Roman Catholic Diocese of Nanlong

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|name = Nanlong

|local = 天主教安龙教区

|latin = Dioecesis Nganlomensis

|country = China

|metropolitan = Guiyang

|province = Guiyang

|rite = Latin Rite

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|bishop = Sede Vacante

|metro_archbishop = Paul Xiao Zejiang

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|map_caption = Map of the Kweichow Mission, prepared by {{ill|Adrien Launay|fr}}, 1889.

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nanlong/Anlong ({{langx|la|Nganlomen(sis)}}, {{lang-zh|t=南龍, 安龍}}) is a diocese located in Anlong (Guizhou) in the ecclesiastical province of Guiyang in China.

History

February 16, 1922: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Nanlong 南龍/Anlong/{{lang|fr|Hin-y-fou}} 安龍/興義府 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Kweichow 貴州 and Apostolic Vicariate of Kwanghsi 廣西
April 27, 1927: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Nanlong 南龍/Anlong 安龍
April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Nanlong 南龍/Anlong 安龍

Leadership

Bishops of Nanlong 南龍 (Roman rite)
Bishop Alexandre-François-Marie Carlo, M.E.P. (April 11, 1946 – January 26, 1952)
Vicars Apostolic of Nanlong 南龍 (Roman Rite)
Bishop Alexandre-François-Marie Carlo, M.E.P. (April 21, 1927 – April 11, 1946)
Prefects Apostolic of Nanlong 南龍 (Roman Rite)
Fr. Alexandre-François-Marie Carlo, M.E.P. (later Bishop) (November 22, 1922 – April 21, 1927)

References

[http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/lanl0.htm GCatholic.org]
[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dlanl.html Catholic Hierarchy]

Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in China

Category:Christian organizations established in 1922

Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century

Category:Catholic Church in Guizhou

Category:Organizations based in Guizhou

Category:1922 establishments in China