台山市	948,716	941,095	-7,621	-0.80%	933,474	7,468 [25]	14,936	22,403	2,800	3,080	5,881	28,284	3.03%
Xinhui District	新会区	932,425	849,155	-83,270	-8.93%	765,885	6,127 [26]	12,254	18,381	2,298	2,527	4,825	23,206	3.03%
		3,956,827	4,450,703	493,876	12.48%	4,944,579	37,339 [27]	74,678	112,017	14,834	16,317	31,151 [28]	143,168	2.90%

Jieyang Prefecture	揭阳市
Huilai County	惠来县	961,658	1,097,596	135,938	14.14%	1,233,534	8,635	17,269	25,904	9,868 [29]	10,855	20,723	46,628	3.78%
Jiedong District	揭东区	1,068,986	1,159,118	90,132	8.43%	1,249,250	8,745	17,490	26,234	3,748	4,123	7,870	34,105	2.73%
Jiexi County	揭西县	716,789	825,727	108,938	15.20%	934,665	6,543	13,085	19,628	23,367 [30]	25,703	49,070	68,698	7.35%
Puning City	普宁市	1,856,402	2,055,552	199,150	10.73%	2,254,702	15,783 [31]	31,566	47,349	6,764	7,441	14,205	61,553	2.73%
Rongcheng District	榕城区	633,570	746,354	112,784	17.80%	859,138	6,014	12,028	18,042	2,577	2,835	5,413	23,454	2.73%
		5,237,405	5,884,347	646,942	12.35%	6,531,289	45,719 [32]	91,438	137,157	46,324	50,957	97,281	234,438	3.59%

Maoming Prefecture	茂名市
Dianbai District	电白区	1,615,491	1,615,491	0	0.00%	1,615,491	12,116	24,232	36,349	4,846	5,331	10,178	46,526	2.88%
Gaozhou City	高州市	1,219,132	1,288,665	69,533	5.70%	1,358,198	11,545 [33]	23,089	34,634	4,075	4,482	8,557	43,191	3.18%
Huazhou City	化州市	1,007,796	1,178,809	171,013	16.97%	1,349,822	11,473 [34]	22,947	34,420	4,049	4,454	8,504	42,924	3.18%
Maonan District	茂南区	820,821	820,821	0	0.00%	820,821	6,156	12,312	18,468	2,462	2,709	5,171	23,640	2.88%
Xinyi City	信宜市	907,978	913,708	5,730	0.63%	919,438	7,815 [35]	15,630	23,446	2,758	3,034	5,792	29,238	3.18%
		5,238,426	5,817,494	246,276	4.70%	6,063,770	49,106 [36]	98,211	147,317	18,191	20,010	38,202	185,519	3.06%

Meizhou Prefecture	梅州市
Dabu County	大埔县	352,013	374,666	22,653	6.44%	397,319	23,839	47,678	71,517	2,384	2,622	5,006	76,524	19.26%
Fengshun County	丰顺县	449,769	478,974	29,205	6.49%	508,179	30,491	60,981	91,472	3,049	3,354	6,403	97,875	19.26%
Jiaoling County	蕉岭县	203,173	205,849	2,676	1.32%	208,525	12,512	25,023	37,535	1,251 [37]	1,376	2,627	40,162	19.26%
Meijiang District	梅江区	313,821	380,771	66,950	21.33%	447,721	17,013	34,027	51,040	2,686	2,955	5,641	56,681	12.66%
Meixian District	梅县区	516,761	554,745	37,984	7.35%	592,729	38,527	77,055	115,582	3,556	3,912	7,468	123,051	20.76%
Pingyuan County	平远县	215,856	230,045	14,189	6.57%	244,234	14,654	29,308	43,962	1,465	1,612	3,077	47,039	19.26%
Wuhua County	五华县	879,286	1,050,528	171,242	19.48%	1,221,770	73,306	146,612	219,919	7,331	8,064	15,394	235,313	19.26%
Xingning City	兴宁市	871,507	962,883	91,376	10.48%	1,054,259	36,899 [38]	73,798	110,697	3,163 [39]	3,479	6,642	117,339	11.13%
		3,802,186	4,238,461	436,275	11.47%	4,674,736	247,241 [40]	494,483	741,724	24,886	27,374	52,260 [41]	793,984	16.98%

