Anhui Anhui , (; formerly romanized as Anhwei) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the East China region. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze River ...

province of China has one of the largest Christian populations of regions of East Asia. It includes millions of people. According to surveys conducted in 2007 and 2009, 5.30% of the population identifies as Christian.China General Social Survey 2009, Chinese Spiritual Life Survey (CSLS) 2007. Report by
Xiuhua Wang (2015, p. 15)

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 i ...

is one of the largest Christian populations in East Asia as well .

The Shouters The Shouters, or more properly the Shouters sect (呼喊派), is a label attached by the People's Republic of China (PRC) to an amorphous group within China that was targeted by the government first as counterrevolutionaries and subsequently as a cr ...

are active in the province. The defunct

Apostolic Vicariate of Kiang-nan The Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Kiang-nan ( la, Vicariatus Apostolicus Nanchinensis) was a missionary jurisdiction in mainland China, comprising the two imperial provinces of Jiangsu and Anhui, often referred to as Jiangnan ( Wade-Giles: ...

had a long history. The country has

Persecution of Christians The persecution of Christians can be historically traced from the first century of the Christian era to the present day. Christian missionaries and converts to Christianity have both been targeted for persecution, sometimes to the point of b ...

Watchman Nee Watchman Nee, Ni Tuosheng, or Nee T'o-sheng (; November 4, 1903 – May 30, 1972), was a Chinese church leader and Christian teacher who worked in China during the 20th century. His evangelism was influenced by the Plymouth Brethren. In 1922, ...

died a martyr in an Anhui labour-camp in 1972.http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/pdfid/4b6fe1b20.pdf

Roman Catholic dioceses with seat in Anhui

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Anqing The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Anqing 安慶 / Huaining 懷寧 (Wade Giles: ''Huai-ning / Anking'', la, Nganchimen(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Anqing in China. History * 1929.02.21: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of An ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Bengbu The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bengbu ( la, Pampuven(sis), ) is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Anqing in eastern China, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. Its ep ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Wuhu The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wuhu ( la, Uhuven(sis), ) is a diocese located in the city of Wuhu in the Ecclesiastical province of Anqing in China. History * August 8, 1921: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Anhui 安徽 from the Apo ...

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Roman Catholic dioceses with seat in Anhui

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