The Diocese of Abbir-Germanicians ( lat. Dioecesis Abbiritana Germanicianorum ) is an abolished diocese, now a titular diocese of the Roman Catholic Church .
| Diocese of Abbir-Germanicians | |
|---|---|
| Dioecesis Abbiritana Germanicianorum | |
 Map of the Roman province of Africa , V century | |
| A country | |
| Founding date | |
| Date of abolition | V century, since 1964 - titular diocese |
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History
The ancient city of Abbir-Germanicians was located in the Roman province of Africa and until the V century was the center of the eponymous diocese, which was part of the metropolis of Carthage . In the 5th century, the diocese of Abbir-Germanicians ceased to exist.
Since 1964, the diocese of Abbir-Germanician has been the titular diocese of the Roman Catholic Church.
Bishops
- Bishop Successions (255–259);
- Bishop Annibonius (mentioned in 411);
- Bishop Candide (mentioned in 419).
Titular Bishops
- Bishop Paul Bouque SCI [1] (06/16/1964 - 08/11/1976);
- Bishop Aloísio Sinésio Bohn (06/27/1977 - 02/13/1980) - appointed Bishop of Novo Hamburgo ;
- Bishop Hermann Josef Spital (10/15/1980 - 02/24/1981) - appointed Bishop of Trier ;
- Bishop Leo Schwartz (01/01/1982 - present).
Notes
- ↑ see. Abbreviations of Catholic Men's Monastic Orders and Congregations
Source
- Annuario Pontificio , Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano, 2003, p. 747, ISBN 88-209-7422-3
- Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae , Leipzig 1931, p. 463
- Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa christiana , Volume I, Brescia 1816, p. 61-62 (lat.)
- La Gerarghia Cattolica
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