Bocconia, Numidia
Bocconia was an ancient city and former bishopric in Roman North Africa, which only remains a Latin Catholic titular see.
History
Bocconia was among the cities of sufficient importance to become a suffragan diocese in the Roman province of Numidia, in the papal sway, but faded so completely, probably at the Muslim [conquest of the Maghreb|7th century advent of Islam], than even its precise location in present Algeria is unclear.Its only historically documented bishops were :
- Donatus, partaking as Donatist schismatic bishop at the Council of Carthage called in 411, precisely on that heresy.
- Vitalianus, Catholic bishop at the Council of Carthage called in 484 by king Huneric of the Vandal Kingdom, presumably exiled afterward.
Titular see
The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as Latin titular bishopric of Bocconia / Bocconien.It has had the following incumbents, of the fitting Episcopal rank :
- Thomas F. Quinlan, Columban Missionaries as emeriate; previously first and only Apostolic Prefect of Shunsen , restyled first and only Apostolic Prefect of Shunsen , promoted first and only Apostolic Vicar of Apostolic [Vicariate of Chuncheon|Chuncheon] 춘천, President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea, promoted first Bishop of Roman [Catholic Diocese of Chuncheon|Chuncheon] 춘천
- Simon Ignatius Pimenta as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Bombay ; later Coadjutor Archbishop of Bombay, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bombay, President of Catholic [Bishops' Conference of India], created Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria «Regina Mundi» a Torre Spaccata
- Ernest Mesmin Lucien Cabo as Auxiliary Bishop of Roman Catholic [Diocese of Basse-Terre|Diocese of Basse-Terre] ; next succeeded as Bishop of Basse-Terre
- Gregory Taik Maung, as Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Pyay and Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Pyay, next as emeritate.