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Zhejiang 浙江                              
    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
       
Hangzhou Prefecture 杭州市                              
Binjiang District 滨江区 115,887 319,027 203,140 175.29% 522,167   31,330 43,862 75,192 8,877 17,754 26,631 101,823 19.50%
Chun'an County 淳安县 382,347 336,843 -45,504 -11.90% 291,339   17,480 24,472 41,953 4,953 9,906 14,858 56,811 19.50%
Fuyang District 富阳区 628,633 717,694 89,061 14.17% 806,755   48,405 [1] 67,767 116,173 13,715 27,430 41,145 157,317 19.50%
Gongshu District 拱墅区 429,292 551,874 122,582 28.55% 674,456   40,467 56,654 97,122 11,466 22,932 34,397 131,519 19.50%
Jiande City 建德市 473,062 430,750 -42,312 -8.94% 388,438   23,306 [2] 32,629 55,935 6,603 13,207 19,810 75,745 19.50%
Jianggan District 江干区 565,360 998,783 433,423 76.66% 1,432,206   85,932 120,305 206,238 24,348 48,695 73,043 279,280 19.50%
Lin'an City 临安市 514,238 566,665 52,427 10.20% 619,092   37,146 [3] 52,004 89,149 10,525 21,049 31,574 120,723 19.50%
Shangcheng District 上城区 335,050 344,594 9,544 2.85% 354,138   21,248 29,748 50,996 6,020 12,041 18,061 69,057 19.50%
Tonglu County 桐庐县 378,060 406,450 28,390 7.51% 434,840   26,090 [4] 36,527 62,617 7,392 14,785 22,177 84,794 19.50%
Xiacheng District 下城区 412,406 526,096 113,690 27.57% 639,786   38,387 53,742 92,129 10,876 21,753 32,629 124,758 19.50%
Xiaoshan District 萧山区 1,233,348 1,511,290 277,942 22.54% 1,789,232   146,001 [5] 586,331 [6] 732,333 30,417 60,834 91,251 823,583 46.03%
Xihu District 西湖区 593,324 820,017 226,693 38.21% 1,046,710   62,803 87,924 150,726 17,794 35,588 53,382 204,108 19.50%
Yuhang District 余杭区 817,715 1,170,290 352,575 43.12% 1,522,865   91,372 127,921 219,293 25,889 51,777 77,666 296,959 19.50%
    6,878,722 8,700,373 1,821,651 26.48% 10,522,024   669,969 [7] 1,319,886 1,989,855 178,874 [8] 357,749 536,623 [9] 2,526,478 24.01%
       
Huzhou Prefecture 湖州市                              
Anji County 安吉县 432,139 466,552 34,413 7.96% 500,965   30,058 [10] 42,081 72,139 8,516 17,033 25,549 97,688 19.50%
Changxing County 长兴县 611,518 641,982 30,464 4.98% 672,446   40,347 56,485 96,832 11,432 22,863 34,295 131,127 19.50%
Deqing County 德清县 436,524 491,789 55,265 12.66% 547,054   32,823 45,953 78,776 9,300 18,600 27,900 106,676 19.50%
Nanxun District 南浔区 536,054 536,054 0 0.00% 536,054   32,163 45,029 77,192 9,113 18,226 27,339 104,531 19.50%
Wuxing District 吴兴区 757,165 757,165 0 0.00% 757,165   45,430 63,602 109,032 12,872 25,744 38,615 147,647 19.50%
    2,625,595 2,893,542 120,142 4.58% 3,013,684   180,821 [11] 253,149 433,970 51,233 [12] 102,465 153,698 587,668 19.50%
       
