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Simingi was a
Simingi was a Roman era
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civitas
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(town) of the Roman province
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of Africa Proconsularis.
The town was the seat
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Types of seat
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of an ancient bishopric, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Carthage.Stefano Antonio Morcelli, ''Africa christiana'', Volume I, (Brescia, 1816), p. 281. Only two bishop
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s of this diocese are documented.
*Catholic bishop Restitutus, who attended the Council of Carthage (411) at that time the seat had no Donatist bishops.
*Cresconio witnessed the Council of Carthage (525)
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Synod of 251
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.
In modern times Simingi became a titular bishop
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ric. Simingi's bishop
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is Josef Holtkotte of Paderborn
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, Germany.
References
Roman towns and cities in Africa (Roman province) Catholic titular sees in Africa {{AncientRome-stub