Christianity in Bihar

Christianity in Bihar, a state of India, is a minority religion, being practised by less than 0.5% of the population.[1] Most people, about 83%, in Bihar are Hindus. Padri Ki Haveli is a Roman Catholic church in Bihar, which exists for centuries. The Diocese of Patna of the Church of North India and Emmanuel Christian Fellowship Centre (ECFC) are present in Bihar and the Pentecostal Holiness Church are present in Bihar as well as the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Patna. The archdiocese has suffragan dioceses:the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bettiah, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bhagalpur, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buxar, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Muzaffarpur and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Purnea, all of whom have their seat in Bihar. Bihar has numerous house churches[2] and a Christ Church Diocesan School exists in Patna.[3] Indian Pentecostal church of God Northern Region is the leading and oldest Pentecostal church in Bihar. Oldest Pentecostal Fellowship started in Rajendra Nagar, Patna.

List of denominations
  • Bihar Mennonite Mandli[4]
  • Emmanuel Christian Fellowship Centre[5]
  • Bethel Pentecostal Church[6]
  • Gospel Echoing Missionary Society[7]
  • Indian Pentecostal church of God Northern Region IPCNR leading and oldest Pentecostal church in Bihar.

References
  1. "Population by Religion in Bihar". Censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  2. "Update from Bihar Indian Pentecostal church of God Northern Region (IPCNR) is the leading and oldest Pentecostal church in Bihar. Oldest Pentecostal Fellowship started in Rajendra Nagar, Patna". Baptistsonmission.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  3. "Christ Church Diocesan School, Patna, Bihar". Bihartalk.com. 2010-06-22. Archived from the original on 2013-07-14. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  4. "India". GAMEO. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
  5. "ECFC". blogspot. Archived from the original on 2015-02-22. Retrieved 2015-02-22.
  6. Archived November 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Gospel Echoing Missionary Society(GEMS) - Welcome to the Frontpage!". Gemsbihar.org. 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
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