Christianity in Chhattisgarh

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Christianity is a minority religion in Chhattisgarh, a state of India. Chhattisgarh is within the area of the Church of North India. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Raipur has its seat in the province. The suffragan dioceses with seat in Chhattisgarh are the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Jagdalpur, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ambikapur, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jashpur and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raigarh. Jyotipur has several Protestant churches.[1] Chhattisgarh is part of the newly formed Syro-Malankara Catholic Diocese of Gurgaon. Janjgir Mennonite Church was founded in the early 20th century. [2] Dhamtari is the seat of the headquarters of the Mennonite Church in India and of Mennonite Higher Secondary Schools.[3] Champa Christian Hospital was started by the Mennonite Mission USA in 1926.[4] Believers Church of India is active in Chhattisgarh.[5] Bilaspur has a Disciples of Christ Church.[6] Jagdalpur has a Christ College.[7] Many people in the state are Adivasi. Chhattisgarh has anti-conversion legislation.[8]

Christians in Chhattisgarh
Year Number Percentage
2001[9]
401,035
1.92
2011[10]
490,542
1.92

List of denominations[edit]

Source[11]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ [1] Archived 2 October 2005 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Janjgir Mennonite Church (Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh, India) – GAMEO". Gameo.org. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  3. ↑ "Dhamtari (Chhattisgarh State, India) – GAMEO". Gameo.org. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "EHA :: Champa Christian Hospital". Eha-health.org. Archived from the original on 10 April 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  5. ↑ http://www.ead.de/arbeitskreise/religionsfreiheit/nachrichten/einzelansicht/article/indien-unverminderte-willkuer-und-gewalt-gegen-christen.html?tx_ttnews[backPid]=443&cHash=5c1e1b26af
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ↑ "Open Doors Deutschland – Indien: Ein Jahrzehnt der Christenverfolgung". Opendoors-de.org. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  9. ↑ "Total population by religious communities". Censusindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "Indian Census 2011". Census Department, Government of India. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  11. ↑ World Christian Encyclopedia , Second edition, 2001 Volume 1, pp. 368–370

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