Mesarfelta was a Roman–Berber town in the province of Numidia. It was also a bishopric that is included in the Catholic Church's list of titular sees.Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013, ), p. 929
History The historic Mesarfelta is believed to be what are now the ruins of El-Outaïa or those of Tolga, Henchir-El-Ksar, or may be Qastilya in Algeria (according to "Three North-African Topographical Notes (Islamic-Roman)").
The city is believed to have been constructed as a fortification by the Romans (with annexed "vicus"), in the second half of the first century near the Aures Mountains. It had an amphitheatre during Hadrians reign.
A barrier called Fossatum Africae, which marked the frontier between the territory of the Roman Empire and other lands, ran through Mesarfelta.
The city disappeared after the Muslim conquest in the second half of the 7th century.
Bishopric The city of Mesarfelta was the seat of an ancient bishopricJoseph Bingham, Origines Ecclesiasticae; Or the Antiquities of the Christian Church and Other Works: In Nine Volumes, Volume 3 p236. There are two Mesarfelta bishops historically remembered both in the Council of Carthage (411).
Ancient bishops "Lucianus"(Catholic) and "Bennatus"(Donatist).
Titular bishops of Mesarfelta Source: William Edward McManus 1967–1976 Louis-Albert Vachon 1977–1981 Basile Tapsoba 1981–1984 Joseph Paul Pierre Morissette 1987–1990 Michael Angelo Saltarelli 1990–1995 Antonio Menegazzo, M.C.C.I. 1995–2019
See also
Mauretania Caesariensis Caesarea Thamugadi Lambaesis
References
Bibliography
J. Baradez (1949). . v. 93 p. 1-24. P. Trousset (2002). v. 10, p. 143-150.