Aquae Regiae was a Roman town in the

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, during the

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and into

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. The

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adjective referring to it is ''Aquaregiensis''.

History

The

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of this town, Massimiano, participated in the 411 Carthage conference, between the

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bishops and

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bishops of Africa and was at the other Carthaginian council of 419. Another bishop was among the Catholic prelates summoned in 484 to Carthage by the Arian king of the

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Huneric Huneric, Hunneric or Honeric (died December 23, 484) was King of the (North African) Vandal Kingdom (477–484) and the oldest son of Gaiseric. He abandoned the imperial politics of his father and concentrated mainly on internal affairs. He was m ...

. The bishop of the town was exiled after this conference. Today Aqua Regie survives as a

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ric of the

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and the current bishop is Robert Charles Evans, auxiliary bishop of Providence.Information on the diocese
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Known bishops

* Massimiano (411–419) * Liberato ( fl484) * William Joseph McDonald † (17 March 1964 Appointed – 7 January 1989 died) * György-Miklós Jakubínyi (14 March 1990 appointed – 8 April 1994 Appointed, Archbishop of Alba Iulia) * Guillermo José Garlatti (27 August 1994 appointed – 20 February 1997 Appointed, Bishop of San Rafael) * Martin Drennan (28 May 1997 appointed – 23 May 2005 Appointed, Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh) * Alfonso Cortés Contreras (24 June 2005 appointed – 10 July 2009 Appointed, Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos) * Robert Charles Evans (15 October 2009 appointed - current)

References

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