The diocese of Benepota () is a suppressed and

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of the

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History

Benepota, in today's Algeria, is an ancient bishopric of the

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. The location of the see is not currently known, But what is known is that the Bishop of the town attended a meeting of bishops convened in Carthage in 484 by King

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the

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. Today Benepota survives as a

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ric and the current bishop is

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, of Canelones.

Known bishops

*Honorius (

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484 AD) *Francisco Rendeiro, (1965–1967) *

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(1968–1976) * Tadeusz Rybak (1977–1992) * Leopoldo Hermes Garin Bruzzone, (2002–current)

References

Archaeological sites in Algeria Catholic titular sees in Africa Roman towns and cities in Mauretania Caesariensis Ancient Berber cities {{Algiers-geo-stub