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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.[1] Christianity in Hong Kong enjoys more liberty.

16th century edit

In the 16th century, missionaries entered Zhaoqing in Guangdong.[2] Roman Catholic missionary Matteo Ricci came to Guangdong Province in 1583.[3] In September 1807 Robert Morrison landed in Guangzhou.[4] Elijah C. Bridgman and his wife, the first American Protestant missionaries to China, arrived in Guangzhou in 1830.[3] The Protestant population of Guangdong exceeds half a million.[3]

Watchman Nee was from Guangdong. The province has numerous house churches.[3] Guangzhou has Union Theological Seminary. Religious liberty is closer to be respected in Guangdong than in other areas.[5] The house churches in Guangdong face the risk of being closed and its members punished.[6] The province has more Protestants than it has Catholics.[4] Lutherans were active in the province.[7]

Chaozhou edit

Christianity reached Chaozhou in the 19th century.[8] There were more than 100 Baptist churches.[9] Furthermore, there were Presbyterian churches.[10]

List of Roman Catholic dioceses with seat in Guangdong edit

See also edit

References edit

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