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Jiangsu   江苏                                
    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
       
Changzhou Prefecture 常州市                              
Jintan District 金坛区 533,350 551,991 18,641 3.50% 570,632   28,532 [1] 42,797 71,329 1,141 1,370 2,511 73,840 12.94%
Liyang City 溧阳市 740,871 749,522 8,651 1.17% 758,173   32,601 [2] 48,902 81,504 1,516 1,820 3,336 84,840 11.19%
Tianning District 天宁区 281,302 513,794 232,492 82.65% 746,286   32,090 48,135 80,226 1,493 1,791 3,284 83,509 11.19%
Wujin District 武进区 1,509,642 1,674,218 164,576 10.90% 1,838,794   58,841 [3] 88,262 147,104 3,678 4,413 8,091 155,194 8.44%
Xinbei District 新北区 468,041 597,144 129,103 27.58% 726,247   31,229 46,843 78,072 1,452 1,743 3,195 81,267 11.19%
Zhonglou District 钟楼区 243,064 505,762 262,698 108.08% 768,460   33,044 49,566 82,609 1,537 1,844 3,381 85,991 11.19%
    3,776,270 4,592,431 816,161 21.61% 5,408,592   216,337 [4] 324,506 540,843 10,817 12,981 23,798 564,641 10.44%
       
Huai'an Prefecture 淮安市                              
Hongze District 洪泽区 365,146 326,459 -38,687 -10.59% 287,772   29,928 44,892 74,821 576 691 1,266 76,087 26.44%
Huai'an District 淮安区 1,200,679 984,983 -215,696 -17.96% 769,287   118,470 [5] 177,705 296,175 1,539 1,846 3,385 299,560 38.94%
Huaiyin District 淮阴区 838,184 789,747 -48,437 -5.78% 741,310   77,096 115,644 192,741 1,483 1,779 3,262 196,002 26.44%
Jinhu County 金湖县 363,377 321,251 -42,126 -11.59% 279,125   17,306 [6] 25,959 43,264 558 670 1,228 44,493 15.94%
Lianshui County 涟水县 1,003,294 859,787 -143,507 -14.30% 716,280   74,493 111,740 186,233 1,433 1,719 3,152 189,384 26.44%
Qingjiangpu District 清江浦区 555,052 860,676 305,624 55.06% 1,166,300   121,295 181,943 303,238 2,333 2,799 5,132 308,370 26.44%
Xuyi County 盱眙县 712,499 658,759 -53,740 -7.54% 605,019   62,922 94,383 157,305 1,210 1,452 2,662 159,967 26.44%
    5,038,231 4,801,662 -236,569 -4.70% 4,565,093   501,511 [7] 752,266 1,253,777 9,130 10,956 20,086 1,273,863 27.90%
       
Lianyungang Prefecture 连云港市                              
Donghai County 东海县 1,110,952 952,668 -158,284 -14.25% 794,384   54,018 [8] 81,027 135,045 1,589 1,907 3,495 138,541 17.44%
Ganyu District 赣榆区 1,043,940 950,486 -93,454 -8.95% 857,032   58,278 [9] 87,417 145,695 1,714 2,057 3,771 149,466 17.44%
Guannan County 灌南县 697,710 622,296 -75,414 -10.81% 546,882   56,876 [10] 85,314 142,189 1,094 1,313 2,406 144,596 26.44%
Guanyun County 灌云县 1,030,069 817,509 -212,560 -20.64% 604,949   62,915 [11] 94,372 157,287 1,210 1,452 2,662 159,949 26.44%
Haizhou District (inc. Xunpu) 海州区 818426 818,426 0 0.00% 818,426   55,653 83,479 139,132 1,637 1,964 3,601 142,733 17.44%
Lianyun District 连云区 232097 232,097 0 0.00% 232,097   19,032 [12] 28,548 47,580 464 557 1,021 48,601 20.94%
    4,569,913 4,393,482 -539,712 -11.81% 3,853,770   306,772 460,157 766,929 7,708 9,249 16,957 783,886 20.34%
       
