Celerina is an Ancient city, former bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see in
North Africa
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.
It's presumably located near Guebeur-Bou-Aoun, in modern
Algeria
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...
.
History
The city was important enough in the
Roman province
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of
Numidia
Numidia was the ancient kingdom of the Numidians in northwest Africa, initially comprising the territory that now makes up Algeria, but later expanding across what is today known as Tunisia and Libya. The polity was originally divided between ...
to become a
suffragan
A suffragan bishop is a type of bishop in some Christian denominations.
In the Catholic Church, a suffragan bishop leads a diocese within an ecclesiastical province other than the principal diocese, the metropolitan archdiocese; the diocese led ...
bishopric of the capital's Metropolitan Archbishop. However it faded, presumably under Islam.
Titular see
The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as a
titular bishopric
A titular see in various churches is an episcopal see of a former diocese that no longer functions, sometimes called a "dead diocese". The ordinary or hierarch of such a see may be styled a "titular metropolitan" (highest rank), "titular archbish ...
.
It has had the following incumbents, all of the lowest (episcopal) rank :
* Georges-Louis Mercier,
White Fathers
The White Fathers (), officially known as the Missionaries of Africa (), and abbreviated MAfr, are a Roman Catholic society of apostolic life of pontifical right (for men). They were founded in 1868 by Charles-Martial Allemand-Lavigerie, who w ...
(M. Afr.) (1948.06.21 – 1955.09.14)
* Luís Victor Sartori (1956.01.10 – 1960.09.14)
* Karl Gnädinger (1960.11.05 – 1995.03.12)
* Marko Sopi (1995.11.02 – 2006.01.11)
*
Athanasius Schneider
Athanasius Schneider, O.R.C. (born Anton Schneider on 7 April 1961) is a Catholic prelate, serving as the Auxiliary Bishop of Astana in Kazakhstan. He is a member of the Canons Regular of the Holy Cross of Coimbra. He is known for championi ...
,
Crosier Canons
The Crosiers, formally known as the Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross (), abbreviated OSC, is a Catholic religious order of canons regular of Pontifical Right for men. (O.R.C.) (2006.04.08 – ...),
Auxiliary Bishop
An auxiliary bishop is a bishop assigned to assist the diocesan bishop in meeting the pastoral and administrative needs of the diocese. Auxiliary bishops can also be titular bishops of sees that no longer exist as territorial jurisdictions.
...
of
Mary Most Holy in Astana (Kazakhstan)
See also
*
Catholic Church in Algeria
The Catholic Church in Algeria is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the pope in Rome. Prior to independence, the European Catholic settlers had historic legacy and powerful presence, but today Catholics co ...
References
External links
GigaCatholic, with incumbent biography links
Catholic titular sees in Africa
Former Roman Catholic dioceses in Africa
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