Christianity is a minority in
Fujian province of China.
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are present in the province. Churches in Fujian include
The Aowei Church of Holy Rosary,
Church of Heavenly Peace, Fuzhou
Church of Heavenly Peace (Chinese: 天安堂; Pinyin: ''Tiān'āntáng''; Foochow Romanized: ''Tiĕng-ăng-dòng''), also known as Church of Heavenly Rest or ''Tien Ang Tong'', is a Christian church in Fuzhou, China.
Location
The church stands o ...
,
Flower Lane Church,
Saint Dominic's Cathedral, Fuzhou
St. Dominic's Cathedral ( zh, 福州圣多明我主教座堂), locally known as the ''Fanchuanpu Tianzhutang'' (), is located by the Min River (Fujian), Min River, Fuzhou, Fujian, China. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fuzhou ...
and
St. John's Church, Fuzhou
St. John's Church (Chinese: 圣约翰教堂; Foochow Romanized: ''Séng Iók-hâng Gáu-dòng'') is an abandoned Anglican church located in Lequn Street No. 9, Cangshan District, Fuzhou, China. It is also known in the Foochow vernacular as " ...
.
Christianity in Fuqing consisted of 350,000 Christians in the 2000s and is a centre of Christianity. The local churches (affiliation) are estimated to include about half of them.
The number of members of the
Three-Self Patriotic Movement in Fujian is a high 6-digit figure at least.
There are at least 80,000 members of the
True Jesus Church in the province.
Fujian has many house churches.
Christianity has been present in Fujian for centuries. The People's Republic of China has
persecution of Christians. Unregistered Catholics are controlled tightly in the province. A house church in Pingtan in Fujian province was demolished in 2006.
Roman Catholic dioceses with seat in Fujian
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fuzhou
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fuzhou ( la, Fuceuven(sis), ) is an archdiocese located in the city of Fuzhou in China.
History
* 1680: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Fujian from the Apostolic Vicariate of Cochin
* October 3, 1883: ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Tingzhou
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tingzhou/Changting ( la, Timceuven(sis), ) is a diocese co-extensive with the Chinese imperial prefecture Tingzhou fu. The cathedral is located in the present-day Tingzhou town.
Post-revolutionary facts on the grou ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Xiamen
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Xiamen/Amoy/Hsíamen ( la, Sciiamenen(sis), ) is a diocese located in the city of Xiamen (Fujian) in the Ecclesiastical province of Fuzhou in China.
History
* December 3, 1883: Established as Apostolic Vicariate o ...
See also
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Chinese Rites controversy, and
Luo Wenzao
Luo Wenzao, O.P. (alternately: Lou Wenzao, Lo Wen-Tsao, Lo Wenzao, ) (1616 – February 27, 1691) became the first Chinese priest in 1656 and the first Chinese Bishop in 1685. He was also known as Gregory Lopez ( es, Gregorio Lopez) in the P ...
, the first Catholic Bishop of Chinese ethnicity who was from Fujian
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Early western influence in Fujian
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*Christianity in Fujian's neighbouring provinces
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Christianity in Guangdong Christianity is a minority in Guangdong, a province of China. The province has more Christians than it has Muslims. Christianity in Hong Kong enjoys more liberty.
16th century
In the 16th century, missionaries entered Zhaoqing in Guangdong. Roman C ...
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Christianity in Jiangxi
Christianity is a minority in Jiangxi, the province of China where Taoism is from. There are numerous Christians in Fuzhou, which is the capital of Jiangxi. A Jiangxi Bible School exists. In the 17th century, Catholic missionary Jean Basset was ac ...
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Christianity in Zhejiang
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:Christian missionaries in Fujian
References
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