Nanjing Prefecture 南京市                              
Gaochun District 高淳区 400,121 417,129 17,008 4.25% 434,137   18,234 27,351 45,584 3,907 4,298 8,205 53,790 12.39%
Gulou District (Inc. Xiaguan) 鼓楼区 998,621 1,271,191 272,570 27.29% 1,543,761   64,838 97,257 162,095 13,894 15,283 29,177 191,272 12.39%
Jiangning District 江宁区 781,344 1,145,628 364,284 46.62% 1,509,912   63,416 95,124 158,541 13,589 14,948 28,537 187,078 12.39%
Jianye District 建邺区 358,966 427,089 68,123 18.98% 495,212   20,799 31,198 51,997 4,457 4,903 9,360 61,357 12.39%
Lishui District 溧水区 380,288 421,323 41,035 10.79% 462,358   19,419 29,129 48,548 4,161 4,577 8,739 57,286 12.39%
Luhe District (inc. Dachang) 六合区 866,676 915,625 48,949 5.65% 964,574   40,512 60,768 101,280 8,681 9,549 18,230 119,511 12.39%
Pukou District (inc. Jiangpu) 浦口区 536,763 710,298 173,535 32.33% 883,833   33,586 [13] 50,378 83,964 7,954 8,750 16,704 100,669 11.39%
Qinhuai District (inc. Baixia) 秦淮区 661,708 1,007,916 346,208 52.32% 1,354,124   56,873 85,310 142,183 12,187 13,406 25,593 167,776 12.39%
Qixia District 栖霞区 395,388 644,295 248,907 62.95% 893,202   37,514 56,272 93,786 8,039 8,843 16,882 110,668 12.39%
Xuanwu District 玄武区 491,364 651,957 160,593 32.68% 812,550   34,127 51,191 85,318 7,313 8,044 15,357 100,675 12.39%
Yuhuatai District 雨花台区 274,936 391,293 116,357 42.32% 507,650   21,321 31,982 53,303 4,569 5,026 9,595 62,898 12.39%
    6,146,175 8,003,744 1,857,569 30.22% 9,861,313   410,640 [14] 615,960 1,026,600 88,752 [15] 97,627 186,379 [16] 1,212,978 12.30%
       
Nantong Prefecture 南通市                              
Chongchuan District 崇川区 546,938 869,049 322,111 58.89% 1,191,160   50,029 75,043 125,072 2,382 2,859 5,241 130,313 10.94%
Gangzha District 港闸区 224,448 266,326 41,878 18.66% 308,204   12,945 19,417 32,361 616 740 1,356 33,718 10.94%
Hai'an County 海安县 921,999 866,337 -55,662 -6.04% 810,675   34,048 51,073 85,121 1,621 1,946 3,567 88,688 10.94%
Haimen City 海门市 942,952 907,598 -35,354 -3.75% 872,244   47,973 [17] 71,960 119,934 1,744 2,093 3,838 [18] 123,771 14.19%
Qidong City 启东市 1,057,073 972,525 -84,548 -8.00% 887,977   55,055 [19] 82,582 137,636 1,776 2,131 3,907 141,544 15.94%
Rudong County 如东县 1,085,478 995,983 -89,495 -8.24% 906,488   36,260 [20] 54,389 90,649 1,813 2,176 3,989 94,637 10.44%
Rugao City 如皋市 1,362,533 1,267,066 -95,467 -7.01% 1,171,599   49,207 73,811 123,018 2,343 2,812 5,155 128,173 10.94%
Tongzhou District 通州区 1,371,498 1,138,738 -232,760 -16.97% 905,978   38,051 57,077 95,128 1,812 2,174 3,986 99,114 10.94%
    7,512,919 7,283,622 -229,297 -3.05% 7,054,325   323,567 [21] 485,351 808,918 14,109 16,930 31,039 839,957 11.91%
       
