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Christianity In Hebei
Christianity is a minority in Hebei province of China. The Shouters are present in the province. China has persecution of Christians. A significant minority of the Catholics of China is in Hebei. Bishop Yao Liang was from Hebei. Guo Jincai has been made a bishop of Chengde in Hebei without consent of the pope. Roman Catholic bishop Jia Zhiguo was arrested in 2008. Catholic bishops Su Zhimin and Shi Enxiang from Hebei have been sent to prison by 2010. Beifang Jinde is a charitable Catholic institution in Shijiazhuang. Roman Catholic dioceses with seat in Hebei *Roman Catholic Diocese of Anguo * Roman Catholic Diocese of Baoding * Roman Catholic Diocese of Chengde * Roman Catholic Diocese of Daming * Roman Catholic Diocese of Jingxian *Roman Catholic Diocese of Xianxian *Roman Catholic Diocese of Xuanhua *Roman Catholic Diocese of Yongnian *Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhaoxian *Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhengding References {{Reflist See also *Mentuhui * Spirit Church *Christian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global population. Its adherents, known as Christians, are estimated to make up a majority of the population in 157 countries and territories, and believe that Jesus is the Son of God, whose coming as the messiah was prophesied in the Hebrew Bible (called the Old Testament in Christianity) and chronicled in the New Testament. Christianity began as a Second Temple Judaic sect in the 1st century Hellenistic Judaism in the Roman province of Judea. Jesus' apostles and their followers spread around the Levant, Europe, Anatolia, Mesopotamia, the South Caucasus, Ancient Carthage, Egypt, and Ethiopia, despite significant initial persecution. It soon attracted gentile God-fearers, which led to a departure from Jewish customs, and, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Xuanhua
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Xuanhua/Süanhwa ( la, Siüenhoaven(sis), ) is a diocese located in the city of Xuanhua in the Ecclesiastical province of Beijing in China. History * May 10, 1926: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Xuanhua (), from the Apostolic Vicariate of Beijing 北京 * April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Xuanhua 宣化 Leadership * Vicars Apostolic of Xuahuafu 宣化府 (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Philip Zhao Huai-yi () (May 10, 1926 – October 14, 1927) ** Bishop Peter Cheng You-you () (March 28, 1928 – August 25, 1935) ** Bishop Joseph Zhang Run-bo () (July 7, 1936 – April 11, 1946) * Bishops of Xuanhua 宣化 (Roman rite) ** Bishop Joseph Zhang Run-bo () (April 11, 1946 – November 20, 1947) ** Bishop Peter Wang Mu-duo () (January 8, 1948 – 1959) ** Bishop Xu Li-zhi () (1987 - January 19, 1992) ** Bishop Simon Zhang Jiu-mu () (1992 - December 12, 1999) ** Bishop Philip Peter Zhao Zhen-dong () (December 12, 1999 - July 13, 2007) ** Bishop Thom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christianity In Liaoning
Christianity is a minority in Liaoning, a province of the People's Republic of China. Multimillionaire Leung Moon-Lam intended to build a theme park on the Bible there. The number of Christians in the province has increased dramatically since the Cultural Revolution, having been at about 60,000 in 1965. A significant minority are of Korean origin. The number of registered churches and meeting points exceeds 1000. The number of Protestants exceeds half a million. The number of Christians in Shenyang was estimated to be 200,000 as of 2000. An estimate for 1996 was 70,000. Shenyang has North East Theological Seminary. Liaoning has a far lower number of arrests of Christians than other provinces. Dalian had about 1% Christians in 2003. Fuxin has a Christian population estimated at below 1%. Roman Catholic dioceses with seat in Liaoning *Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shenyang * Roman Catholic Diocese of Fushun *Roman Catholic Diocese of Yingkou See also * Christianity in Liaonin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christianity In Inner Mongolia
