Vallitanus
Vallitanus or Vallis is the name of an ancient Roman Era Colonia in Proconsolare Roman North Africa. The town is identified with ruins at Sidi Medien, Cartagine, Tunisia where the remains of a Roman Theater.[1] and a number of Roman Inscriptions bareing witness to the towns name, and some local officials of the time can be found near the theater.[2][3]
Roman Vallitanus was also the seat of an ancient Bishopric under the metropolitan of Cartagine.[4] Four Bishops from antiquity are known.
- Bonifatius (Donatist bishop fl314)
- Restitutus (Donatist bishop flourit 404
- Bonifatius (Catholic Bishop fl 411)
- Restitutus (Catholic bishop fl525)
The Bishopric ceased to function in the early 8th century with the arrival of Islam. Since the 1920s the diocese has been reestablished in name as a titular see and bishops have been appointed since.[5] The current Bishop of vallitanus is José Rafael Palma Capetillo who replaced Jean-Michel di Falco Léandri.
References
- ^ VALLES, Vallis, Henchir Sidi Median (Africa Proconsularis).
- ^ Frank Sear, Roman Theatres: An Architectural Study (OUP Oxford, 2006) p289.
- ^ Titular Episcopal See of Vallis at GCatholic.org.
- ^ Vallitanus at Catholic Heirachy.org.
- ^ Vallitanus at Catholic Heirachy.org.