Diocese of Nanyang
Diocese of Nanyang Dioecesis Naniamensis 天主教南阳教区 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | China |
| Ecclesiastical province | Kaifeng |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 12,000 km2 (4,600 sq mi) |
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Joseph in Nanyang |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Peter Jin Lugang |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Gao Hongxiao |
The Diocese of Nanyang (Latin: Naniamen(sis), Chinese: 南陽) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in China. Its episcopal see is Nanyang, Henan. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaifeng.
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
- Bishop Peter Jin Lugang (靳祿崗) 7 May 2020 – Present)
- Bishop Joseph Zhu Bao-yu (朱宝玉) (30 June 2011 – 7 May 2020)
- Bishop Joseph Jin De-chen (靳德辰) (1981 – 2011)
- Bishop Pietro Massa, P.I.M.E. (梅先春) (11 April 1946 – 19 February 1978)
- Vicars Apostolic of Nanyangfu 南陽府
- Bishop Pietro Massa, P.I.M.E. (梅先春) (29 March 1938 – 11 April 1946)
- Bishop Flaminio Belotti, P.I.M.E. (包海容) (14 June 1917 – 1937), resigned
- Vicars Apostolic of Southern Honan 河南南境
- Bishop Simeone Volonteri, P.I.M.E. (安西满) (1 September 1882 – 21 December 1904)
- Vicars Apostolic of Honan 河南