Jiaxing Prefecture 嘉兴市                              
Haining City 海宁市 666,080 806,966 140,886 21.15% 947,852   47,393 [13] 66,350 113,742 9,479 [14] 18,957 28,436 142,178 15.00%
Haiyan County 海盐县 387,723 430,940 43,217 11.15% 474,157   23,708 33,191 56,899 4,742 9,483 14,225 71,124 15.00%
Jiashan County 嘉善县 425,972 574,187 148,215 34.79% 722,402   36,120 50,568 86,688 5,779 [15] 11,558 17,338 104,026 14.40%
Nanhu District 南湖区 500,298 612,663 112,365 22.46% 725,028   36,251 50,752 87,003 7,250 14,501 21,751 108,754 15.00%
Pinghu City 平湖市 507,899 671,834 163,935 32.28% 835,769   41,788 [16] 58,504 100,292 8,358 [17] 16,715 25,073 125,365 15.00%
Tongxiang City 桐乡市 713,399 815,848 102,449 14.36% 918,297   45,915 [18] 64,281 110,196 9,183 18,366 27,549 137,745 15.00%
Xiuzhou District 秀洲区 381,625 589,219 207,594 54.40% 796,813   39,841 55,777 95,618 7,968 15,936 23,904 119,522 15.00%
    3,582,996 4,501,657 918,661 25.64% 5,420,318   271,016 [19] 379,422 650,438 52,758 105,517 158,275 808,713 14.92%
       
Jinhua Prefecture 金华市                              
Dongyang City 东阳市 753,094 804,398 51,304 6.81% 855,702   51,342 [20] 71,879 [21] 123,221 4,279 8,557 12,836 136,057 15.90%
Jindong District 金东区 475,800 315,583 -160,217 -33.67% 155,366   9,322 13,051 22,373 777 1,554 2,330 24,703 15.90%
Lanxi City 兰溪市 607,196 560,514 -46,682 -7.69% 513,832   30,830 [22] 43,162 73,992 2,569 5,138 7,707 81,699 15.90%
Pan'an County 磐安县 175,834 174,665 -1,169 -0.66% 173,496   10,410 14,574 24,983 867 1,735 2,602 27,586 15.90%
Pujiang County 浦江县 364,138 437,346 73,208 20.10% 510,554   40,130 56,181 96,311 511 [23] 1,021 1,532 97,843 19.16%
Wucheng District 婺城区 424,859 761,662 336,803 79.27% 1,098,465   86,339 120,875 207,214 5,492 10,985 16,477 223,691 20.36%
Wuyi County 武义县 301,223 349,899 48,676 16.16% 398,575   23,915 33,480 57,395 1,993 3,986 5,979 63,373 15.90%
Yiwu City 义乌市 912,670 1,234,015 321,345 35.21% 1,555,360   62,214 [24] 87,100 149,315 7,777 15,554 23,330 172,645 11.10%
Yongkang City 永康市 557,067 723,490 166,423 29.87% 889,913   32,660 [25] 45,724 78,384 4,450 8,899 13,349 91,732 10.31%
    4,571,881 5,361,572 789,691 17.27% 6,151,263   347,161 [26] 486,026 833,187 28,714 [27] 57,428 86,142 919,330 14.95%
       
Lishui Prefecture 丽水市                              
Jingning County 景宁畲族自治县 153,011 107,106 -45,905 -30.00% 61,201   3,060 4,284 7,344 1,040 2,081 3,121 10,465 17.10%
Jinyun County 缙云县 362,252 358,917 -3,335 -0.92% 355,582   17,779 24,891 42,670 6,045 12,090 18,135 60,805 17.10%
Liandu District 莲都区 348,241 451,418 103,177 29.63% 554,595   27,730 38,822 66,551 9,428 18,856 28,284 94,836 17.10%
Longquan City 龙泉市 250,398 234,626 -15,772 -6.30% 218,854   17,508 [28] 24,512 42,020 3,721 7,441 11,162 53,182 24.30%
Qingtian County 青田县 361,062 336,542 -24,520 -6.79% 312,022   37,443 [29] 52,420 89,862 5,304 10,609 15,913 105,775 33.90%
Qingyuan County 庆元县 179,449 141,541 -37,908 -21.12% 103,633   5,182 7,254 12,436 1,762 3,524 5,285 17,721 17.10%
Songyang County 松阳县 197,340 185,051 -12,289 -6.23% 172,762   8,638 12,093 20,731 2,937 5,874 8,811 29,542 17.10%
Suichang County 遂昌县 207,087 190,165 -16,922 -8.17% 173,243   8,662 12,127 20,789 2,945 5,890 8,835 29,625 17.10%
Yunhe County 云和县 103,273 111,591 8,318 8.05% 119,909   5,995 8,394 14,389 2,038 4,077 6,115 20,504 17.10%
    2,162,113 2,116,957 -45,156 -2.09% 2,071,801   131,997 [30] 184,796 316,793 35,221 70,441 105,662 [31] 422,455 20.39%
       
