Scebatiana was an ancient civitas of the Roman Province of Byzacena during the Roman Empire and late antiquity. The exact location of the town is unknown, Titular Episcopal See of Scebatiana at GCatholic.org. but is thought to be somewhere in southern Tunisia.
Ancient Bishopric Scebatiana was the seat of an ancient Christian bishopric, of the Roman province of Byzacena.
The only known bishop of this Ancient diocese is Vittorino, who took part in the synod gathered in Carthage by the Vandal king Huneric in 484, following which he was exiled.Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, (Leipzig 1931), p. 468.Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa christiana, Volume I, (Brescia, 1816), p. 271.
The ancient bishopric survivesApostolische Nachfolge – Titularsitze . today as a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church, Scebatiana, at Catholicheiracy.org. and the current bishop is Francisco César García Magán.Scebatiana at gcatholic.org.
Known previous bishops include: Vittorino (fl484) Acacio Chacón Guerra (Venezuela) 1966–1971 Florentino Zabalza Iturri (Brazil) 1971–1978 Miguel Delgado Ávila (Venezuela) 1979–1991 Carlito Cenzon (Philippines) 1992–2004 Robert Anthony Daniels (London, Ontario, Canada) 2004–2011 Bulus Dauwa Yohanna (Nigeria) since 1 February 2012 Francisco César García Magán (Spain) since 15 January 2022
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