Aquae in Proconsulari
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Aquae in Proconsulari is a former Ancient city and bishopric in Roman Africa and present Latin Catholic titular see.
Its modern location is Henchir-El-Baghla, in present Tunisia.
History
[edit]Aquae Novae was important enough in the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis to become one of the many suffragans of its capital Carthage's Metropolitan Archbishopric, but faded.
Titular see
[edit]The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as a titular bishopric.[1]
It has had the following incumbents,[2] all of the lowest (episcopal) rank :
- José Fernandes Veloso (1966.03.23 – 1981.11.26), as Auxiliary Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Petropolis (Brazil) (1966.03.23 – 1981.11.26), later promoted Coadjutor Bishop of Petrópolis (1981.11.26 – 1984.02.15) and succeeding as Bishop of Petrópolis (1984.02.15 – 1995.11.15)
- Salim Sayegh (1981.11.26 – ...), Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem (Palestine, Holy Land)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1)
- ^ GCatholic with titular incumbent biography links
