Buslacena

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Buslacena was a Roman town and the seat of an ancient Christian bishopric in the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis.

Bishopric

We know of only one bishop of the town, Felix, who attended the Council of Carthage (256) to discuss the issue of the Lapsi. [1] The bishopric survives to day as a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church with only one modern bishop, Alfredo Victor Petit Vergel. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa Christiana Vol. 1 (Brescia, 1816) p111.
  2. Titular Episcopal See of Buslacena at Gcatholic.org.
  3. Buslacena Archived 2016-12-18 at the Wayback Machine at catholic-hierarchy.org.