Cabarsussi
Cabarsussi was an ancient civitas and bishopric in the Roman province of Byzacena, that is tentatively identifiable with ruins at Drâa-Bellouan in modern Tunisia. The current bishop is Terence Robert Curtin, auxiliary bishop of Melbourne.
Cabarsussi was the seat of an ancient diocese of which remains only the name as quasi-diocesan title, which may be granted to a pre-diocesan prelate, an auxiliary or coadjutor bishop etc.
History
The bishopric at Cabarsussi was established in 393 by a council of Donatist dissidents, who followed Maximian. The diocese was firmly Donatist in its churchmanship. Cabarsussi was the site of a Church Council in 393 called by a council of dissident Donatist bishops, held on 24 June 393 who excommunicated their primate Primianus, the Donatist Bishop of Carthage, in favor of Maximian. This council was hosted by Cabarsussi Bishop, Donato the first bishop of the newly created bishopric.Another Donatist, Marciano, attended the Council of Carthage 411, as a strong hold of Donatism the town had no Catholic bishops at this time.
In the 6th century, Bishop Theodore, was mentioned by Victor of Tunnuna in his Chronicle of the history of the world; as a defender of the Three Chapters, Theodore was exiled to Constantinople, where he died the same day of the death of Justinian.
Finally, the last known bishop of Cabarsussi is Mustolo, who took part in the anti-monothetalism Council of Carthage of 641.
;Residential Suffragan Bishops
- Donatus
- Marcianus
- Theodorus
- Mustolus
Titular see
It has had the following incumbents, so far of the fitting Episcopal rank :
- Gabriel Kihimbare as Auxiliary bishop of Archdiocese of Gitega
- Joseph Blomjous, White Fathers on emeritate, died 1992; previously Titular Bishop of Bubastis as Apostolic Vicar of Musoma-Maswa , Apostolic Vicar of Mwanza , Apostolic Administrator of Apostolic Vicariate of Maswa , Bishop of Mwanza
- Arnaldo Clemente Canale as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Buenos Aires
- Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Colombo ; later Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Ratnapura , Archbishop ad personam as Adjunct Secretary of Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Titular Archbishop of Umbriatico as papal diplomat : Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia, Apostolic Nuncio to Timor-Leste, Roman Curia official : Secretary of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Metropolitan Archbishop of above Colombo , President of Bishops’ Conference of Sri Lanka, created Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina
- José María Pinheiro, first as Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Guajará-Mirim , then as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of São Paulo ; later Bishop of Bragança Paulista
- Joaquim Justino Carreira as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of São Paulo ; later Bishop of Guarulhos
- António Manuel Moiteiro Ramos as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Braga ; later Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Aveiro
- Terence Curtin as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Melbourne .