Cibaliana
Cibaliana (or Cerbaliana[1]) was a city of the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis, later Byzacena (modern Tunisia).
There are two known bishops of this ancient episcopal see.
- Donatus (not to be confused with Donatus Magnus) was present at the Council of Carthage in 256, where he discussed the problem of the Lapsi.
- The Donatist Bishop Cresconius, was present the Council of Carthage in 411. There was no Catholic bishop at this time.
Cibaliana was re-established as a titular see of the Catholic Church in 1989.[2] Titular bishops are;
- Antônio Carlos do Nascimento 29 Nov 2025 to present
- Geraldo Dantas de Andrade, S.C.I. 18 Feb 1998 to 1 May 2021. Appointed auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil, from 1998 to 2010.[3]
- Carlos Jesús Patricio Baladrón Valdés 16 Nov 1991 to 24 Jan 1998. Appointed, Bishop of the Diocese of Guantánamo-Baracoa in 1998.
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Cibaliana is a titular see of the Catholic Church.[4]
References
- Back to citation "Cyprian". Retrieved March 21, 2026.
- Back to citation "Cibaliana (Titular See)". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 21, 2026.
- Back to citation Geraldo de Andrade
- Back to citation Wikidata item Q1091481