Qingyuan Prefecture	清远市
Fogang County	佛冈县	255,341	302,906	47,565	18.63%	350,471	2,629	5,257	7,886	1,051	1,157	2,208	10,094	2.88%
Liannan County	连南瑶族自治县	133,814	129,258	-4,556	-3.40%	124,702	561 [42]	1,122	1,683	374	412	786	2,469	1.98%
Lianshan County	连山壮族瑶族自治县	99,070	90,515	-8,555	-8.64%	81,960	615	1,229	1,844	246	270	516	2,360	2.88%
Lianzhou City	连州市	409,360	367,642	-41,718	-10.19%	325,924	4,889 [43]	9,778	14,667	978	1,076	2,053	16,720	5.13%
Qingcheng District	清城区	506,680	811,233	304,553	60.11%	1,115,786	8,368	16,737	25,105	3,347	3,682	7,029	32,135	2.88%
Qingxin District	清新区	531,226	698,811	167,585	31.55%	866,396	6,498	12,996	19,494	2,599	2,859	5,458	24,952	2.88%
Yangshan County	阳山县	400,776	356,095	-44,681	-11.15%	311,414	2,336	4,671	7,007	934	1,028	1,962	8,969	2.88%
Yingde City	英德市	810,446	941,952	131,506	16.23%	1,073,458	11,808 [44]	23,616	35,424	3,220	3,542	6,763	42,187	3.93%
		3,146,713	3,698,412	551,699	17.53%	4,250,111	37,703 [45]	75,407	113,110	12,750	14,025	26,776	139,885	3.29%

Shantou Prefecture	汕头市
Chaonan District	潮南区	1,288,165	1,288,165	0	0.00%	1,288,165	30,143	60,286	90,429	15,458	17,004	32,462	122,891	9.54%
Chaoyang District	潮阳区	1,626,357	1,626,357	0	0.00%	1,626,357	38,057 [46]	76,114	114,170	19,516	21,468	40,984	155,154	9.54%
Chenghai District	澄海区	800,399	800,399	0	0.00%	800,399	16,808 [47]	33,617	50,425	9,605	10,565	20,170	70,595	8.82%
Haojiang District	濠江区	267,463	267,463	0	0.00%	267,463	5,617	11,233	16,850	3,210	3,531	6,740	23,590	8.82%
Jinping District	金平区	810,284	810,284	0	0.00%	810,284	17,826	35,652	53,479	9,723	10,696	20,419	73,898	9.12%
Longhu District	龙湖区	536,356	536,356	0	0.00%	536,356	11,800	23,600	35,399	6,436	7,080	13,516	48,916	9.12%
Nan'ao County	南澳县	70,352	60,304	-10,048	-14.28%	50,256	1,176	2,352	3,528	553 [48]	608	1,161	4,689	9.33%
		4,671,279	5,389,328	-10,048	-0.22%	5,379,280	121,427 [49]	242,854	364,281	64,501	70,951	135,452 [50]	499,733	9.29%

Shanwei Prefecture	汕尾市
Cheng District	城区	409,677	492,262	82,585	20.16%	574,847	6,323	12,647	18,970	1,725	1,897	3,622	22,591	3.93%
Haifeng County	海丰县	649,412	793,408	143,996	22.17%	937,404	10,311	20,623	30,934	2,812 [51]	3,093	5,906	36,840	3.93%
Lufeng City	陆丰市	1,164,767	1,358,265	193,498	16.61%	1,551,763	12,414 [52]	24,828	37,242	4,655 [53]	5,121	9,776	47,018	3.03%
Luhe County	陆河县	229,623	291,534	61,911	26.96%	353,445	3,888	7,776	11,664	1,060	1,166	2,227	13,890	3.93%
		2,453,479	2,935,469	481,990	19.65%	3,417,459	32,937	65,874	98,810	10,252	11,278	21,530	120,340	3.52%

