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Henan province of China has one of the largest Christian populations of
East Asia.
[1] There are believed to be several million Christians in Henan, most of them attending
Chinese house churches.
[2] Henan is thought to have one of the most significant proportions of Christians of any Chinese province.
[3] Henan has one of the largest
Protestant populations of the country.
[4] Many Protestants of Henan live in rural areas.
[4] On August 6, 2004, a hundred house church members were arrested in Henan.
[5] During the
Boxer Rebellion, Christians were killed in Henan.
[6] The
Henan Mission, up to 1925 of the
Presbyterian Church of Canada, was founded in 1888.
[7]
The Shouters are active in the province.
[8]
There is
persecution of Christians.
[2]
Bishop
Li Hongye was arrested in
Luoyang in 2001.
[2] A
Henan Bible School exists.
[3]
Roman Catholic dioceses with seat in Henan
References
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^ Atlas of Global Christianity. 1910–2010. Edinburgh University Press, 2009, p. 137
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^ D'Souza, J.; Rogers, B.; Beals, T.J. (2007).
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^ Leutner, M.; Mühlhahn, K. (2007).
Kolonialkrieg in China: die Niederschlagung der Boxerbewegung 1900-1901. Links. p. 262.
ISBN
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^ Tiedemann, R.G. (2009).
Reference Guide to Christian Missionary Societies in China. M. E. Sharpe Incorporated. p. 226.
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