Christianity in Chhattisgarh
Christianity is a
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.
Disciples of Christ Church.[6] Jagdalpur has a Christ College.[7] Many people in the state are Adivasi. Chhattisgarh has anti-conversion legislation.[8]
| Year | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 2001[9] | 401,035 |
1.92
|
| 2011[10] | 490,542 |
1.92
|
List of denominations
Source[11]
- Assemblies of God
- Bharatiya General Conference Mennonite Church
- Christian Community Church, Bhilai Nagar
- Mennonite Church in India
- Board of Christian Community Church
- Church Of Christ Schaefer Mission In India Bilaspur
- Indian Pentecostal Church of God
References
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- ^ "Dhamtari (Chhattisgarh State, India) – GAMEO". Gameo.org. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ^ "EHA :: Champa Christian Hospital". Eha-health.org. Archived from the original on 10 April 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
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- ^ "Welcome to Disciples of Christ Church, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India". Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ "Index". Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ "Open Doors Deutschland – Indien: Ein Jahrzehnt der Christenverfolgung". Opendoors-de.org. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ^ "Total population by religious communities". Censusindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "Indian Census 2011". Census Department, Government of India. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ World Christian Encyclopedia , Second edition, 2001 Volume 1, pp. 368–370