Category:Catholic Church in Mianyang

English: According to the Asia Harvest estimation in 2020, of the entire population (4,057,601) in Mianyang (the second largest city of Sichuan), 1.57% (63,896) identified themselves as Catholics, including underground church Catholics (source: Christians in China stats — Sichuan.). The Catholic Church in Mianyang is under the administration of the Diocese of Chengdu, its origin possibly dates back to 1777 during the time of Bishop Gabriel-Taurin Dufresse according to Annals of Religion in Mianyang, and is rooted in the evangelization carried out by the Paris Foreign Missions Society ( [MEP]). Bailin Catholic Church at Youxian District is perhaps the first congregation established in this region in the 1820s. The church was expanded in 1913 by Alexandre Perrodin, an MEP missionary. Our Lady of Lourdes Church is the only Catholic church in Fucheng District, it seems there is no information available on the internet concerning its history. Note: Annals of Religion in Mianyang contains some dubious information due to political propaganda and a lack of meticulous scholarship, therefore the use of "possibly" and "perhaps" when referring to this source.