Ningbo Prefecture 宁波市                              
Beilun District 北仑区 382,278 612,267 229,989 60.16% 842,256   50,535 70,750 121,285 14,318 28,637 42,955 164,240 19.50%
Cixi City 慈溪市 1,214,537 1,462,383 247,846 20.41% 1,710,229   102,614 [32] 143,659 246,273 14,537 [33] 29,074 43,611 289,884 16.95%
Fenghua District 奉化区 471,558 491,697 20,139 4.27% 511,836   30,710 [34] 42,994 73,704 8,701 17,402 26,104 99,808 19.50%
Haishu District 海曙区 349,739 373,742 24,003 6.86% 397,745   23,865 33,411 57,275 6,762 13,523 20,285 77,560 19.50%
Jiangbei District 江北区 271,223 361,242 90,019 33.19% 451,261   27,076 37,906 64,982 7,671 15,343 23,014 87,996 19.50%
Jiangdong District 江东区 292,552 366,648 74,096 25.33% 440,744   26,445 37,022 63,467 7,493 14,985 22,478 85,945 19.50%
Ninghai County 宁海县 518,186 646,074 127,888 24.68% 773,962   46,438 [35] 65,013 111,451 13,157 26,315 39,472 150,923 19.50%
Xiangshan County 象山县 484,236 503,279 19,043 3.93% 522,322   31,339 43,875 75,214 8,879 17,759 26,638 101,853 19.50%
Yinzhou District 鄞州区 854,627 1,359,198 504,571 59.04% 1,863,769   111,826 156,557 268,383 31,684 63,368 95,052 363,435 19.50%
Yuyao City 余姚市 852,719 1,010,659 157,940 18.52% 1,168,599   70,116 [36] 98,162 168,278 19,866 39,732 59,599 227,877 19.50%
Zhenhai District 镇海区 271,707 418,500 146,793 54.03% 565,293   33,918 47,485 81,402 9,610 19,220 28,830 110,232 19.50%
    5,963,362 7,605,689 1,642,327 27.54% 9,248,016   554,881 [37] 776,833 1,331,714 142,679 [38] 285,359 399,208 [39] 1,759,752 19.03%
       
Quzhou Prefecture 衢州市                              
Changshan County 常山县 265,467 241,368 -24,099 -9.08% 217,269   10,972 15,361 26,333 3,694 7,387 11,081 37,414 17.22%
Jiangshan City 江山市 473,222 467,862 -5,360 -1.13% 462,502   32,375 [40] 45,325 77,700 7,863 15,725 23,588 101,288 21.90%
Kaihua County 开化县 271,611 245,088 -26,523 -9.77% 218,565   11,038 [41] 15,453 26,490 3,716 7,431 11,147 37,637 17.22%
Kecheng District 柯城区 286,271 464,527 178,256 62.27% 642,783   32,461 45,445 77,905 10,927 21,855 32,782 110,687 17.22%
Longyou County 龙游县 368,157 362,380 -5,777 -1.57% 356,603   18,008 25,212 43,220 6,062 12,125 18,187 61,407 17.22%
Qujiang District 衢江区 464,128 341,436 -122,692 -26.43% 218,744   11,047 15,465 26,512 3,719 7,437 11,156 37,668 17.22%
    2,128,856 2,122,661 -6,195 -0.29% 2,116,466   115,900 [42] 162,260 278,161 35,980 [43] 71,960 107,940 386,101 18.24%
       
