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Latin Catholic jurisdiction in China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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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) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 1950) 4,025,000 22,807 (0.6%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Joseph in Nanyang |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Joseph Zhu Bao-yu |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Gao Hongxiao |
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