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Materiana was a city in the late Roman province of Byzacena. A titular see, it was located the central Sahel region of Tunisia.
Ecclesiastical history
Materiana was an episcopal see but no longer has a diocesan bishop. Accordingly, it is included in the Catholic Church's list of titular sees.[1] The only known bishop of this diocese from antiquity is Peregrino, who took part in the synod gathered in Carthage by the Vandal king of Hunaric in 484, after which he was exiled.[2][3]
Today, Materiana survives as a titular bishop's seat; the current titular bishop is Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam, auxiliary bishop of Colombo.[4]
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Materiana is a titular see of the Catholic Church.[5]
References
- Back to citation Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013, ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1)
- Back to citation Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, (Leipzig, 1931), p. 467.
- Back to citation Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa christiana, Volume I, (Brescia 1816), p. 217.
- Back to citation "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va.
- Back to citation Wikidata item Q1908274