Forontoniana
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Forontoniana was a Roman town of the Roman province of Byzacena during late antiquity.[1] The town has tentatively been identified with the ruins at Henchir-Bir-El-Menadla in modern Tunisia.[2]
Forontoniana was also the seat of an ancient episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Church.[3][4] The only known bishop of this diocese was Felix, who took part in the synod in Carthage in 484 called by the Vandal king Huneric, after which Felix was exiled. Today Forontoniana survives as a titular bishopric.[5]
Known Bishops
- Felix (mentioned in 484) [6]
- Luigi Poggi (1965–1994)
- Pierfranco Shepherd (1994–2015)[7]
- Dagoberto Campos Salas (2018- )[8]
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Forontoniana is a titular see of the Catholic Church.[9]
References
- Back to citation Joseph Bingham, Origines Ecclesiasticae (W. Straker, 1840) p231.
- Back to citation Forontoniana at.gcatholic.org
- Back to citation Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, (Leipzig, 1931), p. 465.
- Back to citation Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa Christiana, Volume I, (Brescia, 1816), p. 161.
- Back to citation La sede titolare nel sito di www.catholic-hierarchy.org
- Back to citation Notitia Byzacena, 08.
- Back to citation La sede titolare nel sito di www.catholic-hierarchy.org
- Back to citation La sede titolare nel sito di www.catholic-hierarchy.org
- Back to citation Wikidata item Q1437912