Suqian Prefecture 宿迁市                              
Shuyang County 沭阳县 1,705,303 1,541,083 -164,220 -9.63% 1,376,863   121,164 181,746 302,910 2,754 3,304 6,058 308,968 22.44%
Sihong County 泗洪县 1,022,670 909,298 -113,372 -11.09% 795,926   70,041 105,062 175,104 1,592 1,910 3,502 178,606 22.44%
Siyang County 泗阳县 1,162,470 831,112 -331,358 -28.50% 499,754   43,978 65,968 109,946 1,000 1,199 2,199 112,145 22.44%
Sucheng District 宿城区 244,651 796,626 551,975 225.62% 1,348,601   118,677 178,015 296,692 2,697 3,237 5,934 302,626 22.44%
Suyu District 宿豫区 926,482 641,059 -285,423 -30.81% 355,636   31,296 46,944 78,240 711 854 1,565 79,805 22.44%
    5,061,576 4,719,178 -342,398 -6.76% 4,376,780   385,157 577,735 962,892 8,754 10,504 19,258 982,149 22.44%
       
Suzhou Prefecture 苏州市                              
Changshu City 常熟市 1,239,637 1,510,453 270,816 21.85% 1,781,269   49,876 [22] 74,813 124,689 21,910 [23] 26,292 48,201 172,890 9.71%
Gusu District 姑苏区 1,118,467 1,649,943 531,476 47.52% 2,181,419   61,080 91,620 152,699 13,089 15,706 28,795 181,494 8.32%
Huqiu District 虎丘区 226,242 572,071 345,829 152.86% 917,900   25,701 38,552 64,253 5,507 6,609 12,116 76,369 8.32%
Kunshan City 昆山市 750,074 1,644,860 894,786 119.29% 2,539,646   55,872 [24] 83,808 139,681 15,238 18,285 33,523 173,204 6.82%
Taicang City 太仓市 515,063 711,854 196,791 38.21% 908,645   25,442 [25] 38,163 63,605 11,176 [26] 13,412 24,588 88,193 9.71%
Wujiang District 吴江区 857,104 1,273,880 416,776 48.63% 1,690,656   47,338 [27] 71,008 118,346 3,381 [28] 4,058 7,439 125,785 7.44%
Wuzhong District 吴中区 1157120 1,157,120 0 0.00% 1,157,120   32,399 48,599 80,998 6,943 8,331 15,274 96,272 8.32%
Xiangcheng District 相城区 692947 692,947 0 0.00% 692,947   19,403 29,104 48,506 4,158 4,989 9,147 57,653 8.32%
Zhangjiagang City 张家港市 957,223 1,246,762 289,539 30.25% 1,536,301   43,016 [29] 64,525 107,541 18,897 [30] 22,676 41,572 149,113 9.71%
    6,792,239 10,459,890 2,946,013 43.37% 13,405,903   360,127 [31] 540,191 900,319 100,298 [32] 120,358 220,655 1,120,974 8.36%
       
Taizhou Prefecture 泰州市                              
Gaogang District 高港区 205,305 283,807 78,502 38.24% 362,309   18,840 28,260 47,100 725 870 1,594 48,694 13.44%
Hailing District 海陵区 402,355 594,656 192,301 47.79% 786,957   40,922 61,383 102,304 1,574 1,889 3,463 105,767 13.44%
Jiangyan District 姜堰区 861,321 728,645 -132,676 -15.40% 595,969   54,829 [33] 82,244 137,073 1,192 1,430 2,622 139,695 23.44%
Jingjiang City 靖江市 639,665 684,360 44,695 6.99% 729,055   37,911 [34] 56,866 94,777 1,458 1,750 3,208 97,985 13.44%
Taixing City 泰兴市 1,235,454 1,073,921 -161,533 -13.07% 912,388   74,816 [35] 112,224 187,040 1,825 2,190 4,015 191,054 20.94%
Xinghua City 兴化市 1,441,659 1,253,548 -188,111 -13.05% 1,065,437   87,366 [36] 131,049 218,415 2,131 2,557 4,688 223,103 20.94%
    4,785,759 4,618,937 -166,822 -3.49% 4,452,115   314,683 [37] 472,025 786,709 8,904 10,685 19,589 806,298 18.11%
       
