The diocese of Cene () is a suppressed and

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of the

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. Cenae, identifiable with the island of

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in today's

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, are an ancient bishopric of the

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. There are only two bishops, Bonifacius and Vindemius, who took part in the 411 Carthaginian conference, which saw the Catholic baptists and donatists of Africa together. In the life of Saint

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(6th century), the monk Ferrandus remembers that the saint retired to a

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on the island. Archaeological excavations conducted in 1941 brought to light evidence and finds identifiable with this monastery. Today the diocese survives as a

, and the current bishop is Sergi Gordo Rodríguez, auxiliary bishop of

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Known bishops

* Bonifacius (fl.411) * Vindemius (fl.411) (

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) * Antoon van Oorschoot (1949–1953) *

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(1954–1968) *

John Joseph Fitzpatrick John Joseph Fitzpatrick (October 12, 1918 – July 15, 2006) was a Canadian-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Miami in Florida from 1968 to 1971 and as the third bishop of the Dioc ...

(1968–1971) *

John Robert Roach John Robert Roach (July 31, 1921 – July 11, 2003) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis from 1975 to 1995. Appointed as an auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese in 1971, he his later app ...

(1971–1975) *

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(1975–1981) *

José de Jesús Núñez Viloria José de Jesús Núñez Viloria (2 January 1938 – 3 July 2024) was a Venezuelan Roman Catholic prelate, who served as an auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar, Ciudad Bolívar (1982–1987) and a diocesan bishop of ...

(1982–1987) *

Amédée Grab Amédée Grab, O.S.B. (3 February 1930 – 19 May 2019) was a Swiss prelate of the Catholic Church who served as bishop of Chur from 1998 to 2007. He was an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Lausanne from 1987 to 1995 and then bishop there u ...

(1987–1995) *

Amancio Escapa Aparicio Amancio Escapa Aparicio OCD (30 March 1938 – 5 May 2017) was a Roman Catholic bishop. Born in Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featu ...

(1996–2017) *

Sergi Gordo Rodríguez Sergius is a male given name of Ancient Roman origin after the name of the Latin ''gens'' Sergia or Sergii of regal and republican ages. It is a common Christian name, in honour of Saint Sergius, or in Kyivan Rus', of Sergius of the Holy Caves ...

(2017–current)La sede titolare
nel sito di www.catholic-hierarchy.org

References

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