Roman Catholic Diocese of Nanyang

The Diocese of Nanyang (Naniamen(sis), ) 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 Joseph Zhu Bao-yu (朱宝玉) (June 30, 2011 – present)
 * Bishop Joseph Jin De-chen (靳德辰) (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
 * 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
 * Bishop Simeone Volonteri, P.I.M.E. (安西满) (September 1, 1882 – December 21, 1904)
 * Vicars Apostolic of Honan 河南
 * 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)