Christianity in Henan
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Henan
province of China
has one of the largest Christian
populations of East Asia
. Christianity is a population of millions in Henan, most of them attending Chinese house church
es. Christianity in Henan is a notable proportion of Christianity in China at large. Henan has one of the largest Protestant
populations of the country. Many Protestants of Henan live in rural areas. On August 6, 2004, a hundred house church members were arrested in Henan. During the Boxer Rebellion
, Christians were killed in Henan. The Henan Mission, up to 1925 of the Presbyterian Church of Canada, was founded in 1888.
The Shouters
are active in the province.
There is persecution of Christians
.
Bishop Li Hongye was arrested in Luoyang
in 2001. A Henan Bible School exists.
Henan
Henan , is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "豫" , named after Yuzhou , a Han Dynasty state that included parts of Henan...
province of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
has one of the largest Christian
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
populations of East Asia
East Asia
East Asia or Eastern Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms...
. Christianity is a population of millions in Henan, most of them attending Chinese house church
Chinese house church
Chinese house churches are a religious movement of unregistered assemblies of Christians in the People's Republic of China, which operate independently of the government-run Three-Self Patriotic Movement and China Christian Council for Protestant groups and the Chinese Patriotic Catholic...
es. Christianity in Henan is a notable proportion of Christianity in China at large. Henan has one of the largest Protestant
Protestantism in China
Protestant Christianity entered China in the early 19th century, taking root in a significant way during the Qing Dynasty. Some historians consider the Taiping Rebellion to have been influenced by Protestant Christian teachings. Since the mid-20th century, there has been an increase in the number...
populations of the country. Many Protestants of Henan live in rural areas. On August 6, 2004, a hundred house church members were arrested in Henan. During the Boxer Rebellion
Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion, also called the Boxer Uprising by some historians or the Righteous Harmony Society Movement in northern China, was a proto-nationalist movement by the "Righteous Harmony Society" , or "Righteous Fists of Harmony" or "Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists" , in China between...
, Christians were killed in Henan. The Henan Mission, up to 1925 of the Presbyterian Church of Canada, was founded in 1888.
The Shouters
The Shouters
The Shouters are a Christian movement in China. They are a fork of theLocal churches.The Shouters have been founded in the 1960s, in the United States. Their sphere of activity includes Henan, Fujian, Zhejiang, Anhui, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang. There were 200,000 of them in the...
are active in the province.
There is persecution of Christians
Persecution of Christians
Persecution of Christians as a consequence of professing their faith can be traced both historically and in the current era. Early Christians were persecuted for their faith, at the hands of both Jews from whose religion Christianity arose, and the Roman Empire which controlled much of the land...
.
Bishop Li Hongye was arrested in Luoyang
Luoyang
Luoyang is a prefecture-level city in western Henan province of Central China. It borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the east, Pingdingshan to the southeast, Nanyang to the south, Sanmenxia to the west, Jiyuan to the north, and Jiaozuo to the northeast.Situated on the central plain of...
in 2001. A Henan Bible School exists.
Roman Catholic dioceses with seat in Henan
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaifeng
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Luoyang
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Nanyang
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Weihui
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Xinyang
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhengzhou
See also
- List of Re-education Through Labor camps in China
- Kaifeng JewsKaifeng JewsThe Kaifeng Jews are members of a small Jewish community that has existed in Kaifeng, in the Henan province of China, for hundreds of years. Jews in modern China have traditionally called themselves Youtai in Mandarin Chinese which is also the predominant contemporary Chinese language term for...