Abziri

Abziri
Shown within Tunisia
Alternative name Abziritanus
Location Tunisia
Region Ben Arous Governorate
Coordinates 36°36′30″N 10°10′18″E / 36.60833°N 10.17167°E / 36.60833; 10.17167Coordinates: 36°36′30″N 10°10′18″E / 36.60833°N 10.17167°E / 36.60833; 10.17167
Type town

Abziri also known variously as Abziritanus and Abdiritanus was a Roman and Byzantine era oppidum (town) in Africa Proconsularis, Roman North Africa. The town is tentatively identified with ruins near Oudna, in Cartagine, Tunisia.[1]

History

The town was mentioned by Pliny[2] and was one of the 30 oppida libera in Africa Proconsularis. The town appears to be a native Berber town associated with the nearby Roman colony of Uthina.

Bishopric

The town was the seat of an ancient Catholic bishopric[3] which functioned till the end of the 7th century and the arrival of Islamic Armies. The diocese was refounded in name in 1933, and exists today as a titular see in the Roman Catholic Church.

  • Victor (Catholic Bishop) fl. 390
  • Fructuosus Abziritanus fl. 411
  • Emilio Abascal y Salmerón (Mexico) July 25, 1953 – April 18, 1968
  • Giuseppe Obert (Bangladesh) September 5, 1968 – March 6, 1972
  • Vinzenz Guggenberger (Germany) May 17, 1972 – July 4, 2012
  • Kęstutis Kėvalas (Lithuania) September 27, 2012[4]
  • Hansjörg Hofer (Austria) May 31, 2017[5]

References

  1. ↑ R. J. A. Talbert (ed.), Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, with Map-by-Map Directory (Princeton University and Oxford, 2000)
  2. ↑ Pliny. Natural History v:30.
  3. ↑ Abziri at catholic-hierarchy.org.
  4. ↑ Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 212, Number 17.605
  5. ↑ Salzburg, Erzdiözese. "Erzdiözese Salzburg - Generalvikar Hansjörg Hofer wird neuer Weihbischof in Salzburg". www.kirchen.net (in German). Retrieved 2017-06-01.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.