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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Nanyang
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nanyang ( la, Naniamen(sis), ) is a diocese located in the city of Nanyang, Henan in the Ecclesiastical province of Kaifeng in China. 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 (Roman rite) ** 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 (Roman Rite) ** 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 (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Simeone Volon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land, the most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. Covering an area of approximately , it is the world's third largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the most populous city and financial center is Shanghai. Modern Chinese trace their origins to a cradle of civilization in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. The semi-legendary Xia dynasty in the 21st century BCE and the well-attested Shang and Zhou dynasties developed a bureaucratic political system to serve hereditary monarchies, or dyna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |