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Liaoning   辽宁                                
    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
       
Anshan Prefecture 鞍山市                              
Haicheng City 海城市 1,181,130 1,293,877 112,747 9.55% 1,406,624   35,166 [1] 70,331 105,497 [2] 5,626 6,752 12,378 117,875 8.38%
Lishan District 立山区 425,562 437,339 11,777 2.77% 449,116   8,533 18,773 27,306 1,796 2,156 3,952 31,258 6.96%
Qianshan District 千山区 366,221 275,447 -90,774 -24.79% 184,673   3,509 7,719 11,228 739 886 1,625 12,853 6.96%
Tai'an County 台安县 354,706 332,542 -22,164 -6.25% 310,378   6,828 15,022 21,851 1,242 1,490 2,731 24,582 7.92%
Tiedong District 铁东区 452,872 549,284 96,412 21.29% 645,696   12,268 26,990 39,258 2,583 3,099 5,682 44,940 6.96%
Tiexi District 铁西区 311,630 282,014 -29,616 -9.50% 252,398   4,796 10,550 15,346 1,010 1,212 2,221 17,567 6.96%
Xiuyan County 岫岩满族自治县 491,918 475,381 -16,537 -3.36% 458,844   10,095 22,208 32,303 1,835 2,202 4,038 36,340 7.92%
    3,584,039 3,645,884 61,845 1.73% 3,707,729   81,194 [3] 171,594 252,789 [4] 14,831 17,797 32,628 285,417 7.70%
       
Benxi Prefecture 本溪市                              
Benxi County 本溪满族自治县 293,834 296,218 2,384 0.81% 298,602   10,451 [5] 22,992 33,443 1,194 [6] 1,433 2,628 36,071 12.08%
Huanren County 桓仁满族自治县 293,505 319,026 25,521 8.70% 344,547   9,647 21,224 30,871 1,378 1,654 3,032 33,903 9.84%
Mingshan District 明山区 311,615 409,576 97,961 31.44% 507,537   14,211 31,264 45,475 2,030 2,436 4,466 49,942 9.84%
Nanfen District 南芬区 88,289 82,917 -5,372 -6.08% 77,545   2,171 4,777 6,948 310 372 682 7,630 9.84%
Pingshan District 平山区 356,430 349,130 -7,300 -2.05% 341,830   9,571 21,057 30,628 1,367 1,641 3,008 33,636 9.84%
Xihu District 溪湖区 223,735 252,671 28,936 12.93% 281,607   7,885 17,347 25,232 1,126 1,352 2,478 27,710 9.84%
    1,567,408 1,709,538 142,130 9.07% 1,851,668   53,937 118,661 172,598 7,407 8,888 16,295 188,893 10.20%
       
Chaoyang Prefecture 朝阳市                              
Beipiao City 北票市 573,836 496,164 -77,672 -13.54% 418,492   17,995 [7] 32,391 50,386 4,603 5,524 10,128 60,514 14.46%
Chaoyang County 朝阳县 584,959 486,774 -98,185 -16.78% 388,589   10,880 [8] 23,937 34,818 16,321 [9] 17,953 34,274 69,091 17.78%
Jianping County 建平县 543,405 505,437 -37,968 -6.99% 467,469   11,687 25,711 37,398 5,142 6,171 11,313 48,710 10.42%
Kalaqin County 喀喇沁左翼蒙古族自治县 397,469 360,419 -37,050 -9.32% 323,369   8,084 17,785 25,870 3,557 4,268 7,826 33,695 10.42%
Lingyuan City 凌源市 620,121 570,660 -49,461 -7.98% 521,199   21,369 [10] 38,464 59,834 5,733 6,880 12,613 72,447 13.90%
Longchng District 龙城区 153,625 211,102 57,477 37.41% 268,579   6,714 14,772 21,486 2,954 3,545 6,500 27,986 10.42%
Shuangta District 双塔区 321,413 414,085 92,672 28.83% 506,757   12,669 27,872 40,541 5,574 6,689 12,264 52,804 10.42%
    3,194,828 3,044,641 -150,187 -4.70% 2,894,454   89,399 180,932 270,332 43,885 51,030 94,915 365,247 12.62%
       
Dalian Prefecture 大连市                              
Changhai County 长海县 99,532 77,951 -21,581 -21.68% 56,370   1,804 3,968 5,772 225 271 496 6,268 11.12%
GanjingI District 甘井子区 785,131 1,321,778 536,647 68.35% 1,858,425   59,470 130,833 190,303 7,434 8,920 16,354 206,657 11.12%
Jinzhou District 金州区 833,594 1,102,773 269,179 32.29% 1,371,952   43,902 96,585 140,488 5,488 6,585 12,073 152,561 11.12%
Lushunkou District 旅顺口区 264,998 324,773 59,775 22.56% 384,548   12,306 27,072 39,378 1,538 1,846 3,384 42,762 11.12%
Pulandian District 普兰店区 757,844 741,230 -16,614 -2.19% 724,616   29,709 [11] 65,360 95,070 2,898 3,478 6,377 101,446 14.00%
Shahekou District 沙河口区 638,366 693,140 54,774 8.58% 747,914   23,933 52,653 76,586 2,992 3,590 6,582 83,168 11.12%
Wafangdian City 瓦房店市 956,063 942,197 -13,866 -1.45% 928,331   33,420 [12] 73,524 106,944 3,713 4,456 8,169 115,113 12.40%
Xigang District 西岗区 345,098 305,742 -39,356 -11.40% 266,386   8,524 18,754 27,278 1,066 1,279 2,344 29,622 11.12%
Zhongshan District 中山区 378,004 339,527 -38,477 -10.18% 301,050   9,634 21,194 30,828 1,204 1,445 2,649 33,477 11.12%
Zhuanghe City 庄河市 835,062 841,321 6,259 0.75% 847,580   36,446 [13] 80,181 116,627 3,390 4,068 7,459 124,086 14.64%
    5,893,692 6,690,432 796,740 13.52% 7,487,172   259,148 [14] 570,125 829,273 29,949 35,938 65,887 895,160 11.96%
       
Dandong Prefecture 丹东市                              
Donggang City 东港市 640,340 627,475 -12,865 -2.01% 614,610   22,741 [15] 34,111 56,851 2,458 2,950 5,409 62,260 10.13%
Fengcheng City 凤城市 560,384 543,933 -16,451 -2.94% 527,482   19,517 [16] 29,275 48,792 2,110 2,532 4,642 53,434 10.13%
Kuandian County 宽甸满族自治县 409,386 407,713 -1,673 -0.41% 406,040   12,993 19,490 32,483 1,624 1,949 3,573 36,056 8.88%
Yuanbao District 元宝区 195,890 215,905 20,015 10.22% 235,920   7,549 11,324 18,874 944 1,132 2,076 20,950 8.88%
Zhen'an District 振安区 198,154 183,328 -14,826 -7.48% 168,502   5,392 8,088 13,480 674 809 1,483 14,963 8.88%
Zhenxing District 振兴区 386,370 466,343 79,973 20.70% 546,316   17,482 26,223 43,705 2,185 2,622 4,808 48,513 8.88%
    2,390,524 2,444,697 54,173 2.27% 2,498,870   85,674 [17] 128,511 [18] 214,186 9,995 [19] 11,995 21,990 236,176 9.45%
       
Fushun Prefecture 抚顺市                              
Dongzhou District 东洲区 345,778 320,949 -24,829 -7.18% 296,120   7,699 16,938 24,637 2,369 2,843 5,212 29,849 10.08%
Fushun County 抚顺县 223,297 162,588 -60,709 -27.19% 101,879   2,649 5,827 8,476 815 978 1,793 10,269 10.08%
Qingyuan County 清原满族自治县 317,842 290,370 -27,472 -8.64% 262,898   6,835 15,038 21,873 2,103 2,524 4,627 26,500 10.08%
Shuncheng District 顺城区 397,617 472,920 75,303 18.94% 548,223   14,254 31,358 45,612 4,386 5,263 9,649 55,261 10.08%
Wanghua District 望花区 387,473 384,514 -2,959 -0.76% 381,555   9,920 21,825 31,745 3,052 3,663 6,715 38,461 10.08%
Xinbin County 新宾满族自治县 284,704 254,118 -30,586 -10.74% 223,532   5,812 12,786 18,598 1,788 2,146 3,934 22,532 10.08%
Xinfu District 新抚区 303,579 252,631 -50,948 -16.78% 201,683   5,244 11,536 16,780 1,613 1,936 3,550 20,330 10.08%
    2,260,290 2,138,090 -122,200 -5.41% 2,015,890   52,413 [20] 115,309 167,722 16,127 [21] 19,353 35,480 [22] 203,202 10.08%
       
Fuxin Prefecture 阜新市                              
Fuxin County 阜新蒙古族自治县 714,244 664,971 -49,273 -6.90% 615,698   11,083 [23] 24,382 35,464 4,310 [24] 5,172 9,482 44,946 7.30%
Haizhou District 海州区 341,454 270,757 -70,697 -20.70% 200,060   3,601 7,922 11,523 1,400 1,681 3,081 14,604 7.30%
Qinghemen District 清河门区 72,323 60,751 -11,572 -16.00% 49,179   885 1,947 2,833 344 413 757 3,590 7.30%
Taiping District 太平区 148,785 166,044 17,259 11.60% 183,303   3,299 7,259 10,558 1,283 1,540 2,823 13,381 7.30%
Xihe District 细河区 157,706 211,288 53,582 33.98% 264,870   4,768 10,489 15,257 1,854 2,225 4,079 19,336 7.30%
Xinqiu District 新邱区 65,293 81,816 16,523 25.31% 98,339   1,770 3,894 5,664 688 826 1,514 7,179 7.30%
Zhangwu County 彰武县 389,969 363,712 -26,257 -6.73% 337,455   6,074 13,363 19,437 2,362 2,835 5,197 24,634 7.30%
    1,889,774 1,819,339 -70,435 -3.73% 1,748,904   31,480 69,257 100,737 12,242 14,691 26,933 127,670 7.30%
       
Huludao Prefecture 葫芦岛市                              
Jianchang County 建昌县 555,121 520,537 -34,584 -6.23% 485,953   12,149 26,727 38,876 1,458 [25] 1,749 3,207 42,084 8.66%
Lianshan District 连山区 596,009 605,186 9,177 1.54% 614,363   15,359 33,790 49,149 1,843 2,212 4,055 53,204 8.66%
Longgang District 龙港区 168,673 244,053 75,380 44.69% 319,433   7,986 17,569 25,555 958 1,150 2,108 27,663 8.66%
Nanpiao District 南票区 136,254 120,969 -15,285 -11.22% 105,684   2,642 5,813 8,455 317 380 698 9,152 8.66%
Suizhong County 绥中县 600,101 586,620 -13,481 -2.25% 573,139   14,328 31,523 45,851 1,719 2,063 3,783 49,634 8.66%
Xingcheng City 兴城市 524,527 546,176 21,649 4.13% 567,825   15,331 [26] 33,729 49,060 1,703 2,044 3,748 52,808 9.30%
    2,580,685 2,623,541 42,856 1.66% 2,666,397   67,796 [27] 149,150 216,946 7,999 [28] 9,599 17,598 234,544 8.80%
       
