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Regiae (city)

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Regiae (or Regiæ) was an ancient city and former bishopric in Roman North Africa. It is currently a Latin Catholic titular see. Its presumed location is Arbal, in modern Algeria.

History

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The city was important enough in the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis to become a suffragan diocese of its capital Caesarea Mauretaniae's Metropolitan archbishopric. However it later faded.

Titular see

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The diocese was nominally restored as a Latin Catholic titular bishopric in 1933, the Italian Curiate title being Regie.

It has had the following incumbents, all of the lowest (episcopal) rank :

References

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