Diocese of Nanyang

• 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 () (June 30, 2011 – present) • Bishop Joseph Jin De-chen () (1981 - 2011) • Bishop Pietro Massa, P.I.M.E. () (April 11, 1946 – February 19, 1978) • Vicars Apostolic of Nanyangfu 南陽府 • Bishop Pietro Massa, P.I.M.E. () (March 29, 1938 – April 11, 1946) • Bishop Flaminio Belotti, P.I.M.E. () (June 14, 1917 – 1937) • Vicars Apostolic of Southern Honan 河南南境 • Bishop Simeone Volonteri, P.I.M.E. () (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. () (March 2, 1844 – 1865) ==References==