Regiae (city)
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Regiae (or Regiæ) was an ancient city and former
bishopric in Roman North Africa. It is currently a Latin Catholic titular see. Its presumed location is Arbal, in modern Algeria
.
History
The city was important enough in the
Caesarea Mauretaniae
's Metropolitan archbishopric.
However it later faded.
Titular see
The diocese was nominally restored as a Latin Catholic
titular bishopric
in 1933, the Italian Curiate title being Regie.
It has had the following incumbents, all of the lowest (episcopal) rank :
- Marcel Daubechies, Kasama (actually the same, renamed; Zambia) (1950.02.03 – 1959.04.25), later promoted first Bishop of Kasama (1959.04.25 – 1964.11.25), emeritate as Titular Bishop of Buffada(1964.11.25 – 1976.08.09)
- Thomas Joseph Riley (1959.11.04 – 1977.08.17)
- Luis María Estrada Paetau, Dominican Order (O.P.) (1977.10.27 – 2011.03.25)
- Donald Joseph Hying (2011.05.26 – 2014.11.24)
- Janusz Marian Danecki, Auxiliary Bishop of Campo Grande(Brazil)
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