Religious Organizations in China
Name Time of Founding Site Leader(s)  
Buddhist Association of China May 1953 Beijing President: Yi Cheng Honorary President:
Paghalha Geleg Namgyai (Tibetan)
China Taoist Association Apr. 1957 Beijing President: Min Zhixue
Islamic Association of China May 1953 Beijing President: Chen Guangyuan (Hui)
Patriotic Association of
the Catholic Church of China
Jul. 1957 Beijing Chairman: Fu Tieshan
Chinese Catholic Bishops College 1980 Beijing Chairman: Liu Yuanren
The Three-Self* Patriotic Movement
Committee of the Protestant Churches of China
Aug. 1954 Shanghai Chairman: Ji Jianhong Honorary
Chairman: Ding Guangxun
China Christian Council Oct. 1980 Shanghai President: Cao Shengjie (female)
Honorary President: Ding Guangxun
*Three-Self: Self-administration, self-support and self-propagation