Christians are a minority in the Inner Mongolia region of the People's Republic of China. There are Eastern Orthodox Churches in Labdarin, Manzhou, and Hailar. The Shouters are active in Inner Mongolia. About 100,000 Chinese Christians were in the region in 1993. The region has few Mongolian Christians. Numerous house church leaders were detained in Xilinhot in 2008. Inner Mongolia is an area of rapid growth of Protestantism. Religious Affairs Bureau staff have declared a Christmas gathering in Duolun County illegal in 2006. Inner Mongolia Bible School (formerly Inner Mongolia Training Class) was founded in 1987. Inner Mongolia has more than 170,000 Protestants and over 1,000 official churches. Tongsun Street Church was started with the help of Swedish missionaries around 1900. According to Tjalling Halbertsma, Christians used to live in Inner Mongolia before 1206. Hohhot used to have or has a very large house church with more than 1500 church members. Protestantism ente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christianity In Henan
Henan province of China has one of the largest Christian populations of East Asia. There are believed to be several million Christians in Henan, most of them attending Chinese house churches.http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/pdfid/4b6fe1780.pdf Henan is thought to have one of the most significant proportions of Christians of any Chinese province. Henan has one of the largest Protestant populations of the country. Many Protestants of Henan live in rural areas. On August 6, 2004, a hundred house church members were arrested in Henan. During the Boxer Rebellion, Christians were killed in Henan. The Henan Mission, up to 1925 of the Presbyterian Church of Canada, was founded in 1888. The Shouters are active in the province. There is persecution of Christians. Bishop Li Hongye was arrested in Luoyang in 2001. A Henan Bible School exists. Roman Catholic dioceses with seat in Henan *Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaifeng * Roman Catholic Diocese of Luoyang * Roman Catholic Diocese of Nany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spirit Church
Spirit Church (灵灵教 Linglingjiao), also known as Efficacious Spirit Teachings, is a new religious movement from China. It was founded in the 1980s, in Hunan by Hua Xuehe (华雪和), a primary school teacher with high school education from Jiangsu. Hua was a member of the Chinese Communist Party who became a Protestant in 1978 and joined the True Jesus Church in 1979. In 1982, he left the True Jesus Church and established his own movement. Its areas of presence include Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Anhui, Hunan, Hubei, Henan and Shandong. It has Pentecostal features and may be regarded as a break-away group from the Chinese Pentecostal group, the True Jesus Church. Hua claims to be the second incarnation of Christ and teaches that we live in a new era when Christians should pray in his name rather than in the name of Christ. His followers celebrate Hua's birth date, January 19, instead of Christmas. They regard as evidence of Hua's divine nature the fact that his name (华雪和 Hua Xueh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mentuhui
Mentuhui () is a Christian movement in China. The group was founded in Shaanxi in 1989 by Ji Sanbao.()). Ji was born in 1937 and claimed to be Jesus. He was influenced by the Jesus Family. He ordained 12 disciples, and this led to the name of the group, ''Association of Apostles''. By 1995, the group claimed to have over 250,000 followers. By 1999, it may have had more than half a million members.April/May 2006 OMF (20 October 1999). Retrieved on 25 October 2011. In 2013, the sect had approximately 100,000 members in . and had a presence in |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Zhengding
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhengding/Chengting ( la, Cemtimen(sis), ) is a diocese located in the city of Zhengding in the Ecclesiastical province of Beijing in China. History * April 2, 1856: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Southwestern Chi-Li 直隸西南 from the Diocese of Beijing 北京 * December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Zhengdingfu 正定府 * April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Zhengding 正定 Special churches *Former Cathedral: **正定主教座堂 Leadership * Vicars Apostolic of Southwestern Chi-Li 直隸西南 (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Jean-Baptiste Anouilh, C.M. () (December 14, 1858 – February 18, 1869) ** Bishop François-Ferdinand Tagliabue, C.M. () (June 22, 1869 – August 5, 1884) ** Bishop Jean-Baptiste-Hippolyte Sarthou, C.M. () (January 16, 1885 – June 6, 1890) ** Bishop Jules Bruguière, C.M. () (July 28, 1891 – October 19, 1906) ** Bishop Jules-Auguste Coqset, C.M. () (May 3, 1907 – February 4, 1917) ** Bisho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Zhaoxian
