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Munatiana was an ancient
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located in the
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of
Byzacena Byzacena (or Byzacium) ( grc, Βυζάκιον, ''Byzakion'') was a Late Roman province in the central part of Roman North Africa, which is now roughly Tunisia, split off from Africa Proconsularis. History At the end of the 3rd century AD, the ...
in the present-day
Sahel region Sahel is one of Burkina Faso's 13 administrative regions. It was created on 2 July 2001. The region's capital is Dori. Four provinces make up the region—Oudalan, Séno, Soum, and Yagha. As of 2019, the population of the region was 1,094,90 ...
of
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. The former town was also the
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of an old
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diocese, which remains a
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ric of the
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. The only known bishop of this diocese is Vittorino, who participated in the council of Cabarsussi, held in 393 by the Maximianists, a dissident sect of the
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s, and he signed the deeds of the Council. Today Munaziana survives as a titular bishopric of the
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. Robert J. Lombardo, CFR, newly appointed auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, has held the title since his consecration on November 13, 2020. He succeeded
Ronald Aldon Hicks Ronald Aldon Hicks (born August 4, 1967) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop for the Diocese of Joliet in Illinois since 2020. Hicks previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of ...
, auxiliary bishop of Chicago, who previously had held the title since 2018.
Milton Luis Tróccoli Cebedio Milton Luis Tróccoli Cebedio (born 3 March 1964 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan Roman Catholic prelate. He attended seminary at El Seminario Mayor de Montevideo, studying theology and philosophy. He was ordained as a priest in 1988 by Pope John ...
held the title from 2009 to 2018.{{cite press release , access-date = 18 July 2020 , language = it , date= 27 November 2009 , title = Rinunce e Nomine, 27.11.2009 , url = http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2009/11/27/0744/01764.html , publisher = Holy See Press Office


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Former Roman Catholic dioceses in Africa Roman towns and cities in Tunisia Ancient Berber cities History of Tunisia Roman Empire Catholic titular sees in Africa Roman towns and cities in Africa (Roman province)