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Hundreds of converts in Chinese diocese
May 31, 2011
A northeastern Chinese diocese reports that 243 adults received the sacraments of Christian initiation in its cathedral on May 28. The average age of the converts is 32.
The conversions in the Diocese of Tianjin followed an online evangelization campaign, according to the Fides news agency.
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Further information:
- The result of collective mobilization for evangelization: 243 adults newly baptized in the parish of the Cathedral of Xi Kai, diocese of Tian Jin (Fides)
- Tianjin (Wikipedia)
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