Shaoguan Prefecture	韶关市
Lechang City	乐昌市	423,444	397,779	-25,665	-6.06%	372,114	4,837 [54]	9,675	14,512	1,488	1,637	3,126	17,638	4.74%
Nanxiong City	南雄市	372,844	316,179	-56,665	-15.20%	259,514	3,374 [55]	6,747	10,121	1,038	1,142	2,180	12,301	4.74%
Qujiang District	曲江区	366,031	303,371	-62,660	-17.12%	240,711	1,926	3,851	5,777	963	1,059	2,022	7,799	3.24%
Renhua County	仁化县	163,213	200,354	37,141	22.76%	237,495	3,087	6,175	9,262	950	1,045	1,995	11,257	4.74%
Ruyuan County	乳源瑶族自治县	177,894	177,471	-423	-0.24%	177,048	2,302	4,603	6,905	708	779	1,487	8,392	4.74%
Shixing County	始兴县	205,684	205,452	-232	-0.11%	205,220	2,668	5,336	8,004	821	903	1,724	9,727	4.74%
Wengyuan County	翁源县	310,956	331,320	20,364	6.55%	351,684	4,572	9,144	13,716	1,407	1,547	2,954	16,670	4.74%
Wujiang District	武江区	191,655	294,708	103,053	53.77%	397,761	3,182	6,364	9,546	1,591	1,750	3,341	12,887	3.24%
Xinfeng County	新丰县	179,388	206,091	26,703	14.89%	232,794	3,026	6,053	9,079	931	1,024	1,955	11,034	4.74%
Zhenjiang District	浈江区	344,324	393,521	49,197	14.29%	442,718	3,542	7,083	10,625	1,771	1,948	3,719	14,344	3.24%
		2,735,433	2,826,246	90,813	3.32%	2,917,059	32,516 [56]	65,032	97,547 [57]	11,668	12,835	24,503 [58]	122,051	4.18%

Shenzhen Prefecture	深圳市
Bao'an District	宝安区	2,735,129	4,499,284	1,764,155	64.50%	6,263,439	126,521	379,564	506,086	25,054	27,559	52,613	558,699	8.92%
Futian District	福田区	909,571	1,317,511	407,940	44.85%	1,725,451	34,854	104,562	139,416	6,902	7,592	14,494	153,910	8.92%
Longgang District	龙岗区	1,714,908	2,320,460	605,552	35.31%	2,926,012	59,105	177,316	236,422	11,704	12,874	24,579	261,000	8.92%
Luohu District	罗湖区	774,805	923,421	148,616	19.18%	1,072,037	21,655	64,965	86,621	4,288	4,717	9,005	95,626	8.92%
Nanshan District	南山区	722,095	1,088,345	366,250	50.72%	1,454,595	29,383	88,148	117,531	5,818	6,400	12,219	129,750	8.92%
Yantian District	盐田区	152,323	209,360	57,037	37.44%	266,397	5,381	16,144	21,525	1,066	1,172	2,238	23,763	8.92%
		7,008,831	10,358,381	3,349,550	47.79%	13,707,931	276,900 [59]	830,701 [60]	1,107,601	54,832 [61]	60,315	115,147	1,222,747	8.92%

Yangjiang Prefecture	阳江市
Jiangcheng Distrct	江城区	538,069	676,857	138,788	25.79%	815,645	6,688	13,377	20,065	2,447	2,692	5,139	25,203	3.09%
Yangchun City	阳春市	840,581	849,504	8,923	1.06%	858,427	7,039 [62]	14,078	21,117	2,575	2,833	5,408	26,525	3.09%
Yangdong District	阳东区	409,982	442,762	32,780	8.00%	475,542	3,899	7,799	11,698	1,427	1,569	2,996	14,694	3.09%
Yangxi County	阳西县	380,272	452,625	72,353	19.03%	524,978	6,300	12,599	18,899	1,575	1,732	3,307	22,207	4.23%
		2,168,904	2,421,748	252,844	11.66%	2,674,592	23,927 [63]	47,853	71,780 [64]	8,024	8,826	16,850	88,630	3.31%

