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Segermes

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Segermes is a town in Tunisia, situated about 60 kilometres south of Carthage.[1]

Under the Roman Empire, the ancient city of Segermes belonged to the province of Byzacena.

Bishopric

Segermes became a bishopric. It is no longer a residential see, but is included in the Catholic Church's list of titular sees.[2] As of 2007 the titular bishop of the see is Josef Clemens.

Diocesan bishops

The names of some of the bishops of the see are known:[3]

  • Nicomedes (mentioned in 255)
  • Felix (mentioned in 411)
    • Restitutus (a Donatist mentioned in 411)
  • Restutus (mentioned in 484)
  • Felix (mentioned in 641)

References

  1. ^ Geographical Names: Segerme, Tunisia
  2. ^ Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013, ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 967
  3. ^ Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa christiana, Volume I, Brescia 1816, pp. 272–273]