Jinzhou Prefecture 锦州市                              
Beizhen City 北镇市 527,217 514,898 -12,319 -2.34% 502,579   16,083 [29] 35,382 51,464 2,010 2,412 4,423 55,887 11.12%
Guta District 古塔区 251,648 287,599 35,951 14.29% 323,550   9,059 19,931 28,990 1,294 1,553 2,847 31,837 9.84%
Heishan County 黑山县 617,664 615,085 -2,579 -0.42% 612,506   17,150 37,730 54,881 2,450 2,940 5,390 60,271 9.84%
Linghai City 凌海市 647,310 508,079 -139,231 -21.51% 368,848   15,492 [30] 34,082 49,573 1,475 1,770 3,246 52,819 14.32%
Linghe District 凌河区 371,644 409,606 37,962 10.21% 447,568   12,532 27,570 40,102 1,790 2,148 3,939 44,041 9.84%
Taihe District 太和区 238,699 394,594 155,895 65.31% 550,489   15,414 33,910 49,324 2,202 2,642 4,844 54,168 9.84%
Yi County 义县 422,553 396,602 -25,951 -6.14% 370,651   10,378 22,832 33,210 1,483 [31] 1,779 3,262 36,472 9.84%
    3,076,735 3,126,463 49,728 1.62% 3,176,191   96,108 [32] 211,437 307,544 12,705 [33] 15,246 27,950 [34] 335,495 10.56%
       
Liaoyang Prefecture 辽阳市                              
Baita District 白塔区 212,493 224,352 11,859 5.58% 236,211   5,669 12,472 18,141 945 1,134 2,079 20,220 8.56%
Dengta City 灯塔市 502,149 496,122 -6,027 -1.20% 490,095   16,663 [35] 36,659 53,322 1,960 2,352 4,313 57,635 11.76%
Gongchangling District 弓长岭区 93,210 90,785 -2,425 -2.60% 88,360   2,121 4,665 6,786 353 424 778 7,564 8.56%
Hongwei District 宏伟区 117,784 142,734 24,950 21.18% 167,684   4,024 8,854 12,878 671 805 1,476 14,354 8.56%
Liaoyang County 辽阳县 570,566 573,509 2,943 0.52% 576,452   16,141 [36] 35,509 51,650 2,306 2,767 5,073 56,723 9.84%
Taizihe District 太子河区 133,359 137,852 4,493 3.37% 142,345   3,416 7,516 10,932 569 683 1,253 12,185 8.56%
Wensheng District 文圣区 171,646 193,414 21,768 12.68% 215,182   5,164 11,362 16,526 861 1,033 1,894 18,420 8.56%
    1,801,207 1,858,768 57,561 3.20% 1,916,329   53,199 117,037 170,236 7,665 9,198 16,864 187,099 9.76%
       
Panjin Prefecture 盘锦市                              
Dawa District 大洼区 377,650 430,913 53,263 14.10% 484,176   8,715 19,173 27,889 1,937 2,324 4,261 32,149 6.64%
Panshan County 盘山县 281,562 285,116 3,554 1.26% 288,670   5,196 11,431 16,627 1,155 1,386 2,540 19,168 6.64%
Shuangtaizi District 双台子区 193,855 208,384 14,529 7.49% 222,913   4,012 8,827 12,840 892 1,070 1,962 14,801 6.64%
Xinglongtai District 兴隆台区 408,686 468,080 59,394 14.53% 527,474   9,495 20,888 30,383 2,110 2,532 4,642 35,024 6.64%
    1,261,753 1,392,493 130,740 10.36% 1,523,233   27,418 [37] 60,320 87,738 6,093 7,312 13,404 101,143 6.64%
       
