Roman Empire - Mauretania Caesariensis (125 AD)

Caput Cilla, an Ancient city and former bishopric in Roman North Africa, is now a Latin Catholic titular see.[1] Its presumed location are the ruins of El-Gouéa, in modern Algeria.

History

Caput Cilla was important enough in the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis to become a suffragan bishopric of its capital Caesarea Mauretaniae's Metropolitan, but later faded.

Titular see

The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as a Latin Catholic titular bishopric; the Curiate Italian name is Capocilla.

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

See also

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