Vanarion (Latin: Vanarionensis) is a historic and titular diocese of the Roman Catholic Church. [1] [2] [3] The seat of the bishopric was a Roman town called Vanarion, founded in the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis, which has been tentatively identified with ruins at Ksar-Tyr in northern Algeria. [4] At present the Catholic bishops are titular. Between 2005 and May 13, 2013 the Bishop of Vanariony was auxiliary bishop of Katowice, Józef Kupny, he was replaced by Prosper Balthazar Lyimo of Tanzania, in 2014. [5]
Zaghwan is a town in the northern half of Tunisia.
Zarzis also known as Jarjis is a coastal commune (municipality) in southeastern Tunisia, former bishopric and Latin Catholic titular see under its ancient name Gergis.
The Archdiocese of Katowice is the Latin Metropolitan archdiocese of an ecclesiastical province in Western Poland.
Józef Piotr Kupny is a Polish Catholic priest, current archbishop of Wrocław, and was the auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Katowice from 2006 to 2013.
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Azura was an ancient civitas and bishopric in Roman North Africa– It remains only as Latin Catholic titular see.
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Rotaria was an ancient Roman and Byzantine era bishopric of Numidia, North Africa.
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Cabarsussi, was an ancient civitas (municipality) and bishopric in the Roman province of Byzacena, that is tentatively identifiable with ruins at Drâa-Bellouan in modern Tunisia. The current bishop is Terence Robert Curtin, auxiliary bishop of Melbourne.
Cediae (Cediæ) was an ancient city and former bishopric in Roman North Africa. It is now a Latin Catholic titular see.
Tisedi was an ancient city and bishopric, which remains a Catholic titular see.
Ubaza was an ancient city and bishopric in Roman North Africa, which remains a Latin titular see.
Baia was an ancient city and bishopric in the Roman province of Africa Proconsulare. It is a Roman Catholic titular see.
Mutia was an Ancient city and former bishopric in Roman Africa and remains a Latin Catholic titular see.
Prosper Balthazar Lyimo is a Tanzanian clergyman and Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop in Arusha.
Vegesela was an Ancient city and former bishopric in Roman North Africa and remains a Latin Catholic titular see.
Equizetum is a former city and bishopric in Roman North Africa which only remains a Latin Catholic titular see.