Maximiana in Numidia

Maximiana in Numidia was an Ancient city and bishopric in Roman Africa and remains a Latin Catholic titular see.

Its presumed location are the ruins of Mexmeia?, in present Algeria.

History

Maximiana was important enough in the Roman province of Numidia to becoma one of its Metropolitan's many suffragan bishoprics, but was to fade.

Titular see

The diocese was nominally restored in 1925 as the titular bishopric of Maximiana, renamed in 1933 Maximiana in Numidia.

It has had the following incumbents, of the lowest (episcopal) rank, except a single archiepiscopal (intermediary rank) :

See also

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