Christianity in Guizhou

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Christianity is a minority in Guizhou province of China. Gha-Mu and A-Hmao are ethnic groups with large share of Christians. [1] [2] The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guiyang and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nanlong have their seats in the province. Sam Pollard was a missionary of China Inland Mission, who was active among the A-Hmao. [3] When the new government took power in 1949, Guizhou may have had about 40,000 Protestants. [4] The current Protestant population is at about half a million. [5] and , which both mainly consist of Protestants, exceed 100,000. [6] They both are part of .[7] Persecution of Christians occurs in Guizhou. [8]

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  1. ^ "Gha-Mu in China".
  2. ^ "A-Hmao in China".
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ PDF at http://www.mrt-rrt.gov.au/ArticleDocuments/71/chn30727.pdf.aspx
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