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, which only remains a Latin Catholic titular see.

History

Lamsorti, at the site of Henchir-Mâfouna in present Algeria, was among many cities of sufficient importance in the Roman province of

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to become a

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diocese, but destined to fade, plausibly at the seventh century advent of Islam. It has three historically documented bishops : * The Donatist schismatic Antonianus took part (without Catholic counterpart) in the Council of Carthage in 411, where the Catholics condemned Donatism as heresy * Felix attended the Council of Carthage in 484 called by

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king Huneric of the Vandal Kingdom, and was exiled afterward, like most Catholic bishops * Florentius took part in another Council of Carthage in 525 held under Vandal king Hilderic.

Titular see

The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as Latin titular bishopric of Lamsorti (Latin = Curiate Italian) / Lamsorten(sis) (Latin adjective). It has had the following incumbents, so far of the fitting Episcopal (lowest) rank: * Michael George Bowen (born

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) (1970.05.18 – 1971.03.14) as

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of Arundel and Brighton (England, UK) (1970.05.18 – 1971.03.14); next succeeded as Bishop of Arundel and Brighton (1971.03.14 – 1977.03.28), Metropolitan Archbishop of

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(London, England, UK) (1977.03.28 – retired 2003.11.06) * Jacques Berthelet,

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(C.S.V.) (1986.12.19 – 1996.12.27) as Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Saint-Jean–Longueuil (Quebec, Canada) (1986.12.19 – 1996.12.27); previously

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of Clerics of Saint Viator (Viatorians) (1984 – 1986.12.19); later Bishop of above Saint-Jean–Longueuil (1996.12.27 – 2010.10.28), President of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (2001 – 2003) * Pedro Nicolás Bermúdez Villamizar,

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(C.I.M.) (1997.02.15 – ...), first as Auxiliary Bishop of

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( Venezuela) (1997.02.15 – retired 2009.01.17), then as emeritus.

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; Bibliography * Pius Bonifacius Gams, ''Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae'', Leipzig 1931, p. 466 * Stefano Antonio Morcelli, ''Africa christiana'', Volume I, Brescia 1816, pp. 197–198 Catholic titular sees in Africa Suppressed Roman Catholic dioceses

History

Titular see

See also

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