Shaoxing Prefecture 绍兴市                              
Keqiao District 柯桥区 791,797 1,030,847 239,050 30.19% 1,269,897   76,194 106,671 182,865 21,588 43,176 64,765 247,630 19.50%
Shangyu District 上虞区 722,523 779,412 56,889 7.87% 836,301   50,178 [44] 70,249 120,427 14,217 28,434 42,651 163,079 19.50%
Shengzhou City 嵊州市 671,221 679,762 8,541 1.27% 688,303   41,298 [45] 57,817 99,116 11,701 23,402 35,103 134,219 19.50%
Xinchang County 新昌县 414,907 380,444 -34,463 -8.31% 345,981   20,759 29,062 49,821 5,882 11,763 17,645 67,466 19.50%
Yuecheng District 越城区 633,118 883,836 250,718 39.60% 1,134,554   68,073 95,303 163,376 19,287 38,575 57,862 221,238 19.50%
Zhuji City 诸暨市 1,070,675 1,157,938 87,263 8.15% 1,245,201   74,712 [46] 104,597 179,309 21,168 42,337 63,505 242,814 19.50%
    4,304,241 4,912,239 607,998 14.13% 5,520,237   331,214 [47] 463,700 794,914 93,844 [48] 187,688 281,532 1,076,446 19.50%
       
Taizhou Prefecture 台州市                              
Huangyan District 黄岩区 564,120 632,123 68,003 12.05% 700,126   45,508 63,711 109,220 11,902 23,804 35,706 144,926 20.70%
Jiaojiang District 椒江区 462,846 653,765 190,919 41.25% 844,684   54,904 76,866 131,771 14,360 28,719 43,079 174,850 20.70%
Linhai City 临海市 948,618 1,028,813 80,195 8.45% 1,109,008   72,086 [49] 100,920 173,005 18,853 37,706 56,559 [50] 229,565 20.70%
Luqiao District 路桥区 464,997 616,622 151,625 32.61% 768,247   42,254 59,155 101,409 13,060 26,120 39,181 140,589 18.30%
Sanmen County 三门县 315,405 328,887 13,482 4.27% 342,369   22,254 [51] 31,156 53,410 5,820 11,641 17,461 70,870 20.70%
Tiantai County 天台县 407,270 382,812 -24,458 -6.01% 358,354   23,293 [52] 32,610 55,903 6,092 12,184 18,276 74,179 20.70%
Wenling City 温岭市 1,162,783 1,366,794 204,011 17.55% 1,570,805   102,102 [53] 142,943 245,046 26,704 53,407 80,111 325,157 20.70%
Xianju County 仙居县 367,585 342,676 -24,909 -6.78% 317,767   20,655 [54] 28,917 49,572 5,402 10,804 16,206 65,778 20.70%
Yuhuan County 玉环县 460,091 616,346 156,255 33.96% 772,601   50,219 [55] 70,307 120,526 13,134 26,268 39,403 159,928 20.70%
    5,153,715 5,968,838 815,123 15.82% 6,783,961   433,275 [56] 606,585 1,039,860 115,327 230,655 345,982 1,385,842 20.43%
       
Wenzhou Prefecture 温州市                              
Cangnan County 苍南县 1,167,589 1,184,643 17,054 1.46% 1,201,697   122,573 [57] 171,602 294,175 20,429 56,840 [58] 77,269 371,445 30.91%
Dongtou District 洞头区 96,435 87,683 -8,752 -9.08% 78,931   8,051 11,271 19,322 1,342 2,684 4,025 23,348 29.58%
Longwan District 龙湾区 204,935 749,303 544,368 265.63% 1,293,671   131,954 184,736 316,691 21,992 43,985 65,977 382,668 29.58%
Lucheng District 鹿城区 875,006 1,293,266 418,260 47.80% 1,711,526   174,576 244,406 418,982 29,096 58,192 87,288 506,269 29.58%
Ouhai District 瓯海区 835,607 996,870 161,263 19.30% 1,158,133   118,130 165,381 283,511 19,688 39,377 59,065 342,576 29.58%
Pingyang County 平阳县 740,448 761,664 21,216 2.87% 782,880   58,794 [59] 82,312 141,106 20,746 [60] 41,493 [61] 62,239 203,345 25.97%
Rui'an City 瑞安市 1,207,788 1,424,667 216,879 17.96% 1,641,546   139,531 [62] 195,344 334,875 27,906 55,813 83,719 418,594 25.50%
Taishun County 泰顺县 279,799 233,443 -46,356 -16.57% 187,087   19,083 26,716 45,799 3,180 6,361 9,541 55,340 29.58%
Wencheng County 文成县 264,878 212,077 -52,801 -19.93% 159,276   16,246 22,745 38,991 2,708 5,415 8,123 47,114 29.58%
Yongjia County 永嘉县 722,390 789,154 66,764 9.24% 855,918   179,743 [63] 251,640 431,383 14,551 29,101 43,652 475,034 55.50%
Yueqing City 乐清市 1,162,765 1,389,332 226,567 19.49% 1,615,899   164,822 [64] 230,750 395,572 27,470 54,941 82,411 477,983 29.58%
    7,557,640 9,122,102 1,564,462 20.70% 10,686,564   1,133,503 [65] 1,586,904 2,720,407 189,109 [66] 394,200 583,309 3,303,716 30.91%
       