Wuxi Prefecture 无锡市                              
Binhu District 滨湖区 689,146 689,146 0 0.00% 689,146   37,214 55,821 93,035 5,513 6,616 12,129 105,164 15.26%
Huishan District 惠山区 691,077 691,077 0 0.00% 691,077   37,318 55,977 93,295 5,529 6,634 12,163 105,458 15.26%
Jiangyin City 江阴市 1,315,472 1,595,138 279,666 21.26% 1,874,804   86,241 [38] 129,361 215,602 14,998 17,998 32,997 248,599 13.26%
Liangxi District 梁溪区 581,111 944,388 363,277 62.51% 1,307,665   70,614 105,921 176,535 10,461 12,554 23,015 199,550 15.26%
Xinwu District 新吴区 537,695 537,695 0 0.00% 537,695   29,036 43,553 72,589 4,302 5,162 9,463 82,052 15.26%
Xishan District 锡山区 1,181,073 681,413 -499,660 -42.31% 181,753   9,815 14,722 24,537 1,454 1,745 3,199 27,736 15.26%
Yixing City 宜兴市 1,164,275 1,235,542 71,267 6.12% 1,306,809   60,113 [39] 90,170 150,283 10,454 12,545 23,000 173,283 13.26%
    5,086,586 6,374,399 214,550 4.22% 6,588,949   330,350 [40] 495,526 825,876 52,712 [41] 63,254 115,966 941,841 14.29%
       
Xuzhou Prefecture 徐州市                              
Feng County 丰县 1,068,404 963,531 -104,873 -9.82% 858,658   51,519 [42] 77,279 128,799 7,728 9,274 17,001 145,800 16.98%
Gulou District 鼓楼区 359,245 554,339 195,094 54.31% 749,433   44,966 67,449 112,415 6,745 8,094 14,839 127,254 16.98%
Jiawang District 贾汪区 494,166 430,712 -63,454 -12.84% 367,258   22,035 33,053 55,089 3,305 3,966 7,272 62,360 16.98%
Pei County 沛县 1,183,048 1,141,935 -41,113 -3.48% 1,100,822   63,848 [43] 95,772 159,619 9,907 11,889 21,796 181,415 16.48%
Pizhou City 邳州市 1,539,922 1,458,038 -81,884 -5.32% 1,376,154   88,074 [44] 132,111 220,185 12,385 14,862 27,248 247,432 17.98%
Quanshan District 泉山区 594,378 594,378 0 0.00% 594,378   35,663 53,494 89,157 5,349 6,419 11,769 100,925 16.98%
Suining County 睢宁县 1,217,820 1,039,315 -178,505 -14.66% 860,810   89,524 [45] 134,286 223,811 7,747 9,297 17,044 240,855 27.98%
Tongshan District 铜山区 1,128,956 1,128,956 0 0.00% 1,128,956   67,737 101,606 169,343 10,161 12,193 22,353 191,697 16.98%
Xinyi City 新沂市 962,656 920,628 -42,028 -4.37% 878,600   57,109 [46] 85,664 142,773 7,907 9,489 17,396 160,169 18.23%
Yunlong District 云龙区 220,217 345,393 125,176 56.84% 470,569   28,234 42,351 70,585 4,235 5,082 9,317 79,903 16.98%
    8,913,965 8,577,225 -191,587 -2.15% 8,385,638   548,710 [47] 823,065 1,371,775 75,471 [48] 90,565 166,036 [49] 1,537,810 18.34%
       
