Tunnuna

Tunnuna was an ancient city and diocese in Roman Africa. It is now a Latin Catholic titular see. History Tunnuna was located in modern Tunisia. It was important enough in Roman-era province of Africa Proconsularis to become one of the many suffragans of the capital Carthage's Metropolitan Archbishopric, but faded like most. Titular see The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as Titular bishopric of Tunnuna (Latin and Curiate Italian) / Tunnunen(sis) (Latin adjective). It has had the following incumbents, so far of the fitting Episcopal (lowest) rank : George John Rehring (1967.02.25 – resigned 1970.12.31) as emeritate, formerly Titular Bishop of Lunda (1937.08.06 – 1950.07.16) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Cincinnati (USA) (1937.08.06 – 1950.07.16), Bishop of Toledo (USA) (1950.07.16 – retired 1967.02.25); died 1976 Urbano José Allgayer (1974.02.05 – 1982.02.04) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Porto Alegre (Brazil) (1974.02.05 – 1982.02.04), next Bishop of Passo Fundo (Brazil) (1982.02.04 – retired 1999.05.19) Osvaldo Giuntini (1982.06.25 – 1987.04.30) as Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Marília (Brazil) (1982.06.25 – 1987.04.30), next Coadjutor B