Beneventum (Africa)

Beneventum was an ancient city and bishopric in Tunisia. It is now a Latin Catholic titular see.

For namesakes, see Beneventum (disambiguation).
Area near Beni Ata

Beneventum was a Roman and Byzantine era city in the province of Africa Proconsularis.[1] Its presumed present location is at the ruins of Beniata, located near Bizerte in modern Tunisia.

History

Beneventum was import enough in the Roman province of Africa proconsularis to become a suffragan of its capital Carthage's Metropolitan Archbishop, yet was to fade.

Titular see

Very little is known of the ancient bishopric and though suffragan of the Archdiocese of Carthage no bishops are known by name. The diocese ceased to function with the arrival of the Islamic armies in the 7th century but was nominally restored in 1933 (Curiate Italian title Benevento. The city should not be confused with the Italian city of the same name.

Tadeusz Gocłowski, 2011

It has following incumbents:

See also

References
  1. Joseph Bingham, Origines Ecclesiasticae; Or the Antiquities of the Christian Church, Volume 3 p.220.
  2. "Ordinazione Episcopale conferita dal Santo Padre Francesco, 04.10.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  3. "Ordinary Public Consistory: Assignment of Titles". Holy See Press Office. 5 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  4. "Rinunce e Nomine, 01.05.2020" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
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