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) |
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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 |
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China Christian Council | Oct. 1980 | Shanghai | President: Cao Shengjie (female) Honorary President: Ding Guangxun |
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*Three-Self: Self-administration, self-support and self-propagation |