Yunfu Prefecture	云浮市
Luoding City	罗定市	866,190	959,006	92,816	10.72%	1,051,822	6,311 [65]	12,622	18,933	3,155	3,471	6,626	25,559	2.43%
Xinxing County	新兴县	384,890	431,635	46,745	12.15%	478,380	1,435 [66]	2,870	4,305	957 [67]	1,052	2,009	6,315	1.32%
Yun'an District	云安区	260,869	269,636	8,767	3.36%	278,403	835 [68]	1,670	2,506	835	919	1,754	4,260	1.53%
Yunan County	郁南县	379,299	388,732	9,433	2.49%	398,165	1,593	3,185	4,778	1,194	1,314	2,508	7,286	1.83%
Yuncheng District	云城区	261,636	318,145	56,509	21.60%	374,654	1,499	2,997	4,496	1,124	1,236	2,360	6,856	1.83%
		2,152,884	2,367,154	214,270	9.95%	2,581,424	11,673 [69]	23,345	35,018	7,266	7,992	15,258	50,276	1.95%

Zhanjiang Prefecture	湛江市
Chikan District	赤坎区	225,997	303,824	77,827	34.44%	381,651	4,198	8,396	12,594	1,145	1,259	2,404	14,999	3.93%
Leizhou City	雷州市	1,268,298	1,427,664	159,366	12.57%	1,587,030	17,457 [70]	34,915	52,372	4,761	5,237	9,998	62,370	3.93%
Lianjiang City	廉江市	1,205,764	1,443,099	237,335	19.68%	1,680,434	16,804	33,609	50,413	1,680 [71]	1,848	3,529	53,942	3.21%
Mazhang District	麻章区	411,620	487,712	76,092	18.49%	563,804	6,202	12,404	18,606	1,691	1,861	3,552	22,157	3.93%
Potou District	坡头区	329,405	333,239	3,834	1.16%	337,073	4,045	8,090	12,135	1,011	1,112	2,124	14,258	4.23%
Suixi County	遂溪县	807,015	886,452	79,437	9.84%	965,889	11,591	23,181	34,772	2,898	3,187	6,085	40,857	4.23%
Wuchuan City	吴川市	822,482	927,275	104,793	12.74%	1,032,068	9,289 [72]	18,577	27,866	3,096	3,406	6,502	34,368	3.33%
Xiashan District	霞山区	383,643	487,093	103,450	26.97%	590,543	7,087	14,173	21,260	1,772	1,949	3,720	24,980	4.23%
Xuwen County	徐闻县	616,478	698,474	81,996	13.30%	780,470	19,512 [73]	39,024	58,535	1,561 [74]	1,717	3,278	61,813	7.92%
		6,070,702	6,994,832	924,130	15.22%	7,918,962	96,184 [75]	192,368	288,552 [76]	19,616 [77]	21,577	41,193	329,745	4.16%

Zhaoqing Prefecture	肇庆市
Deqing County	德庆县	308,589	341,211	32,622	10.57%	373,833	748 [78]	1,495	2,243	1,121	1,234	2,355	4,598	1.23%
Dinghu District	鼎湖区	140,092	164,690	24,598	17.56%	189,288	568	1,136	1,704	568	625	1,193	2,896	1.53%
Duanzhou District	端州区	367,742	479,342	111,600	30.35%	590,942	1,182	2,364	3,546	1,773	1,950	3,723	7,269	1.23%
Fengkai County	封开县	385,692	398,258	12,566	3.26%	410,824	822 [79]	1,643	2,465	1,232	1,356	2,588	5,053	1.23%
Gaoyao District	高要区	625,125	753,120	127,995	20.48%	881,115	7,049 [80]	14,098	21,147	2,643	2,908	5,551	26,698	3.03%
Guangning County	广宁县	399,611	423,941	24,330	6.09%	448,271	897 [81]	1,793	2,690	1,345	1,479	2,824	5,514	1.23%
Huaiji County	怀集县	736,444	813,032	76,588	10.40%	889,620	2,669	5,338	8,007	2,669	2,936	5,605	13,611	1.53%
Sihui City	四会市	409,804	542,873	133,069	32.47%	675,942	3,380 [82]	6,759	10,139	2,028	2,231	4,258	14,398	2.13%
		3,373,099	3,916,467	543,368	16.11%	4,459,835	17,313 [83]	34,626	51,939 [84]	13,380	14,717	28,097	80,036	1.79%

