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Sassura

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Africa Proconsularis (125 AD)

The Diocese of Sassura (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]

They are just two of Sassura's documented bishops.

  • Servius intervened in the synod assembled in Carthage in 484 by King Huneric the Vandal, after which Servius 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 Freising.

Canonical status and jurisdiction

Sassura is a titular see of the Catholic Church.[2]

References

  1. Back to citation Sassura at catholic-hierarchy.org; Sassura at gcatholic.org; J. Mesnage, L'Afrique chrétienne, (Paris, 1912), p. 169.
  2. Back to citation Wikidata item Q1331754