Roman Catholic Diocese of Nanyang

Diocese of Nanyang Dioecesis Naniamensis 天主教南阳教区
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Kaifeng
Metropolitan	Kaifeng
Statistics
Area	12,000 km² (4,600 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 1950) 4,025,000 22,807 (0.6%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Joseph in Nanyang
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Joseph Zhu Bao-yu
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Gao Hong-xiao

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nanyang (Latin: Naniamen(sis), Chinese: 南陽) is a diocese located in the city of Nanyang in the Ecclesiastical province of Kaifeng in China.

History

1844: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Honan 河南 from the Diocese of Nanjing 南京
August 28, 1882: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Honan 河南南境
December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Nanyangfu 南陽府
April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Nanyang 南陽

Bishops of Nanyang 南陽 (Roman rite)
- Bishop Joseph Zhu Bao-yu (June 30, 2011 - present)
- Bishop Joseph Jin De-chen (1981 - 2011)
- Bishop Pietro Massa, P.I.M.E. (梅先春) (April 11, 1946 – February 19, 1978)
Vicars Apostolic of Nanyangfu 南陽府 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Pietro Massa, P.I.M.E. (梅先春) (March 29, 1938 – April 11, 1946)
- Bishop Flaminio Belotti, P.I.M.E. (包海容) (June 14, 1917 – 1937)
Vicars Apostolic of Southern Honan 河南南境 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Simeone Volonteri, P.I.M.E. (安西满) (September 1, 1882 – December 21, 1904)
Vicars Apostolic of Honan 河南 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Miguel Navarro, O.F.M. (April 8, 1856 – September 9, 1877)
- Bishop Jean-Henri Baldus, C.M. (安巴都) (March 2, 1844 – 1865)

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