Zhongshan Prefecture	中山市
Zhongshan City	中山市辖区	2,363,322	3,121,275	757,953	32.07%	3,879,228	19,396 [85]	38,792	58,188	1,552 [86]	1,707	3,259	61,447	1.58%
		2,363,322	3,121,275	757,953	32.07%	3,879,228	19,396	38,792	58,188	1,552	1,707	3,259	61,447	1.58%

Zhuhai Prefecture	珠海市
Doumen District	斗门区	415,882	415,882	0	0.00%	415,882	3,327	6,654	9,981	1,248	1,372	2,620	12,601	3.03%
Jinwan District	金湾区	253,963	253,963	0	0.00%	253,963	2,032	4,063	6,095	762	838	1,600	7,695	3.03%
Xiangzhou District	香洲区	892,685	892,685	0	0.00%	892,685	7,141	14,283	21,424	2,678	2,946	5,624	27,048	3.03%
		1,235,437	1,562,530	0	0.00%	1,562,530	12,500 [87]	25,000	37,501	4,688	5,156	9,844	47,345	3.03%

Totals		85,225,007	104,320,459	19,095,452	22.41%	123,415,911	1,507,740 [88]	3,292,380 [89]	4,800,120 [90]	437,424	481,166	918,590 [91]	5,718,710	4.63%
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[1]

6,000 believers in 22 churches: Bridge (November-December 1990); 5,695 baptized believers:
Tianfeng (December 1987).

[2]

4,000 believers in 18 churches: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church (1997).

[3]

The former Chaozhou City had 3,000 believers in 16 churches: Bridge (November-December 1990).

[4]

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

[5]

1,100 believers in 4 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[6]

4,700 believers in 16 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. A low fiure of "less than 100 in two churches," was reported in Bridge (November-December 1994).

[7]

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

[8]

1,500 believers in 5 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[9]

3,800 believers in 13 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[10]

The former Foshan City had 1,300 believers in 4 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[11]

2,400 believers in 8 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[12]

3,700 believers in 12 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[13]

The former Guangzhou City contained 50,000 TSPM believers: Lambert, China's Christian Millions (1999), p.212. Bridge (May 1991) listed 15,000 TSPM members in Guangzhou. There were 74 churches in the city in 2002: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[14]

18,000: UCA Dispatch (7 January 1997). An earlier article listed 3,000: UCA Dispatch (7 January 1997).

[15]

In 1949 there were 20,346 Catholics in Guangzhou Diocese: www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Another source states there were 17,121 Catholics in Guangzhou in 1951: Palmer, God’s Underground in Asia (1953), p.147.

[16]

6,000 believers: Bridge (July-August 1992).

[17]

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

[18]

2,700 believers in 9 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[19]

3,000: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church (1997).

[20]

The former Huizhou City had 1,000 believers in 3 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[21]

5,000 in the former Huizhou City: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church (1997).

[22]

2,000 believers in 7 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. There were four “Gospel villages” in Enping – two villages 100% Evangelical and two villages 100% Catholic. Otherwise not much Christian presence: Bridge (March-April 1987).

[23]

1,400 believers in 5 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[24]

2,700 believers in 9 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002

[25]

4,500 believers in 15 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. Bridge (March-April 1987) listed 2,000 Christians in 6 churches at the time. In 1949 there were nore than 4,000 Christians in Taishan, in more than 50 churches, but most emigrated overseas.

[26]

3,200 believers in 11 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[27]

Thr former Jiangmen City had 1,900 believers in 6 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[28]

There were 20,000 Catholics in the Jiangmen Diocese in 2011 (UCAN, 30 March 2011).
In 1950 there were 8,292 Catholics in Jiangmen Diocese, in 21 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org.

