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The diocese of Maraguia (in Latin: Dioecesis Maraguiensis) is a suppressed and
The diocese of Maraguia (in Latin: Dioecesis Maraguiensis) is a suppressed and titular see
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of the Roman Catholic Church
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The diocese of Maraguia was centered on an ancient
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Roman town of the Roman province
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of Byzacena
Byzacena (or Byzacium) ( grc, Βυζάκιον, ''Byzakion'') was a Late Roman province in the central part of Roman North Africa, which is now roughly Tunisia, split off from Africa Proconsularis.
History
At the end of the 3rd century AD, t ...
called Maraguia which is tentatively identifiable with the ruins of Ksar-Margui in modern Tunisia
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. The only known bishop of this African diocese is Boniface, who took part in the synod assembled in Carthage in 484 by the Arian King Huneric
Huneric, Hunneric or Honeric (died December 23, 484) was King of the (North African) Vandal Kingdom (477–484) and the oldest son of Gaiseric. He abandoned the imperial politics of his father and concentrated mainly on internal affairs. He was m ...
of the Vandal Kingdom, after which Boniface was exiled. Today, the diocese of Maraguia survives as a bishopric holder. On 24 August 2020, the seat is assigned to Bishop-Elect Moises Magpantay Cuevas Auxiliary Bishop of Zamboanga and Titular Bishop of Maraguia.
References
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