Diocese of Mina

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The Diocese of Mina (Latin: Dioecesis Minensis) was a RomanBerber civitas and Roman Catholic diocese in Mauretania Caesariensis. It is a Catholic Church titular see.[1][2]

History

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Mina was a civitas of the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis. It has been tentatively identified with ruins near Relizane in modern Algeria.[3] While Mina flourished in late antiquity, it did not last long after the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb.

Known bishops

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References

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  1. ^ Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, (Leipzig, 1931), p. 467.
  2. ^ Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa christiana, Volume I, (Brescia, 1816), p. 230.
  3. ^ entry at www.gcatholic.org.
  4. ^ Mina at catholic-hierarchy.org.