Gratiana, Africa

See Gratian for namesakes

Gratiana was an Ancient city and bishopric in Roman Africa, which remains a latin catjolic titular see;

History

Gratiana, in modern Tunisia, was among the many towns of sufficient importance in the Roman province of Byzacena to become a suffragan of Carthage, but would completely fade, plausibly at the 7Th century advent of Islam.

Three of its bishops are historically documented :

Titular see

The dicese was nominally restored in 1933 as Titular bishopric]] of Gratiana (Latin) / Graziana (Curiate Italian) / Gratianen(sis) (Latin adjective)

It has had the following incumbents, albeit so far none of the fitting Episcopal (lowest) rank but all archiepiscopal :

See also

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