Caeciri was a

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'' (town) and ancient diocese in

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. Its exact location is unknown, though it must have been in the

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region south of Algiers in modern

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History

Caeciri must have been of some size as it was the

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of an ancient Christian

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, which survives today as a

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of the

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. Only one bishop is known from antiquity, Quobolo, who took part in the

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. The current

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of Caeciri is

Antonio Arcari Antonio Arcari (born 8 May 1953) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See and retired in 2023. He has been an archbishop and has held the rank of Apostolic Nuncio since 2003. ...

, who succeeded Miklós Beer.Caeciri
at catholic-hierarchy.org. Other bishops include

José Domínguez Rodríguez Bishop José Maximino Eusebio Domínguez y Rodríguez (29 May 1915 in Havana, Cuba – 11 December 1986 in Matanzas, Cuba) was Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Matanzas (1961–1987) and Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese ...

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and

Eduardo Francisca Pironio Eduardo Francisco Pironio (3 December 1920 – 5 February 1998) was an Argentine Roman Catholic cardinal who served in numerous departments of the Roman Curia from 1975 to 1996. He was named Suburbicarian see of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, Cardinal- ...

References

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