Roman Catholic Diocese of Nanyang

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
• * Bishop Joseph Jin De-chen
• * Bishop Pietro Massa, P.I.M.E.
• Vicars Apostolic of Nanyangfu 南陽府
• * Bishop Pietro Massa, P.I.M.E.
• * Bishop Flaminio Belotti, P.I.M.E.
• Vicars Apostolic of Southern Honan 河南南境
• * Bishop Simeone Volonteri, P.I.M.E.
• Vicars Apostolic of Honan 河南
• * Bishop Miguel Navarro, O.F.M.
• * Bishop Jean-Henri Baldus, C.M.