Christianity in Madhya Pradesh

Christianity is a minority religion in Madhya Pradesh, a state of India. Hindus form the majority in the state. The Dioceses of Bhopal and of Jabalpur of the Church of North India have their seats in Madhya Pradesh. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bhopal, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gwalior, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Indore, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jabalpur, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jhabua, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Khandwa, the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Sagar the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Satna and the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Ujjain have their seat in the state. The Presbyterian Free Church, which is a member of the International Conference of Reformed Churches has its seat in the state. [1] Jabalpur has Christ Church Boys Senior Secondary School.

The Catholic church, Pachmarhi
Christians in Madhya Pradesh
YearNumberPercentage
2001[2]
170,381
0.28
2011[3]
213,282
0.29

List of denominations

References
  1. "The International Conference of Reformed Churches". Icrconline.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
  2. "Total population by religious communities". Censusindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  3. "Indian Census 2011". Census Department, Government of India. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  4. World Christian Encyclopedia , Second edition, 2001 Volume 1, p. 368
  5. World Christian Encyclopedia , Second edition, 2001 Volume 1, p. 370
  6. "Evangelical Lutheran Church in Madhya Pradesh". Archived from the original on February 4, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
  7. "Indian Evangelical Team". Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
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