Anhui Anhui is an inland Provinces of China, province located in East China. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze and Huai rivers, bordering Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the east, Jiang ...

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 Survey 2009, Chinese Spiritual Life Survey (CSLS) 2007. Report by
Xiuhua Wang (2015, p. 15)
Christianity in Henan is one of the largest Christian populations in East Asia as well. The Shouters are active in the province. The defunct

Apostolic Vicariate of Kiang-nan The Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Kiang-nan () was a missionary jurisdiction in mainland China, comprising the two imperial provinces of Jiangsu and Anhui, often referred to as Jiangnan ( Wade-Giles: Kiang-nan). History Jiangnan's alluvi ...

had a long history. The country has

Persecution of Christians The persecution of Christians can be historically traced from the first century of the Christian era to the present day. Christian missionaries and converts to Christianity have both been targeted for persecution, sometimes to the point ...

Watchman Nee Watchman Nee, Ni Tuosheng, or Nee T'o-sheng ( zh, t=倪柝聲, p=Ní Tuòshēng; November 4, 1903 – May 30, 1972), was a Chinese church leader and Christian teacher who worked in China during the 20th century. His evangelism was influenced b ...

died a martyr in an Anhui labour-camp in 1972.http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/pdfid/4b6fe1b20.pdf

Roman Catholic dioceses with seat in Anhui

* Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Anqing * Roman Catholic Diocese of Bengbu * Roman Catholic Diocese of Wuhu

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Roman Catholic dioceses with seat in Anhui

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