Roman Catholic Diocese of Nanyang
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Nanyang
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Nanyang
南陽
latin= Dioecesis Naniamensis
country= China | metropolitan=Kaifeng
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 12,000
population= 4,025,000
population_as_of= 1950
catholics= 22,807
catholics_percent= 0.6
bishop= "vacant"
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nanyang {Latin: " Naniamen(sis)", 中文: 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
Leadership
* Bishops of Nanyang 南陽 (Roman rite)
** 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
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/nany0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dnany.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://www.nycatholic.org/ Diocese website (Chinese)]
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