Titular see of Rucuma
 .svg.png){kind=icon} Shown within Tunisia | |
| Location | Tunisia |
|---|---|
| Region | Bizerte Governorate |
| Coordinates | 37°02′53″N 9°31′18″E / 37.048181°N 9.521675°E |
| Titular see of Rucuma Rucuma (adjectival form: Rucumensis) | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Tunisia |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | July 2, 1966 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Titular Bishop | Thomas Maria Renz |
Rucuma was a city in the late Roman province of Africa Proconsularis, now northern Tunisia.
Its bishopric was a suffragan of Carthage. No longer a residential see, it is included in the Catholic Church's list of titular sees.[1]
Diocesan bishops
These include:[2]
- Lucianus (mentioned in 255)
- Maximus (mentioned in 646)
Titular bishops
- Jean-Joseph-Léonce Villepelet † (2 Jul 1966 Appointed - 10 Dec 1970 Resigned)
- Patrick Fani Chakaipa † (15 Oct 1972 Appointed - 31 May 1976 Appointed, Archbishop of Salisbury)
- John Huston Ricard, S.S.J. (25 May 1984 Appointed - 20 Jan 1997 Appointed, Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida)
- Thomas Maria Renz (29 Apr 1997 Appointed - )
References
- ↑ Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013, ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 960
- ↑ Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa christiana, Volume I, Brescia 1816, p. 263
External links
- Rucuma in Catholic Hierarchy.
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