Yancheng Prefecture 盐城市                              
Binhai County 滨海县 1,050,251 957,215 -93,036 -8.86% 864,179   77,776 [50] 116,664 194,440 1,728 2,074 3,802 198,243 22.94%
Dafeng District 大丰区 756,766 706,662 -50,104 -6.62% 656,558   49,242 [51] 73,863 123,105 1,313 1,576 2,889 125,993 19.19%
Dongtai City 东台市 1,164,653 990,306 -174,347 -14.97% 815,959   73,436 [52] 110,154 183,591 1,632 1,958 3,590 187,181 22.94%
Funing County 阜宁县 1,035,035 843,464 -191,571 -18.51% 651,893   40,417 [53] 60,626 101,043 1,304 1,565 2,868 103,912 15.94%
Jianhu County 建湖县 789,566 741,764 -47,802 -6.05% 693,962   40,250 [54] 60,375 100,624 1,388 1,666 3,053 103,678 14.94%
Sheyang County 射阳县 1,053,680 897,073 -156,607 -14.86% 740,466   66,642 [55] 99,963 166,605 1,481 1,777 3,258 169,863 22.94%
Tinghu District 亭湖区 683,663 904,514 220,851 32.30% 1,125,365   65,271 97,907 163,178 2,251 2,701 4,952 168,130 14.94%
Xiangshui County 响水县 562,411 509,880 -52,531 -9.34% 457,349   41,161 [56] 61,742 102,904 915 1,098 2,012 104,916 22.94%
Yangdu District 盐都区 850,519 711,322 -139,197 -16.37% 572,125   35,472 53,208 88,679 1,144 1,373 2,517 91,197 15.94%
    7,946,544 7,262,200 -684,344 -8.61% 6,577,856   489,668 [57] 734,502 1,224,169 13,156 15,787 28,943 1,253,112 19.05%
       
Yangzhou Prefecture 扬州市                              
Baoying County 宝应县 869,972 752,425 -117,547 -13.51% 634,878   45,711 68,567 114,278 1,270 1,524 2,793 117,072 18.44%
Gaoyou City 高邮市 797,752 744,685 -53,067 -6.65% 691,618   49,796 [58] 74,695 124,491 1,383 1,660 3,043 127,534 18.44%
Guangling District 广陵区 527,038 341,043 -185,995 -35.29% 155,048   11,163 16,745 27,909 310 372 682 28,591 18.44%
Hanjiang District   邗江区 730,413 1,051,520 321,107 43.96% 1,372,627   98,829 148,244 247,073 2,745 3,294 6,040 253,112 18.44%
Jiangdu District 江都区 1,053,023 1,006,372 -46,651 -4.43% 959,721   69,100 [59] 103,650 172,750 1,919 2,303 4,223 176,973 18.44%
Yizheng City 仪征市 610,356 564,021 -46,335 -7.59% 517,686   36,238 [60] 54,357 90,595 1,035 1,242 2,278 92,873 17.94%
    4,588,554 4,460,066 -128,488 -2.80% 4,331,578   310,838 [61] 466,257 777,096 8,663 10,396 19,059 796,155 18.38%
       
Zhenjiang Prefecture 镇江市                              
Dantu District 丹徒区 375,973 302,345 -73,628 -19.58% 228,717   13,266 19,898 33,164 457 549 1,006 34,170 14.94%
Danyang City 丹阳市 877,232 960,662 83,430 9.51% 1,044,092   57,425 [62] 86,138 143,563 2,088 2,506 4,594 148,157 14.19%
Jingkou District 京口区 427,272 601,876 174,604 40.86% 776,480   45,036 67,554 112,590 1,553 1,864 3,417 116,006 14.94%
Jurong City 句容市 594,316 617,706 23,390 3.94% 641,096   37,184 [63] 55,775 92,959 1,282 1,539 2,821 95,780 14.94%
Runzhou District 润州区 268,391 296,539 28,148 10.49% 324,687   18,832 28,248 47,080 649 779 1,429 48,508 14.94%
Yangzhong City 扬中市 301,672 334,977 33,305 11.04% 368,282   18,414 [64] 27,621 46,035 737 884 1,620 47,656 12.94%
    2,844,856 3,114,105 269,249 9.46% 3,383,354   190,156 [65] 285,234 475,390 6,767 8,120 14,887 490,277 14.49%
       