Shenyang Prefecture 沈阳市                              
Dadong District 大东区 645,838 782,867 137,029 21.22% 919,896   26,677 53,354 80,031 3,680 4,416 8,095 88,126 9.58%
Faku County 法库县 420,362 399,587 -20,775 -4.94% 378,812   12,122 24,244 36,366 1,515 1,818 3,334 39,699 10.48%
Heping District 和平区 651,874 700,992 49,118 7.53% 750,110   21,753 43,506 65,260 3,000 3,601 6,601 71,861 9.58%
Huanggu District 皇姑区 707,994 925,176 217,182 30.68% 1,142,358   33,128 66,257 99,385 4,569 5,483 10,053 109,438 9.58%
Hunnan District 浑南区 601,489 411,110 -190,379 -31.65% 220,731   6,401 12,802 19,204 883 1,060 1,942 21,146 9.58%
Kangping County 康平县 324,956 316,819 -8,137 -2.50% 308,682   9,878 19,756 29,633 1,235 1,482 2,716 32,350 10.48%
Liaozhong District 辽中区 501,627 476,081 -25,546 -5.09% 450,535   13,066 26,131 39,197 1,802 2,163 3,965 43,161 9.58%
Shenbeixin District 沈北新区 304,230 423,323 119,093 39.15% 542,416   15,730 31,460 47,190 2,170 2,604 4,773 51,963 9.58%
Shenhe District 沈河区 601,444 849,267 247,823 41.20% 1,097,090   31,816 63,631 95,447 4,388 5,266 9,654 105,101 9.58%
Sujiatun District 苏家屯区 435,342 474,779 39,437 9.06% 514,216   14,912 29,825 44,737 2,057 2,468 4,525 49,262 9.58%
Tiexi District 铁西区 748,834 1,017,564 268,730 35.89% 1,286,294   37,303 74,605 111,908 5,145 6,174 11,319 123,227 9.58%
Xinmin City 新民市 653,719 657,763 4,044 0.62% 661,807   19,192 38,385 57,577 2,647 3,177 5,824 63,401 9.58%
Yuhong District 于洪区 606,008 670,843 64,835 10.70% 735,678   21,335 42,669 64,004 2,943 3,531 6,474 70,478 9.58%
    7,203,717 8,106,171 902,454 12.53% 9,008,625   263,313 [38] 526,625 [39] 789,938 36,035 43,241 79,276 [40] 869,214 9.65%
       
Tieling Prefecture 铁岭市                              
Changtu County 昌图县 959,439 847,924 -111,515 -11.62% 736,409   20,619 45,363 65,982 2,946 3,535 6,480 72,463 9.84%
Diaobingshan City 调兵山市 239,636 241,431 1,795 0.75% 243,226   5,108 11,237 16,345 973 1,167 2,140 18,485 7.60%
Kaiyuan City 开原市 529,736 545,624 15,888 3.00% 561,512   19,653 [41] 43,236 62,889 2,246 2,695 4,941 67,831 12.08%
Qinghe District 清河区 92,620 89,997 -2,623 -2.83% 87,374   1,835 4,037 5,872 349 419 769 6,640 7.60%
Tieling County 铁岭县 351,194 339,045 -12,149 -3.46% 326,896   8,499 [42] 18,698 27,198 1,308 1,569 2,877 30,074 9.20%
Xifeng County 西丰县 309,416 290,635 -18,781 -6.07% 271,854   7,612 16,746 24,358 1,087 1,305 2,392 26,750 9.84%
Yinzhou District 银州区 341,179 363,076 21,897 6.42% 384,973   8,084 17,786 25,870 1,540 1,848 3,388 29,258 7.60%
    2,823,220 2,717,732 -105,488 -3.74% 2,612,244   71,411 [43] 157,103 228,514 10,449 12,539 22,988 251,502 9.63%
       
Yingkou Prefecture 营口市                              
Bayuquan District 鲅鱼圈区 134,576 431,087 296,511 220.33% 727,598   16,007 35,216 51,223 2,910 3,492 6,403 57,626 7.92%
Dashiqiao City 大石桥市 714,670 704,891 -9,779 -1.37% 695,112   20,158 [44] 44,348 64,506 2,085 [45] 2,502 4,588 69,094 9.94%
Gaizhou City 盖州市 883,811 691,595 -192,216 -21.75% 499,379   21,973 [46] 48,340 70,313 1,748 [47] 2,097 3,845 74,158 14.85%
Laobian District 老边区 137,226 125,454 -11,772 -8.58% 113,682   2,501 5,502 8,003 455 546 1,000 9,004 7.92%
Xishi District 西市区 163,881 164,873 992 0.61% 165,865   3,649 8,028 11,677 663 796 1,460 13,137 7.92%
Zhanqian District 站前区 262,376 310,634 48,258 18.39% 358,892   7,896 17,370 25,266 1,436 1,723 3,158 28,424 7.92%
    2,296,540 2,428,534 131,994 5.75% 2,560,528   72,184 [48] 158,804 230,988 9,297 [49] 11,157 20,454 251,442 9.82%
       