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhaoxian ( la, Ciaoscienen(sis), ) is a diocese located in Zhao County in the Ecclesiastical province of Beijing in China. History * March 18, 1929: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Zhaoxian 趙縣 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Zhengdingfu 正定府 * January 11, 1932: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Zhaoxian 趙縣 * April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Zhaoxian 趙縣 Leadership * Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...s of Zhaoxian 趙縣 (Roman rite) ** Bishop John Zhang Bi-de () (April 11, 1946 – February 13, 1953) * Vicars Apostolic of Zhaoxian 趙縣 (Roman Rite) ** Bishop John Zhang Bi-de () (January 11, 1932 – April 11, 1946) * Prefects Apostolic of Zhaoxian 趙縣 (Roman Rite) ** Fr. John Zhang Bi-de () ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Yongnian
The Diocese of Yongnian/Weixian ( la, Iomnienin(us), ) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese located in the city of Yongnian, China. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Beijing. The diocese is also named Diocese of Handan/Yongnian (). History The Catholic Church in Handan was established as an apostolic prefecture on May 24, 1929, by Pope Pius XI. The diocesan territory covered the counties of Yongnian, Jize, Zhuzhou, Weixian, Chengan, Cixian, Handan, Qinghe, Guangping, Feixiang with the cathedral located at Zhaozhuang of Weixian. It became an apostolic vicariate on March 6, 1933 and was made a diocese on April 11, 1946. * May 24, 1929: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Yongnian 永年 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Xianxian 獻縣 * March 6, 1933: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Yongnian 永年 * April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Yongnian 永年 The Diocese plans to build a cathedr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Xianxian
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Xianxian/Síenhsíen ( la, Scienscienen(sis), ) is a diocese located in the city of Xianxian in the Ecclesiastical province of Beijing in China. History left, View of the mission at the end of the 19th century * May 30, 1856: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Southeastern Chi-Li 直隸東南 from the Diocese of Beijing 北京 * December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Xianxian 獻縣 * April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Xianxian 獻縣 Leadership * Bishops of Xianxian (Roman rite) ** Bishop Joseph Li Liangui (March 20, 2000 – Present) ** Bishop François-Xavier Zhao Zhen-sheng, S.J. () (April 11, 1946 – October 15, 1968) * Vicars Apostolic of Xianxian 獻縣 (Roman Rite) ** Bishop François-Xavier Zhao Zhen-sheng, S.J. () (December 2, 1937 – April 11, 1946) ** Bishop Henri Lécroart, S.J. () (December 23, 1919 – December 2, 1936) * Vicars Apostolic of Southeastern Chi-Li 直隸東南 (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Henri Maquet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hebei
Hebei or , (; alternately Hopeh) is a northern province of China. Hebei is China's sixth most populous province, with over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. The province is 96% Han Chinese, 3% Manchu, 0.8% Hui, and 0.3% Mongol. Three Mandarin dialects are spoken: Jilu Mandarin, Beijing Mandarin and Jin. Hebei borders the provinces of Shanxi to the west, Henan to the south, Shandong to the southeast, Liaoning to the northeast, and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to the north. Its economy is based on agriculture and manufacturing. The province is China's premier steel producer, although the steel industry creates serious air pollution. Five UNESCO World Heritage Sites can be found in the province, the: Great Wall of China, Chengde Mountain Resort, Grand Canal, Eastern Qing tombs, and Western Qing tombs. It is also home to five National Famous Historical and Cultural Cities: Handan, Baoding, Chengde, Zhengding and Shanhaiguan. Historic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
