Pocofeltus was a Roman–Berber civitas (town)Henri Irénée Marrou, André Mandouze, Anne-Marie La Bonnardière, Prosopographie de l'Afrique chrétienne (303–533) (Éditions du Centre national de la recherche scientifique, 1 Jan. 1982) p1243. in the province of Africa Proconsularis,Jean Louis Maier, The Episcopate of Roman, Vandal and Byzantine Africa (Swiss Institute of Rome 1973) p186. located in present-day Tunisia. It was also the seat of an ancient Roman Catholic diocese.Pocofeltus at catholic-hierarchy.org.Martin Wolters,The apostolic succession .
The only known ancient bishop of this diocese was the Catholic bishop Surgentius,Jean Louis Maier, The Episcopate of Roman, Vandal and Byzantine Africa (Swiss Institute of Rome 1973) p186.Henri Irénée Marrou, André Mandouze, Anne-Marie La Bonnardière, Prosopographie de l'Afrique chrétienne (303–533) (Éditions du Centre national de la recherche scientifique, 1 Jan. 1982) p1243. who attended the Council of Carthage (314). The bishopric is presumed to have been active throughout the Roman era, Vandal Kingdom and Byzantine Empire, but ceasing to function effectively with the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb. Charles James McDonnell was titular bishop from 1994 until his death in 2020.Titular Episcopal See of Pocofeltus at GCatholic.org.Pocofeltus at www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
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