Totals   73,063,587 78,660,941 5,597,354 7.66% 84,258,295   4,688,516 [66] 7,032,775 [67] 11,721,291 [68] 405,239 477,412 882,651 [69]   12,603,942 14.96%
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[1]
16,800 believers in 56 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[2]
21,300 believers in 71 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. There has been a rapid growth of registered believers in Liyang County, with 690 in 1982; 1,493 in 1986; 5,274 in 1991; and 5,596 in 1995: Lambert, China's Christian Millions (1999), p.226.
[3]
30,200 believers in 101 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[4]
the former Changzhou City had 23,000 believers in 77 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[5]
The former Huai'an City had 82,300 believers in 274 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. As early as 1985 there were 5,000 registered believers in Hui'an: Bridge (November-December 1985). The article notes, "the actual figure might be much higher."
[6]
2,000 believers in just two registered meeting points: Amity News Service (April 1996).
[7]
The whole of Huai'an Prefecture had 370,000 TSPM Christians in 1995, a remarkable increase from 37,000 in 1982: Lambert, China's Christian Millions (1999), p.226.
[8]
10,000 believers in 5 churches and 9 meeting-points: Bridge , (November-December 1985).
[9]
500 believers in 3 meeting-points: Bridge , (November-December 1985).
[10]
A rapid growth of Christians occurred in Guanyun County, with 6,080 in 1982; 12,700 in 1986; 27,200 in 1991, and 41,400 in 1995: Lambert, China's Christian Millions (1999), p.226.
[11]
40,000 in 98 registered meeting points, "yet not a single ordained minister or elder to look after their spiritual needs": Amity News Service (January-February 1999). A 1990 article listed 20,000 TSPM Christians in the county: Tianfeng (June 1990).
[12]
The former Lianyungan City had 11,500 believers in 38 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[13]
The former Jiangpu County had 3,000 registered believers in 1982; 4,500   in 1986; 8,000 in 1991; and 8,500 in 1993: Lambert, China's Christian Millions (1999), p.226.
[14]
There were 100,000 believers in the former Nanjing City: Amity News Service (January-February 2003). In 243 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[15]
The 16 parishes of the Nanjing Diocese contained a total of 100,000 Catholics in 1995, up from 50,000 in 1980: UCA Dispatch (22 May 1995).
[16]
Nanjing has long been a Catholic stronghold. In 1747 there were an estimated 60,000 Catholics in the diocese: Latourette, A History of Christian Missions in China (1929), p.163. In 1950 there were 32,536 Catholics in Nanjing Diocese, in 17 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org
[17]
29,900 believers in 100 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[18]
In 1950 there were 40,149 Catholics in Haimen Diocese, in 140 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org
[19]
37,200 believers in 124 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. Qideong had 1,210 believers in 1982; 2,238 in 1986; and 3,182 in 1993: Lambert, China's Christian Millions (1999), p.226.
[20]
7,000: Bridge (Januray-February 1988).
[21]
The former Nantong City had 10,000 believers: Amity News Service (September 1997).
[22]
28,100 believers in 94 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. Changshu had 3,450 believers in 1982; 4,386 in 1986; 4,820 in 1991; 5,200 in 1993; and 5,376 in 1995: Lambert, China's Christian Millions (1999), p.226. Bridge (November-December 1985) listed 3,500 believers in Changshu at the time.
[23]
15,000: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.459.
[24]
15,400 believers in 51 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[25]
12,600 believers in 42 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[26]
No specific figure for Catholics in Taicang has been published, but in 1986 "over 1,700 Catholics from all over the county" gathered in one church to celebrate a feast: ZGTZJ (no. 15, 1986).
[27]
23,600 believers in 79 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. There were 4,000 registered believers in the city in the mid-1980s: Bridge (November-December 1985).
[28]
400: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.459.
[29]
23,600 believers in 79 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[30]
10,000: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.460.
[31]
The former Suzhou City had 50,000 believers in 1999: Amity News Service, (November-December 1999). There were 28,000 TSPM believers in Suzhou in 1988; and 37,000 by 1991: Lambert, China's Christian Millions (1999), p.226. According to a 2002 TSPM prayer calendar, there were 152 registered churches in Suzhou City.
[32]
There were 60,000 CPA believers in the former Suzhou City: Amity News Service (November-December 1999).
[33]
30,600 believers in 102 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[34]
19,800 believers in 66 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[35]
