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[[File:Roman Empire - Africa Proconsularis (125 AD).svg|thumb|right|Africa Proconsularis (125 AD)]]The '''Diocese of Sassura''' (in Latin: Dioecesis Sassuritana) is a suppressed and [[titular See]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. |
[[File:Roman Empire - Africa Proconsularis (125 AD).svg|thumb|right|Africa Proconsularis (125 AD)]]The '''Diocese of Sassura''' (in Latin: Dioecesis Sassuritana) is a suppressed and [[titular See]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. |
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Sassura, identifiable with Henchir-Ez-Zaouadi in today's Tunisia, is |
The [[civitas|Roman Town]] of Sassura, identifiable with [[Henchir-Ez-Zaouadi]] in today's [[Tunisia]], is the [[cathedra|ancient episcopal seat]] of the diocese which was in the [[Roman Province]] of [[Byzacena]].<ref>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d2s29.html Entry at] www.catholic-hierarchy.org</ref><ref> [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/t1515.htm Entry] at www.gcatholic.org</ref><ref>J. Mesnage, [http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k1096329/f184.image ''L'Afrique chrétienne''], ([[Paris]], 1912), p. 169.</ref> |
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They are just two of Sassura's documented |
They are just two of Sassura's documented [[bishop]]s. |
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*Servius intervened in the [[synod]] assembled in Carthage by King [[Huneric]] the [[Vandal]] in 484, after which Servius he was [[exile]]d. |
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*Bonifacio took part in the anti-monotheistic council of 641. |
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Today Sassura survives as a [[titular bishop]]ric and the current bishop is Rupert Graf zu Stolberg, auxiliary [[bishop of Munich]] and Frisinga. |
Today Sassura survives as a [[titular bishop]]ric and the current bishop is Rupert Graf zu Stolberg, auxiliary [[bishop of Munich]] and Frisinga. |
Revision as of 14:15, 14 August 2017
The Diocese of Sassura (in Latin: Dioecesis Sassuritana) is a suppressed and titular See of the Roman Catholic Church.
The Roman Town of Sassura, identifiable with Henchir-Ez-Zaouadi in today's Tunisia, is the ancient episcopal seat of the diocese which was in the Roman Province of Byzacena.[1][2][3]
They are just two of Sassura's documented bishops.
- Servius intervened in the synod assembled in Carthage by King Huneric the Vandal in 484, after which Servius he was exiled.
- Bonifacio took part in the anti-monotheistic council of 641.
Today Sassura survives as a titular bishopric and the current bishop is Rupert Graf zu Stolberg, auxiliary bishop of Munich and Frisinga.