[29]

3,000: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church (1997).

[30]

15,000 in 32 churches: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church (1997).

[31]

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

[32]

The former Jieyang City had 2,300 believers in 8 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[33]

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

[34]

6,800 believers in 23 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[35]

5,700 believers in 19 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[36]

The former Maoming City had 4,900 believers in 16 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[37]

2,000: UCAN (9 July 1993)

[38]

"5,000 to 6,000 believers": Bridge (May 1985). 17 churches in the city, TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[39]

"More than 1,000": Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church (1997).

[40]

60,000 TSPM believers in the former Meizhou City: Global Chinese Ministries (March 2003).

[41]

50,000 Catholics in Meizhou Diocese: UCAN, (29 July 2008).

[42]

"A few individuals": Bridge (April 1995).

[43]

2,400 believers in 8 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[44]

4,900 believers in 16 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. Bridge (April 1995), listed 2,000.

[45]

The former Qingyuan City had 4,000 believers: Bridge (April 1995). 7 churches in the city: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[46]

11,700 believers in 39 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[47]

3,500 believers in 12 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[48]

"A few hundred": Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church (1997).

[49]

The former Shantou City had 30,600 believers in 102 churches: China Population Statistics Yearbook 2003 . Other reports list "10,000 baptized TSPM members": Pray for China (January-February 1986); "More than 10,000, including 7,647 communicants": Pray for China (March-April 1985); and 12,000: Amity News Service (September 1997).

[50]

There were 60,000 in the entire Shantou Diocese in 1997: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church (1997).

In 1949 there were 30,000 Catholics in Shantou City, meeting in 230 churches: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church (1997).

[51]

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

[52]

6,700 believers in 22 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[53]

1,000 in 14 churches: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church (1997).

[54]

2,200 believers in 7 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[55]

2,200 believers in 7 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[56]

The former Shaoguan City had 2,100 believers in 7 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[57]

2,500 believers in the former Shaoguan City: Hattaway, China's Unreached Cities , vol.1 (1999), p.78.

[58]

In 1950 there were 5,199 Catholics in Shaoguan Dioces: www.catholic-hierarchy.org.

[59]

The former Shenzhen City had 73,600 believers in 245 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. This figure referred to the "Shenzhen City area" with a population of 1.39 million people at the time, before it was expanded administratively to encompass more than 13 million people today. The number of Christians in Shenzhen has risen dramatically. The South China Morning Post (30 June 1996), gave a figure of just 5,000 TSPM Christians in Shenzhen, while Bridge (January-February 1989), listed a mere 200 TSPM believers in the city at the time.

[60]

According to a knowledgeable member of the International Mission Board (personal communication, April 2010), approximately 1,000,000 new house church believers joined the church amid revival in southern Guangdong during the previous decade. This number had increased from 200,000 in 2002 and 500,000 in 2004. The revival was centered on migrant factory workers in the Shenzhen area.

[61]

10,000: China Study Journal (December 2001). UCA News (31 March 1998), listed 9,000; and Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church (1997) listed just 3,000. The number of Catholics has boomed since 2000 due to the massive population increase and arrival of many Catholic migrants.

[62]

4,900 believers in 16 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[63]

The former Yangjiang City had 4,600 believers in 15 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[64]

13,000 believers in the former Yangjiang City: Hattaway, China's Unreached Cities , vol.2 (2003), p.94.

[65]

4,600 believers in 15 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. Just "80 to 90 believers": Bridge (April 1995).

[66]

"10 to 20" believers: Bridge (April 1995).

[67]

100: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church , (1997).

[68]

30 believers: Bridge April 1995).

[69]

The former Yunfu City had 800 believers in 3 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. "50 to 60 believers": Bridge (April 1995).

[70]

7,100 believers in 24 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[71]

400: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church (1997).

[72]

4,400 believers in 15 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002

[73]

7,000 believers: Bridge (March-April 1987). There were 3,000 Christians in Xuwen County in the 1940s.

[74]

400: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church (1997). A 1985 source noted there were "no Catholics" in the county: Bridge (March-April 1987).

