Diocese of Ammoniace

Map of the Diocese of Egypt in antiquity

The diocese of Ammonia (Latin: Dioecesis Ammoniacensis) is a suppressed and titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. ^[1] It is all that remains of the ancient bishopric that was centered the Siwa Oasis during late antiquity, ^[2] when it was in the Roman province of Marmarica and suffraged by the archdiocese of Darni. Today Ammoniace survives as a titular bishopric and has been vacant since January 24, 1983. ^[3]

References

1. Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013 ISBN   978-88-209-9070-1), "Sedi titolari", pp. 819-1013
2. Diocese of Ammoniace, at www.gcatholic.org
3. David Cheney, Diocese of Ammoniace, at Catholic-Hierarchy.org. ^{[self-published]}