Christianity in Guizhou

Protestant Gospel Church, Liping

Christianity is a minority religion in the Chinese province of Guizhou. Gha-Mu and A-Hmao are ethnic groups with a proportionately larger share of Christians.

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guiyang and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nanlong have their seats in the province. Sam Pollard was a missionary of China Inland Mission, who was active among the A-Hmao.[citation needed] When the new government took power in 1949, Guizhou may have had about 40,000 Protestants. The current Protestant population is at about half a million.[citation needed]Persecution of Christians occurs in Guizhou.[1]

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