[75]

The former Zhanjiang City had 16,000 believers in 53 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[76]

26,500 believers in the former Zhanjiang City: Hattaway, China's Unreached Cities , vol.2 (2003), p.104.

[77]

20,000 in the former Zhanjiang City: UCA Dispatch (21 March 1995).

[78]

"Less than 80 believers": Bridge (April 1995).

[79]

150 believers: Bridge (April 1995).

[80]

3,500 believers in 12 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[81]

"Only a few Christians": Bridge (April 1995).

[82]

1,800 believers in 6 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. Bridge (April 1995), mentioned a mere "30 to 40" TSPM Christians in Sihui City at the time.

[83]

The former Zhaoqing City had 1,400 believers in 5 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[84]

Zhaoqing City contained just 200 Christians in 1935.

[85]

5,400 believers in 18 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[86]

100: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church , (1997).

[87]

1,100 believers in 4 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.

[88]

Mandryk, Operation World (2010), p.232, listed a percentage which amounts to 771,000 TSPM believers in Guangdong.

[89]

Mandryk, Operation World (2010), p.232, listed a percentage which amounts to 2,794,900 house church believers in Guangdong. Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World (2001), p.170, gave a percentage which amounts to 434,500 house church believers in Guangdong.

According to a knowledgeable member of the International Mission Board (personal communication, April 2010), approximately 1,000,000 new house church believers had joined the church amidst revival in the counties and cities southern Guangdong since the start of the new millennium.

[90]

Evangelicals in Guangdong
     29,047 (1904 including Hong Kong: China's Millions, November 1905)
     78,519 (1919 - Stauffer, The Christian Occupation of China , p.167). Only Fujian (86,094) had more Christians in 1922.
     80,000 (1949 - Lambert, China's Christian Millions , p.212)*
   160,000 (1992 - Guangdong Yearbook 1992 )*
   200,000 (1997 - Amity News Service)*
   600,000 (1999 - Intercessors for China, Prayer Calendar)
   651,700 (2001 - Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World , p.170)
   316,300 (2003 - China Population Statistics Yearbook )*
   262,000 (2004 - Amity News Service, November-December 2004)*
   320,000 (2008 - Global Chinese Ministries, March 2008)*
3,565,900 (2010 - Mandryk, Operation World , p.232)

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

[91]

Catholics in Guangdong
    1,900 (1665 including Hainan Island: Standaert, Handbook of Christianity in China 635-1800 , p.383)
30,000 (1742 - The Catholic Encyclopedia , Volume VIII, 1910)
    6,385 (1765 including Hainan Island: Standaert, Handbook of Christianity in China 635-1800 , p.386)
    7,000 (1815 including Guangxi and Hainan Island: Standaert, Handbook of Christianity , p.386)
    8,000 (1844 - The Catholic Encyclopedia , Volume VIII, 1910)
19,000 (1866 including Guangxi and Hainan Island: China’s Millions , October 1875)
20,000 (1870 including Guangxi and Hainan Island: Chinese Recorder , May 1880)
16,000 (1873 including Guangxi and Hainan Island: Chinese Recorder , May 1880)
15,000 (1875 - The Catholic Encyclopedia , Volume VIII, 1910)
23,730 (1880 in 73 churches: The Catholic Encyclopedia , Volume VIII, 1910)
28,852 (1889 in 150 churches: The Catholic Encyclopedia , Volume VIII, 1910)
28,670 (1890 in 121 churches: Chinese Recorder , March 1890)
60,000 (1907 in 455 churches: Wolfersta n, The Catholic Church in China , p.452)
58,917 (1908 in 484 churches, including Hainan Island: The Catholic Encyclopedia , Volume VIII, 1910)
100,000 (1922 in 464 churches, including Hainan Island: Stauffer , The Christian Occupation of China, p.168)
110,000 (1989 - Guangdong Yearbook 1989 )*
362,000 (2001 - Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World , p.170)
120,000 (2003 - Global Chinese Ministries, March 2003)*
771,000 (2010 - Mandryk, Operation World , p.232)

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