Christianity is a minority religion in

Shandong Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizati ...

province of China.

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 ...

Christianity in Anhui Anhui 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 Surve ...

and

Christianity in Jiangsu Christianity is a minority religion in Jiangsu province of China. Elsewhere in China, Christians are found in significant numbers in Henan, in Anhui and in Shandong. The number of Christians in Jiangsu has been estimated at 125,000 for 1985, at ...

are other major provincial Christian populations. Cheeloo University is defunct.

St. Michael's Cathedral, Qingdao St. Michael's Cathedral (; german: link=no, Kathedrale St. Michael), also called the Zhejiang Road Catholic Church (), is a Catholic church in Qingdao (Tsingtao), Shandong Province, China and is the seat of the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Dioc ...

and

Sacred Heart Cathedral (Jinan) The Sacred Heart Cathedral (), commonly called the Hongjialou Cathedral, is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jinan in the city of Jinan, the capital of Shandong, Shandong Province, China. It is the largest church in the region an ...

are churches of European style. Another European-style church is due to be built in Qufu, where

Confucius Confucius ( ; zh, s=, p=Kǒng Fūzǐ, "Master Kǒng"; or commonly zh, s=, p=Kǒngzǐ, labels=no; – ) was a Chinese philosopher and politician of the Spring and Autumn period who is traditionally considered the paragon of Chinese sages. C ...

originated. This idea was or is opposed by

Confucianist Confucianism, also known as Ruism or Ru classicism, is a system of thought and behavior originating in ancient China. Variously described as tradition, a philosophy, a religion, a humanistic or rationalistic religion, a way of governing, or a ...

groups. There is official action against house churches.http://docs.house.gov/meetings/FA/FA16/20140522/102256/HHRG-113-FA16-Wstate-FuP-20140522.pdf

Roman Catholic dioceses with seat in Shandong

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jinan The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jinan ( la, Zinanen(sis), ) is an archdiocese located in the city of Jinan (Shandong) in China. History * September 3, 1839: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Shantung from the Diocese of Beijing * Decembe ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Caozhou The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caozhou/Tsaochow/Heze ( la, Zaoceuven(sis), ) is a diocese located in the city of Caozhou in the Ecclesiastical province of Jinan in China. History * November 12, 1934: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Caozho ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Qingdao The Roman Catholic Diocese of Qingdao/Tsingtao ( la, Zimtaoven(sis), ) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Jinan. Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathedral of St. Michael in the city of Qingda ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Yanggu The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yanggu/Yangku ( la, Iamcuven(sis), ) is a diocese located in Yanggu in the Ecclesiastical province of Jinan, and is centered in the Chinese province of Shandong. History * December 13, 1933: Established as Aposto ...

* Roman Catholic Diocese of Yantai *

Roman Catholic Diocese of Yanzhou The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yanzhou/Yenchow ( la, Ienceuven(sis), ) is a diocese located in Yanzhou ( Shandong) in the Ecclesiastical province of Jinan in China. The cathedral is now in the hands of the Patriotic Church of China. History * D ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Yizhou The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yizhou/Ichow/Linyi ( la, Iceuven(sis), ) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Jinan in PR China. Its episcopal seat is located in the city of Linyi, Shandong. Hist ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhoucun The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhoucun/Chowtsun ( la, Ceuziienen(sis), ) is a diocese located in Zhoucun (Zibo) in the Ecclesiastical province of Jinan in China. History * April 16, 1929: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Zhangdian 張� ...

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Roman Catholic dioceses with seat in Shandong

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