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NUMBER OF ADHERENTS.
245
Vicarages. Provinces. Bishops. Coadjutors. Missionaries. Native Agents. Native Christians.
Fŭh-këen Brought forward Fŭh-këen, Chĕ-këang, Keang-se, and Formosa 3 .. 11 29 80,000
Sze-chuen Sze-chuen, Kwei-chow, & Yun-nan 1 4 8 30,000
Shan-se Shan-se, Shen-se, Kan-sŭh, Hoo-kwang, and western Tartary 1 .. 6 18 35,000
6 2 23 80 215,000

In 1833, the Chinese Christians, in the bishopric of Macao, amounted to 13,090, under the care of seven native priests, situated as follows:—

Macao, including Patane, Mongha, and Lapa 7,000
Shun-tĭh 1,250
Hae-nan (the island of) 855
Shaou-chow, to the north of Canton 750
Shaou-king, to the west of ditto 730
Nan-hae, in the city of ditto 1,850
Nan-chow 655
13,090

The salary of each native priest is eighty-two dollars yearly; travelling expenses, estimated at from forty to fifty dollars, are allowed; besides the pay of catechists, and other charges.

The college of St. Joseph, in Macao, is intended for the purpose of raising up native teachers for China. It was founded by the Jesuits, in 1730; transferred to the Propaganda, in 1784; and, in 1800, provided for