Zhoushan Prefecture 舟山市                              
Daishan County 岱山县 197,483 202,164 4,681 2.37% 206,845   7,095 9,933 17,027 3,516 7,033 10,549 27,577 13.33%
Dinghai District 定海区 369,448 464,184 94,736 25.64% 558,920   19,171 26,839 46,010 9,502 19,003 28,505 74,515 13.33%
Putou District 普陀区 346,237 378,805 32,568 9.41% 411,373   14,110 19,754 33,864 6,993 13,987 20,980 54,844 13.33%
Shengsi County 嵊泗县 88,362 76,108 -12,254 -13.87% 63,854   2,190 3,066 5,256 1,086 2,171 3,257 8,513 13.33%
    1,001,530 1,121,261 119,731 11.95% 1,240,992   42,566 [67] 59,592 102,158 21,097 42,194 63,291 165,449 13.33%
       
Totals   45,930,651 54,426,891 8,496,240 18.50% 62,923,131   4,212,304 [68] 6,279,155 [69] 10,491,459 [70] 944,837 1,905,656 2,850,492 [71]   13,341,951 21.20%
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[1]
24,500 believers in 82 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. China Study Journal (December 1992) estimated 10,000 TSPM believers in 75 registered churches.
[2]
20,000 believers in 67 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[3]
20,400 believers in 68 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[4]
10,000 believers in 105 churches: China Study Journal (December 1992).
[5]
100,000 believers in 200 meeting-points, with "4,000 to 5,000 new believers baptized every year": Amity News Service (December 1997). 95% of the TSPM churches in Xiaoshan are part of the Local Church (The Little Flock).
[6]
400,000: Lambert, China's Christian Millions (1999), p.243.
[7]
In 2000 there were 200,000 TSPM believers in the former Hangzhou City: Lift Up Our Holy Hands (February-March 2000). There were 446 TSPM churches in Hangzhou City: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[8]
In the mid-1980s just a few Catholic churches had been reopened in Hangzhou City and the number of CPA believers at the time was given as just 500: Bridge (March-April 1986). This figure is actually lower than more than 300 years earlier in 1661, when 2,000 Catholics were reported in Hangzhou: Noël Golvers, Francois De Rougemont, S.J., Missionary in Ch’ang–Shu (Chiang–Nan), p.408. There were 27,000 Catholics reported in the whole Hangzhou Diocese in 1997: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China , p.484.
[9]
In 1950 there were 27,003 Catholics in Hangzhou Diocese, in 32 parishes (www.catholic-hierarchy.org). Another source says there were 30,000 Catholics in Hangzhou in 1951: Gretta Palmer, God’s Underground in Asia, p.147.
[10]
10,000: Tianfeng (June 1992). There were just several hundred believers in Anji in 1949.
[11]
There were 40,900 TSPM in 136 churches in the former Huzhou City in 2002: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. A 1995 study estimated 25,000 Christians in the city: Ji Zhongwen, "How to Deal with the 'Local Church' - a Survey of Northern Zhejiang," Zhongjiao (January-February 1995).
[12]
There were only 4,000 CPA members in Huzhou City in 1997: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China , p.489.
[13]
25,000 believers in 83 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[14]
2,000: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.488.
[15]
1,000: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.488.
[16]
18,700 believers in 62 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[17]
3,000: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), 488.
[18]
26,000 believers in 87 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[19]
In 2002 there were 29,000 TSPM believers in 97 churches in the now-defunct Jiaxing City: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[20]
31,400 in 105 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. There were 20,000 TSPM believers in Dongyang according to Lambert, China's Christian Millions (1999), 243.
[21]
20,000: Lambert, The Resurrection of the Chinese Church (1994), 83.
[22]
25,900 in 86 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[23]
50: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.489.
[24]
20,000: China News and Church Report (February 1994). In 86 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[25]
21,300 in 71 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[26]
In 2002 there were 34,800 TSPM members in 116 churches in the now-defunct Jinhua City: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. There were 24,663 believers in Jinhua in 1981: Lambert, China's Christian Millions, p.243.
[27]
There were just 200 CPA believers in Jinhua City in 1997: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China , p.489.
[28]
11,000 believers in 37 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[29]
27,000 believers in 147 churches: China Study Journal (December 1992).
[30]
In 2002 there were 13,700 TSPM members in 46 churches in the former Lishui City: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. In 1951, when the missionaries were expelled, there were just 400 Protestants in Lishui. By 1987 the number had grown to 2,000.
[31]
In 1950 there were 4,286 Catholics in Lishui Diocese, in 8 parishes (www.catholic-hierarchy.org).
[32]
