Aquae Regiae

Roman Africa.

Aquae Regiae was a Roman town in the Roman province of Byzacena, during the Roman Empire and into late antiquity. The Latin adjective referring to it is Aquaregiensis.

History

The bishops of this town, Massimiano participated in the 411 Carthage conference,between the Catholic bishops and donatist bishops of Africa and was at the other Carthaginian council of 419. Another bishop was among the Catholic prelates summoned in 484 to Carthage by the Arian king of the Vandals, Huneric. The bishop of the town was excilled after this conference.[1][2]

Today Aqua Regie survives as a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church[3] and the current bishop is Robert Charles Evans, auxiliary bishop of Providence.[4]

Known Bishops

References

  1. Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, (Leipzig, 1931), p. 464.
  2. Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa christiana, Volume I, (Brescia 1816), p. 81.
  3. Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 825
  4. Information on the diocese
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