Christianity_in_Jilin

Christianity in Jilin

Christianity in Jilin

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Christianity is a minority in Jilin, a province of China. St. Theresa's Cathedral and Changchun Christian Church exist in Changchun. Kim-Jong-il visited a Catholic church in the province in 2010.[1] There were raids against many house churches of Jilin in 2005.[2] At least 600 were arrested.[2] The province has hundreds of thousands of Protestants.[3] The number of Protestants decidedly exceeds that of the Catholics.[3] It has occurred, that churches in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture have been shut down.[3] Jilin City has a Catholic church built after Gothic models.[4]

List of Roman Catholic dioceses with seat in Jilin

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    "Kim Jong-il bezocht katholieke kerk in China - OneWay". Oneway.nl. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
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    "cina Raid contro chiese domestiche nella provincia di Jilin: 100 protestanti in arresto". Asianews.it. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
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    "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2011-03-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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