40,700 believers in 136 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[36]
52,000 believers in 173 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[37]
The former Taizhou City had 15,600 believers in 52 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[38]
36,500 believers in 122 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. There were 6,000 registered believers in Jiangyin in the mid-1980s: Bridge (November-December 1985).
[39]
33,000 believers in 110 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[40]
The former Wuxi City had 49,600 believers in 165 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[41]
There were about 30,000 Catholics in the Wuxi area in 1985: Bridge (November-December 1985). Just one church in Wuxi, St.Joseph's, had 25,000 registered Catholics (mostly fishermen) on its rolls, and gives mass to more than 10,000 people weekly. The first Catholic missionary was an Italian Jesuit, who arrived in Wuxi in 1640. By 1850, Wuxi had over 3,000 Catholics, In the early 1900s there were 13,000 Catholics in the area: China Study Journal (date misplaced).
[42]
No estimate for the total number of believers in Feng County has been published, but in October 1984 one pastor baptized 1,425 people there, and in 1985 another 1,000 people were awaiting baptism: Lambert, Resurrection of the Chinese Church (1994), p.147.
[43]
In 1985 there were just 2 churches and 32 registered meeting-points in Pei County, but an additional 200 meeting-points were awaiting official recognition: Bridge (November-December 1985).
[44]
50,400 believers in 168 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[45]
The TSPM in Suining County grew rapidly from 1,000 believers in 1982; 5,000 in 1986; 13,500 in 1991; 18,000 in 1993; 53,000 in 1995; and 70,000 in 1998: Lambert, China's Christian Millions (1999), p.226.
[46]
31,300 believers in 104 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[47]
The former Xuzhou City had 170,000 in 1999: A rapid increase from 80,000 in 1988, and 120,000 in 1991: Lambert, China's Christian Millions (1999), p.226.
[48]
The official number of Catholics in the Xuzhou Diocese was 40,000 in 1997, although 89,400 were recorded in 1949: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), pp.463-65.
[49]
In 1950 there were 93,500 Catholics in Xuzhou Diocese, in 33 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org
[50]
35,800 believers in 1995: Lambert, China's Christian Millions (1999), p.226. Binhai County in 1994 had 83 TSPM churches and meeting points, "and ten of them could   hold more than 1,000 people": Tianfeng (June 1992). There were just 1,800 Christians in Binhai County according to a 1985 report: Bridge (November-December 1985). Another report states there were nearly 40,000 Christians in Binhai in 1995: China Study Journal (August 1999).
[51]
23,300 believers in 78 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[52]
35,400 believers in 118 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[53]
13,000 believers in 62 meeting points: Bridge (November-December 1985).
[54]
2,000: Amity News Service (February 1996).
[55]
The church in Sheyang County grew from 2,600 to 4,000 in one year: Bridge (November-December 1985).
[56]
15,000 of the 20,000 Christians in Xiangshui were women in 2001: Global Chinese Ministries (December-January 2001). There were only 6,000 registered believers in the county in 1983: Bridge (November-December 1985).
[57]
The former Yancheng City had 80,000 believers: Global Chinese Ministries (March 2009); An earlier source estimated 50,000 believers: Bridge (November-December 1985). The whole of Yangcheng Prefecture contained 120,000 registered Christians in 1995, of whom 50,000 were baptized: Amity News Service (March 1995). In 1949 there were no more than 7,000 Christians in Yancheng.
[58]
27,500 believers in 92 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[59]
34,700 believers in 116 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. There were 8,000 registered believers in Jiangdu in 1994: Bridge (August 1994); and just 96 registered believers in the county in 1982: Lambert, China's Christian Millions (1999), p.226. Bridge (August 1994) said there were more than 8,000 TSPM believers in Jiangdu at the time.
[60]
17,700 believers in 59 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[61]
The former Yangzhou City had 28,500 believers in 95 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[62]
24,900 believers in 83 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[63]
19,000 believers in 63 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[64]
6,100 believers in 20 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[65]
The former Zhenjiang City had 11,100 believers in 37 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[66]
Mandryk, Operation World (2010), p.239, listed a percentage which amounts to 3,266,100 TSPM believers in Jiangsu.
[67]
Mandryk, Operation World (2010), p.239, listed a percentage which amounts to 2,799,500 house church believers in Jiangsu.

Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World (2001), p.174, listed a percentage which amounts to 3,767,100 house church believers in Jiangsu.
[68]
Evangelicals in Jiangsu
       4,727 (1904 including Shanghai: China's Millions , November 1905)
     70,084 (1922 including Shanghai: Stauffer, The Christian Occupation of China , p.141 - only 29,783 communicants, p.140 - Jiangsu (with Shanghai), had the 3rd most Christians behind only Fujian 86,094 and Guangdong 78,519.)
     50,000 (1949 - Bridge , July 1984)
   200,000 (1986 - Pray for China , January-February 1986)*
   700,000 (1993 - Amity News Service, December 1993)*
   800,000 (1994 - Amity News Service, January 1994)*
   890,000 (1995 - Amity News Service, February 1996)*
1,200,000 (1997 - Amity News Service, September 1997)*
2,000,000 (1996 - Pray for China , October 1996)
4,875,100 (2001 - Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World , p.174)
1,572,000 (2004 - Amity News Service, November-December 2004)*
6,065,600 (2010 - Mandryk, Operation World , p.239)

* Denotes source may only refer to registered church estimates. TSPM figures typically only count adult baptized members.
[69]
Catholics in Jiangsu
     55,100 (1663 including Anhui and Shanghai: Standaert, Handbook of Christianity in China 635-1800 , p.385)
   131,200 (1703 including Anhui and Shanghai: Standaert, Handbook of Christianity in China 635-1800 , p.385)
     17,238 (1765 including Anhui and Shanghai: Standaert, Handbook of Christianity in China 635-1800 , p.385)
     30,000 (1815 including Anhui and Shanghai: Standaert, Handbook of Christianity in China 635-1800 , p.385)  
     77,418 (1861 including Anhui and Shanghai: Wolferstan, The Catholic Church in China , p.439)
     99,154 (1881 including Anhui and Shanghai: Wolferstan, The Catholic Church in China , p.439)  
     81,000 (1870 including Anhui and Shanghai: Chinese Recorder , May 1880)
     85,000 (1873 including Anhui and Shanghai: Chinese Recorder , May 1880)
   105,000 (1890 in 650 churches, including Anhui and Shanghai: Chinese Recorder , March 1890)
   127,839 (1901 including Anhui and Shanghai: Wolferstan, The Catholic Church in China , p.439)   
   164,088 (1907 in 984 churches, including Shanghai: Wolferstan, The Catholic Church in China , p.451)
   190,000 (1922 including Shanghai: Stauffer, The Christian Occupation of China , p.140)
   166,455 (1950 - Compiled from individual diocese statistics at www.catholic-hierarchy.org)
   170,000 (1988 - Bridge , January 1988)*
   200,000 (1997 - Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China , p.448)*
   738,700 (2001 - Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World , p.174)
1,088,700 (2010 - Mandryk , Operation World , p.239)

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