Totals   41,824,412 43,746,323 1,921,911 4.60% 45,668,234   1,304,673 [50] 2,734,867 [51] 4,039,539 [52] 224,679 267,983 492,663 [53]   4,532,202 9.92%
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[1]
20,800 believers in 69 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[2]
Haicheng had 40,000 Evangelical Christians: www.prayforchina.com
[3]
The former Anshan City had 11,200 believers in 37 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[4]
The former Anshan City had 30,000 Christians: Hattaway, China's Unreached Cities (Vol.1, 1999), p.12.
[5]
The former Benxi City had 30,000 believers believers in 50 churches: Tianfeng (August 2009); while an earlier figure had 9,500 believers in 32 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. Benxi County is the rural area surrounding the city.
[6]
250: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p. 108.
[7]
10,600 believers in 35 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[8]
5,100 believers in 17 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[9]
There were 8,000 Catholics in the former Chaoyang City: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.112. 2,000 Catholics attended the Daxishan Church, with 2,000 more in the Shanwanzi Catholic Church. In just one village, Shiyi village in Dongdatun District, more than 1,700 of the 1,900 people were Catholics: ZGTZJ (December 1989).
[10]
12,300 believers in 41 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[11]
16,000 believers in 53 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[12]
13,000 believers in 43 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[13]
17,900 believers in 60 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[14]
The TSPM church in Dalian City grew raplidly since 2002, when there were 22,000 believers in 73 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
There were more than 150,000 TSPM members in the entire Dalian Prefecture in 2006: Amity News Service, October 2006.
[15]
12,800 believers in 43 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[16]
10,200 believers in 34 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[17]
The former Dandong City had 7,400 believers in 25 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[18]
According to Tony Lambert: China's Christian Millions (1999), p.229, in 1991 there were more than 10,000 Protestants in the former Dandong City, most of whom met in house churches.
[19]
There were 200 CPA believers in the former Dandong City in 1997: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p. 109.
[20]
The former Fushun City had 16,000 believers in 53 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. The Hedong church in Fushun grew from 300 to more than 3,400 in 2006: Tianfeng (December 2006).
[21]
There were 10,000 CPA believers in the former Fushun City: UCAN (22   November 2000). More than 3,000 belonged to the Sisters of the Sacred Heart church: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.108.
[22]
In 1949 there were 10,000 Catholics in Fushun Diocese, in 17 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org
[23]
5,100 believers in 17 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[24]
2,000: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.110.
[25]
800: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.112.
[26]
10,500 believers in 35 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[27]
The former Huladao City had 12,400 believers in 41 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[28]
There were 1,300 CPA believers in Huludao in 1997, with "800 in the town, 500 in the countryside": Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.111.
[29]
The former Beining City had 10,400 believers in 35 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[30]
12,700 believers in 42 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[31]
100: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.111.
[32]
The former Jinzhou City had 6,300 believers in 21 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[33]
The former Jinzhou City had 3,500 CPA members in 1997: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.111.
[34]
In 1950 there were 31,845 Catholics in Jinzhou Diocese, in 40 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org
[35]
10,200 believers in 34 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[36]
The former Liaoyang City had 5,500 believers in 18 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[37]
The former Panjin City had 3,700 believers in 12 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[38]
200,000: Global Chinese Ministries (April 2009) reported "there may be 600,000 believers (of which 400,000 are in the house churches) in Shenyang." Earlier estimates included 90,000 believers in 126 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar. Intercessors for China, (2001 Prayer Calendar) stated there were 70,000 TSPM believers in Shenyang. Just the Dong Guan TSPM church has a membership of more than 20,000 people. In addition to the official church buildings in Shenyang, there are a large number of registered meeting points. The pastor of the Beshi Street Church (which had a membership of 6,000 in 2000) believes there are about 60,000 Christians in the meeting point fellowships alone. Amity News Service (June 1997) stated there were 70,000 Christians in "greater Shenyang." Three years' earlier they had listed the figure at 40,000: Amity News Service (April 1994).
[39]
Global Chinese Ministries (April 2009) reported "there may be 600,000 believers (of which 400,000 are in the house churches) in Shenyang. Various house church networks have reported startling growth in and around Shenyang since 2003.
[40]
In 1950 there were 11,767 Catholics in Shenyang (Moukden) Diocese, in 27 parishes: www.catholic-hierarchy.org
[41]
10,800 believers in 36 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[42]
The former Tieling City had 3,800 believers in 13 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[43]
The now-defunct Tiefa City had 2,200 believers in 7 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[44]
13,000 believers in 43 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[45]
1,200: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.107.
[46]
16,200 believers in 54 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[47]
1,300: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.107.
[48]
The former Yingkou City had 5,800 belevers in 19 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[49]
There were 1,500 CPA believers in the former Yingkou City: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.106. The same source stated there were 4,500 Catholics in the Yingkou Diocese, in 5 churches and 17 meeting places.
[50]
Mandryk, Operation World (2010), p.241, listed a percentage which amounts to 615,800 TSPM believers in Liaoning.
[51]
Mandryk, Operation World (2010), p.241, listed a percentage which amounts to 2,023,600 house church believers in Liaoning.

Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World (2001), p.175, listed a percentage which amounts to 1,285,900 house church believers in Liaoning. Steady growth was experienced since the start of the 2000s, especially in Shenyang and Yingkou prefectures.
[52]
Evangelicals in Liaoning
             0 (1867)
       2,037 (1891 in all Manchuria - Chinese Recorder , December 1892, p. 591)
       5,788 (1896 in all Manchuria - Christie, Thirty Years in Moukden , p.114)
     10,255 (1897 in all Manchuria - Christie, Thirty Years in Mokden , p.114)
     19,646 (1899 in all Manchuria - Christie, Thirty Years in Moukden , p.114)
       5,919 (1905 - MacGillivray, A Century of Protestant Missions in China , p.221)
     30,575 (1922 in all Manchuria: Stauffer, The Christian Occupation of China , p.261)
     60,000 (1990 - Zhongguo Shengshi Zishiqu Ziliao Shouce , 1990)*
   140,000 (1994 - Amity News Service, April 1994)*
   323,000 (1997 - Lambert, China's Christian Millions , p.229)*
   400,000 (1999 - Lambert, China's Christian Millions , p.229)*
1,714,500 (2001 - Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World , p.175)
   423,130 (2004 - Amity News Service, November-December 2004)*
2,639,400 (2010 - Mandryk, Operation World , p.241)

* Denotes source may only refer to registered church estimates. TSPM figures typically only count adult baptized members.
[53]
Catholics in Liaoning
    3,000 (1840 in all Manchuria - Broomhall, The Chinee Empire , p. 311)
  12,530 (1890 in 140 churches in all Manchuria: Chinese Recorder , March 1890)
  20,628 (1907 in 90 churches, including parts of Jilin: Wolferstan, The Catholic Church in China , p.450)
  30,000 (1919 - Stauffer, The Christian Occupation of China , p. 252)
  43,612 (1950 - Compiled from diocese figures at www.catholic-hierarchy.org)
100,000 (1997 - Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China , p.102)*
471,500 (2001 - Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World , p.175)
120,000 (2007 - Catholic News Service, 5 April 2007)*
439,900 (2010 - Mandryk, Operation World , p.241)

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