Mattiana was a Roman- Berber civitas in the province of Africa Proconsularis. The locale existed during late antiquity, and was situated in northern Tunisia. [1]
In antiquity, the town was also the seat of a Catholic bishopric, [2] [3] suffragan of the Archdiocese of Carthage. The historical sources mention only one known bishop, Marcellus, who took part in the Council of Carthage of 646. Today Mattiana survives as a titular bishopric [4] of the Roman Catholic Church and the current bishop is Carlos Alberto Salcedo Ojeda of Huancayo, [5] who replaced Edmar Peron in 2016. [6]
Mattiana was a Roman- Berber civitas in the province of Africa Proconsularis. The locale existed during late antiquity, and was situated in northern Tunisia. [1]
In antiquity, the town was also the seat of a Catholic bishopric, [2] [3] suffragan of the Archdiocese of Carthage. The historical sources mention only one known bishop, Marcellus, who took part in the Council of Carthage of 646. Today Mattiana survives as a titular bishopric [4] of the Roman Catholic Church and the current bishop is Carlos Alberto Salcedo Ojeda of Huancayo, [5] who replaced Edmar Peron in 2016. [6]