Vagrauta

Vagrauta also known as Vagrautensis was a Roman and Byzantine era settlement in Numidia, Roman North Africa. The site of the ancient settlement has not been satisfactorily identified though it is in modern Algeria.

Bishopric of Vagrauta

The town was the seat of an ancient Bishopric one one Bishop is , however, known to us. Marcellenius took part in the synod meeting in Carthage held by the Vandal king Huneric in 484 and who later was exiled.

The diocese ceased to function with the arrival of the Islamic armies in the 7th century but in 1933 the diocese was refounded in name as a titular see[1][2] There have been 4 Bishops since then including long term bishop Geoffrey Ignatius Burke [3] and George Leo Thomas.[4] The current Bishop is Juan Frausto Pallares who replaced Cornelio Galleo Wigwigan in December 2005. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae , Leipzig 1931, p. 469.
  2. ↑ Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa Christiana , Volume I, Brescia 1816, p. 345.
  3. ↑ Vagrauta at Catholic heirachy.org.
  4. ↑ Titular Episcopal See of Vagrauta at GCatholic.org.
  5. ↑ Vagrauta at Catholic heirachy.org.
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