Zella (see)
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The Diocese of Zella (Latin: Dioecesis Zellensis) is a suppressed and titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.[1][2] The diocese of Zella, is located in today's Tunisia.
During the Roman Empire the Diocese was centered on a Roman town of the Roman province of Byzacena. During late antiquity the city had both a Donatist and Catholic congregation. These two both sent bishops to the Conference of Carthage of 411.[3][4]
Today Zella survives as a titular bishopric and the current archbishop, personal title, is Samuele Sangalli, who is Adjunct Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization.
Known bishops
- Donaziano † (fl411)
- Natalico † (fl 411) (Donatist bishop)
- Franz Brazys (1964–1967)[5]
- Cesare Zacchi (1967–1974)
- Angelo Acerbi (1974–2024)
- Samuele Sangalli (2025–present)
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Zella is a titular see of the Catholic Church.[6]
References
- Back to citation Zella at www.catholic-hierarchy.org
- Back to citation Zellae at www.gcatholic.org
- Back to citation Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa christiana, Volume I, (Brescia, 1816), p. 370
- Back to citation Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, [Leipzig, 1931), p. 470.
- Back to citation "MARIAN FATHER IS APPOINTED BISHOP". The Catholic Transcript. Vol. LXVII Number 36. December 31, 1964. p. 16. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- Back to citation Wikidata item Q187619