Episcopal see of Carthage
| Archdiocese of Tunis Archidioecesis Tunetanus |
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| Location | |
| Country | Tunisia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 62,632 sq mi (162,220 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
9,975,000 99750 (1%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | St Vincent de Paul |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Archbishop | vacant |
| Emeritus Bishops | Maroun Lahham[1] |
| Website | |
| diocesetunisie.com | |
The Episcopal see of Carthage is intertwined with the ordinariate of Tunis, currently the Archdiocese of Tunis.
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[edit] History
Around 500, the see was elevated to an Metropolitan Archdiocese.[2] The episcopal see largely became titular after the 7th century when the Exarchate of Africa, a Byzantine territory, fell to the Arab invasion.[citation needed] The see was suppressed around 1000 to become a Titular Metropolitan See.[2] In 1843, the Vicariate Apostolic of Tunis was erected in Tunisia.[3] On November 10, 1884, the Vicariate was renamed to Archdiocese of Carthage.[2] The Archdiocese was recoginzed by Pope Leo XIII as the Primate of Africa in 1893.[4] The see's status was changed on July 9, 1964 to Territorial Prelature of Tunis with the original title become titlar again.[2][3] The Prelature was elevated to a Diocese on May 31, 1995.[3] On May 22, 2010, the Diocese was promoted an Archdiocese.[1]
[edit] Primate status
The Bishop of Carthage exercised a true primatial jurisdiction over the provinces of Roman Africa, without being called a primate; on the other hand, in the provinces, other than the Proconsular, the oldest bishop, who resembled a metropolitan, was called the primate. The title Primate of Africa was restored again in 1893 by Leo XIII in favour of the Archbishop of Carthage.[4] Current status as a Primatial See is questionable given its changes in status since 1964.
During the 3rd to the 7th century, the Bishop of Carthage has (unofficial) ecclesiastical primacy over these suffragan provinces in Northern Africa:
- Proconsular Africa
- Mauretania Sitifensis
- Imperial Mauretania
- Numidia
- Byzacena
- Tripolitania[5]
[edit] Ordinaries
This is a list of bishops and archbishops of Carthage, often referred to as primate of Proconsular Africa, Numidia, Mauritania and Tripolitania. The early bishops, who preceded the East-West Schism, belong to a heritage shared by the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church.
[edit] Bishops of Carthage
- Epenetus of Carthage (per Hippolytus on the Seventy Apostles)[6]
- Optatus (may actually be bishop of Thuburbo Minus instead)
- Agrippinus (c. 197)
- Cyrus
- Donatus I
- Saint Cyprian (249–258)[5]
- Felicissimus; counter-claimant (251–?), supported by Antipope Novatian
- Fortunatus; counter-claimant, supported by Antipope Novatian
- Maximus; counter-claimant, supported by Antipope Novatian after withdrawing communion with Fortunatus.[citation needed]
- Carpophorus (258–?)
- Lucian
- Mensurius (?–311)
- Caecilianus (311–c. 325)[5]
- Majorinus; counter-claimant (311–315)
- Donatus II Magnus; counter-claimant (315–355; exiled 347)[citation needed]
- Gratus (344 – ) at Council of Sardica, presided at Council of Carthage (349)[5]
- Parmenianus; counter-claimant (355–391)[citation needed]
- Restitutus, at Council of Rimini (359)[4]
- Genethlius (373–?)[citation needed]
- Saint Aurelius, presided at Council of Carthage (421)[5]
- Primian; counter-claimant (391–393), 1st time
- Maximianus; counter-claimant (393–394)
- Primian; counter-claimant (394 – c. 400's), 2nd time[citation needed]
- Capreolus (431)
- Quodvultdeus (437)
- Saint Deogratias (454 - 458)
- vacant (456–481)
- Saint Eugenius (481, exiled 496)
- vacant (505–523)
- Boniface (c. 523 – c. 535)
- Repartatus (c. 535 – c. 553; banished 551)
- Primosus or Primasius (553 – c. 565)
- Publianus (c. 581)
- Dominicus (c. 591)
- Fortunius (c. 632)
- Victor (c. 635)
- unknown[5]
- Thomas (c. 1053)
- Cyriacus (c. 1076)[citation needed]
- abeyance[5]
[edit] Apostolic Vicar of Tunis, c. 1843–1884
- Fidèle Sutter (1843–1881)
- Charles Martial Allemand Lavigerie Apostolic Administrator (1881–1884)[1]
- Francesco Maria Rueda, Coadjutor Apostolic Vicar (1882–1884) Titular Bishop of Sebastopolis[2]
- Spiridion-Salvatore-Costantino Buhadgiar (1884–1884) Titular Bishop of Ruspæ [1]
[edit] Archbishops of Carthage, 1884–1893
- Charles-Martial Allemand-Lavigerie (1884–1892)
- Francesco Maria Rueda (1884 – ?)
- Félix-Jules-Xavier Jourdan de la Passardière, Auxiliary (1887–1892)
- Jules-Etienne Gazaniol, Auxiliary (1892–1896)
- Jean-Joseph Tournier, Auxiliary (1892–1924)
- Spiridion Poloméni, Auxiliary (1892–1930)[2]
[edit] Archbishops of Carthage and Primate of Africa
- Barthélemy Clément Combes (1893–1909)
- vacant (1909–1922)
- Alexis Lemaître, Coadjutor (1920–1922) Titular Archbishop of Cabassa
- Alexis Lemaître (1922–1939)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Jean Saint-Pierre (1930.05.28 – 1937.08)
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- Charles-Albert Gounot, Coadjutor (1937–1939) Titular Archbishop of Marcianopolis
- Charles-Albert Gounot (1939–1953)
- Paul-Marie Maurice Perrin Auxiliary Bishop (1947–1953) Titular Bishop of Utica
- Paul-Marie Maurice Perrin (1953–1964)[2]
[edit] Prelate of Tunis, 1964–1995
- Paul-Marie Maurice Perrin (1964–1965) Titular Archbishop of Nova
- Michel Callens (1965–1990) Titular Archbishop of Moxori
- vacant (1990–1992)
- Fouad Twal (1992–1995) Bishop[1]
[edit] Bishops of Tunis, 1995–2010
- Fouad Twal (1995–2005) personal Archbishop
- Maroun Lahham (2005–2010)[1]
[edit] Archbishops of Tunis, since 2010
- Maroun Lahham (2010–2012)[1]
[edit] Titular Archbishops of Carthage
- Jacques-Nicolas de Colbert (1680–1691)
- Cornelio Bentivoglio (1712–1719)
- Antonius Balsarini (1730–1731)
- Franciscus Hieronymus Bona (1731–1750)
- Johannes Joseph von Trautson (later Cardinal) (1750–1751)
- Christoph Anton von Migazzi von Waal und Sonnenthurn (1751–1756)
- Ferdinando Maria Saluzzo 1784–1801)
- Augustin-Louis de Montblanc (1821–1824)
- Filippo De Angelis (1830–1838)
- Michele Viale-Prelà (1841–1853)
- Lajos Haynald (1864–1867)
- Pietro Rota (1879–1884)
- Agostino Casaroli (1967–1979)[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] Sources
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- ^ a b c d e f g h "Titular Metropolitan See of Carthage". Catholic Dioceses in the World. Giga-Catholic Information. http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/former/t0414.htm. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
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"Primate". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913. - ^ a b c d e f g "Carthage". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
- ^ Thomas Kelly Cheyne and John Sutherland Black, ed. (1903). "Epaenetus". Encyclopaedia Biblica.
Coordinates: 36°48′01″N 10°10′44″E / 36.80028°N 10.17889°E
