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Roman Catholic Diocese of Nanyang

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Metropolitan
  
Kaifeng

Pope
  
Francis

Area
  
12,000 km²

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Bishop
  
Joseph Zhu Bao-yu

Country
  
China

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 1950) 4,025,000 22,807 (0.6%)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of St Joseph in Nanyang

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaifeng

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.

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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

    • Leadership

  • 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)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Nanyang Wikipedia
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