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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.