60,000 TSPM believers in 42 registered churches and meeting-points in 2001: Global Chinese Ministries (December 2000-January 2001). China Study Journal (December 1992) estimated 40,000 TSPM believers in 42 registered churches.
[33]
10,000: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.491.
[34]
19,000 believers in 63 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[35]
7,000: Bridge (March-April 1984).
[36]
32,400 believers in 108 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. Amity News Service (September 1997) stated that Yuyao had 14,000 registered believers in 37 meeting points; while China Study Journal (December 1992) estimated 13,000 TSPM believers in 35 churches.
[37]
In 2002 there were 70,800 TSPM members in 236 churches in the former Ningbo City: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[38]
There were 20,000 Catholics in the whole of Ningbo Diocese in 1997: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.491.
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In 1950 there were 17,497 Catholics in Ningbo Diocese, in 10 parishes (www.catholic-hierarchy.org).
[40]
22,800 believers in 76 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[41]
6,000: Tianfeng (September 1997).
[42]
In 2002 there were 27,000 TSPM believers in 90 churches in the former Quzhou City: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[43]
"At least 5,000" CPA members in Quzhou City in 1997: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China p.490.
[44]
30,500 believers in 102 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[45]
29,500 believers in 98 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[46]
42,500 believers in 142 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[47]
In 2002 there were 20,900 TSPM believers   in 70 churches in the former Shaoxing City: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[48]
"At least 5,000" CPA members in Quzhou City in 1997: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China p.490.
[49]
44,400 believers in 148 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[50]
In 1950 there were 7,734 Catholics in Linhai Diocese (www.catholic-hierarchy.org).
[51]
10,000: Bridge (May-June 1992).
[52]
10,000: Bridge (May-June 1992).
[53]
72,200: Amity News Service (February 1998). In 152 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. Bridge (May-June 1992) estimated 60,000 TSPM believers in 85 churches.  
[54]
10,000: Bridge (May-June 1992).
[55]
20,000: Bridge (May-June 1992).
[56]
In 2002 there were 56,900 TSPM members in 190 churches in the former Taizhou City: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. The whole of Taizhou Prefecture had 140,000 TSPM believers in 1992: Bridge (May-June 1992).
[57]
70,000: Amity News Service (June 1995). At the time there was not a single ordained TSPM pastor to take care of them. Tianfeng (March 1991) listed 60,000 believers in 126 churches.
[58]
50,000: Bridge (March-April 1990).
[59]
30,000 in 1988: Lambert, China's Christian Millions (1999), p.243.
[60]
20,000: Catholic Church in China (no.6, 2002).
[61]
20,000: Bridge (March-April 1990).
[62]
81,500: Lambert, China's Christian Millions (1999), p.243. In 148 churches: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
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144,000: Global Chinese Ministries (February 2001) stated, "In Yongjia County nearly 20% of the population are officially reported as Protestants."
[64]
100,000 in 156 churches: Global Chinese Ministries (February 2001). The article gave the name as Leqing, but there is no county by that name in Zhejiang. The text suggests the article was referring to Yueqing.
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In 2012 there were 150,000 TSPM members in 500 churches in the former Wenzhou City: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002. China Study Journal (December 1992) estimated 87,900 TSPM believers in 272 registered churches in the city. In 1996 the whole of Wenzhou Prefecture reportedly had 600,000 believers in more than 1,100 registered churches: Amity News Service (February 1996). The same source in November 1997 said there were 1,800 registered churches and meeting points in Wenzhou Prefecture. Lift Up Our Holy Hands (February-March 2000) estimated 700,000 registered believers in Wenzhou City. In 1949 there were about 70,000 Protestants in Wenzhou: Bridge (March-April 1990).
[66]
There were 20,000 CPA believers in 1997: Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China (1997), p.496. UCA Dispatch 774/A (July 4-6, 1994) estimated 7,000 Catholics in Wenzhou. The whole of Wenzhou Diocese had 100,000 Catholics according to UCAN, December 14, 2000; and 120,000: UCAN, October 14, 2009.
[67]
In 2002 there were 25,500 TSPM members in 85 churches in the former Zhoushan City: TSPM China Prayer Calendar, 2002.
[68]
Mandryk, Operation World (2010), p.251, listed a percentage which amounts to 2,975,000 TSPM believers in Zhejiang Province.
[69]
Mandryk, Operation World (2010), p251, listed a percentage which amounts to 4,616,500 house church believers in Zhejiang Province.

Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World (2001), p.181, listed a percentage which amounts to 3,476,700 house church believers in Zhejiang Province.
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Evangelicals in Zhejiang
       2,051 (1880 - Chinese Recorder , July 1880)
       1,800 (1893 - China's Millions , 1894)
     12,367 (1904 - China's Millions , November 1905)
     48,079 (1922 - Stauffer, Christian Occupation of China , p.54)
   200,000 (1950 - China Study Journal , December 1992)
   640,000 (1984 - Lambert, China's Christian Millions , p.202)*
   700,000 (1984 in 1,200 churches: Bridge , March-April 1984)*  
3,000,000 (1986 - Pray for China , January-February 1986)
2,500,000 (1989 - Lambert, Resurrection of the Chinese Church , p.143)  
   900,000 (1990 - China Notes , Spring and Summer 1990)*
1,200,000 (1994 - Amity News Service, April 1994)*
1,300,000 (1997 - Lambert, China's Christian Millions , p.202)*
4,831,300 (2001 - Johnstone & Mandryk, Operation World , p.181)
1,834,000 (2004 - Amity News Service, November-December 2004)*
6,451,700 (2010 - Mandryk, Operation World , p.251)

* Denotes source may only refer to registered church estimates. TSPM figures typically only count adult baptized members.
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Catholics in Zhejiang
       1,000 (1663 - Standaert, Handbook of Christianity in China 635-1800 , p.386)
       3,000 (1703 - Standaert, Handbook of Christianity in China 635-1800 , p.386)
     38,821 (1765 including Jiangxi and Fujian: Standaert, Handbook of Christianity in China 635-1800 , p.386)
     40,000 (1815 including Jiangxi and Fujian: Standaert, Handbook of Christianity in China 635-1800 , p.386)
       3,000 (1866 - China's Millions , October 1875)  
       4,000 (1870 - Chinese Recorder , May 1880)
       6,000 (1873 - Chinese Recorder , May 1880)
       7,480 (1890 in 39 churches: Chinese Recorder , March 1890)
     25,126 (1907 in 153 churches: Wolferstan, The Catholic Church in China , p.450)
     58,300 (1922 - Stauffer, Christian Occupation of China , p.461)
   100,236 (1937 - The Vincentian Missions of China 1936-1937 )
   700,000 (1992 - Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, 1989)    
   160,000 (1997 - Charbonnier, Guide to the Catholic Church in China , p.482)*
2,410,800 (2010 - Mandryk, Operation World , p.251)

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