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Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 2:38 pm Post subject: Majority Christian denomination in Hong Kong
Just curious to know what is the majority Christian denomination in Hong Kong.
Do you have conflicts between different denominations i.e different views and ways on how to praise God.
Although I am Roman Catholic, I have never restricted myself to attending only Roman Catholic churches. IMHO, its the same religion, just different practices.
What are the different denominations that you know of?
Taken from a few articles:
about 500,000 Christians
1. There are about 51% of whom are Protestant and 49% are Catholic. Due to the zeal of lay Christians and missionaries, the number of . Other major denominations are Adventists, Anglicans, Christianindependent Protestant churches has steadily risen since the 1970s, and now includes around 950 congregations.
2. Religion in Hong Kong is part and parcel of the culture of Hong Kong. Religious freedom is one of the fundamental rights enjoyed by Hong Kong residents. It is protected by the Basic Law and relevant legislation. There is a large variety of religious groups in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), including Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism and Judaism. All of these groups have a considerable number of adherents. Apart from offering religious instructions, many major religious bodies have established schools and provided social welfare facilities.
3. The Roman Catholic community
Trappist Haven MonasteryMain article: Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong
The Roman Catholic Church in Hong Kong was established as a Mission Prefecture in 1841 and as an Apostolic Vicariate in 1874. It became a diocese in 1946. About 239 400 Hong Kong residents are Catholics. They are served by 309 priests, 60 brothers and 519 sisters. There are 52 parishes, comprising 40 churches, 30 chapels and 28 halls for religious service. Services are conducted in Cantonese, with three-fifths of the parishes providing services in English and in Tagalog in some cases. The diocese has established its own administrative structure while maintaining close links with the Pope and other Catholic communities around the world. It has the same creed, Scripture, liturgy and organisation as the other culture communities world wide. The assistant secretary-general of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conference has his office in Hong Kong. Along with its apostolic work, one of the prime concerns of the diocese has been for the well-being of all the people of Hong Kong. In education, there are 320 Catholic schools and kindergartens which have about 286 000 pupils. There is the Catholic Board of Education to assist in this area. The medical and social services include six hospitals, 15 clinics, 13 social centres, 15 hostels, 12 homes for the aged, 15 rehabilitation service centres and many self-help clubs and associations. Caritas is the official social welfare arm of the Roman Catholic Church in Hong Kong. These services are open to all people. Indeed, 95 per cent of those who have benefited from the wide range of services provided by the diocese are not Catholics. To reach people through the media, the diocese publishes two weekly newspapers, Kung Kao Po and The Sunday Examiner. In addition, the Diocesan Audio-Visual Centre produces tapes and films for use in schools and parishes and, overall, the Hong Kong Catholic Social Communications Office acts as an information and public relations channel for the diocese.
4. The Protestant community
Main article: Protestantism in Hong Kong and Sheng Kung Hui (Anglican0
A chapel of the Church of Christ in China in Bonham Road.The presence of the Protestant community dates back to 1841. About 300 000 Protestant Christians live in Hong Kong. The Protestant Church is made up of over 1 300 congregations in more than 50 denominations. The Baptists form the largest denomination followed by the Lutherans and Missionary Alliance, Church of Christ in China, Methodist, Pentecostal and Salvation Army. With their emphasis on youth work, many congregations have a high proportion of young people. The Protestant churches are also deeply involved in education, health care and social welfare. Protestant organisations operate three post-secondary institutions: Chung Chi College at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Baptist University and Lingnan University. They run 144 secondary schools, 192 primary schools, 273 kindergartens and 116 nurseries. In addition, they operate 16 theological seminaries and Bible institutes,16 Christian publishing houses and 57 Christian bookshops. They run seven hospitals with 3 749 beds, 18 clinics and 59 social service organisations that provide a wide range of social services incl uding 227 community and youth centres, 74 day care centres, 17 children’s homes, 35 homes for the elderly, 106 elderly centres, two schools for the blind and deaf, 47 training centres for the mentally handicapped and 15 camp sites. Five international hotel-type guest houses are managed by the YMCA and YWCA. The church supports emergency relief and development projects in Third World countries. Two weekly newspapers are published, The Christian Weekly and The Christian Times. Two ecumenical bodies facilitate co-operative work among the Protestant churches in Hong Kong. The older one, dating from 1915, is the Hong Kong Chinese Christian Churches Union. The second co-operative body is the Hong Kong Christian Council, formed in 1954. Major mainline denominations and ecumenical services constitute the membership core of the council, which is committed to building closer relationships among all churches in Hong Kong as well as with churches overseas, and to stimulating local Christians to play an active part in the development of Hong Kong society.
Last edited by penny on Wed Nov 22, 2006 10:08 am; edited 1 time in total
In different countries over the years I've worshipped in Catholic and Protestant churches incl Baptist, Non-Denominational, Anglican, Bretheran, Missionary Alliance, Methodist, Assembly of God (Pentecostal). Also been to Catholic Christmas mid-night Masses conducted together with Orthodoc Catholic priests
For me they mainly vary in the external form of worship and practices, but the same God.
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