Roman Empire - Africa Proconsularis (125 AD)

The diocese of Cene ( la, Dioecesis Cenensis, link=no) is a suppressed and

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of the

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. Cenae, identifiable with the island of

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in today's

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, are an ancient bishopric of the

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Mauretania Caesariensis Mauretania Caesariensis (Latin for " Caesarean Mauretania") was a Roman province located in what is now Algeria in the Maghreb. The full name refers to its capital Caesarea Mauretaniae (modern Cherchell). The province had been part of the Ki ...

. There are only two bishops, Bonifacio and Vindemio, who took part in the 411 Carthaginian conference, which saw the Catholic baptists and donatists of Africa together. In the life of Saint Fulgenzio (6th century), the monk Ferrandus remembers that the saint retired to a

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on the island. Archaeological excavations conducted in 1941 brought to light evidence and finds identifiable with this monastery. Today the diocese survives as a

, and the current bishop is Sergi Gordo Rodríguez, auxiliary bishop of

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Known bishops

* Bonifacio (fl.411) * Vindemio (fl.411) (

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) * Antoon van Oorschoot (1949–1953) *

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(1954–1968) *

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(1968–1971) * John Robert Roach (1971–1975) *

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(1975–1981) *

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(1982–1987) * Amédée (Antoine-Marie) Grab (1987–1995) *

Amancio Escapa Aparicio Amancio Escapa Aparicio O.C.D. (30 March 1938 – 5 May 2017) was a Roman Catholic bishop. Born in Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto ...

(1996–2017) * Sergi Gordo Rodríguez (2017–current)La sede titolare
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References

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