Roman Catholic Diocese of Nanlong

Diocese of Nanlong Dioecesis Nganlomensis 天主教安龙教区
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Guiyang
Metropolitan	Guiyang
Statistics
Area	45,000 km2 (17,000 sq mi)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sede Vacante
Metropolitan Archbishop	Paul Xiao Zejiang

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nanlong/Anlong (Latin: Nganlomen(sis), Chinese: 南龍, 安龍) is a diocese located in Anlong (Guizhou) in the ecclesiastical province of Guiyang in China.

History

Map of Kweichow mission, prepared by Adrien Launay, 1889.

• February 16, 1922: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Nanlong 南龍/Anlong/Hin-y-fou 安龍/興義府 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Kweichow 貴州 and Apostolic Vicariate of Guangxi 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

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy