Sitipa also known as Sitipensis is a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church centered in North Africa. [1] [2] [3]
Very little is known of the history of the bishopric. A Catholic Bishop Argyrius was present at the Council of Carthage (411) [4] but the actual location of the seat of the diocese (a town called Sitipensis Plebs) is unknown. [5] [6]
The titular bishopric was only added to the list of titular bishops in 1989.
The current bishop is Ignatius Chung Wang of San Francisco. [7]
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