Catrum

Catrum was an ancient city and diocese in Africa Proconsulare. It is now a Roman Catholic titular see.

History

Catrum was among the numerous cities in the Roman province of Mauritania Caesariensis which were important enough to become suffragan dioceses, but faded - in its case so completely that even its location in present Algeria is unclear.
No bishop was historically documented.

Titular see

The diocese was nominally restored in 1989 as Latin Titular bishopric of Catrum / Catro / Catrensis.
It has had the following incumbents, so far of the fitting Episcopal rank :

František Rábek as Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Nitra ; later Military Ordinary of Slovakia
Werner Guballa as Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Mainz
Nelson Jesus Perez, Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Rockville Centre .
Yohane Suzgo Nyirenda,, Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mzuzu, Malawi. Appointed Bishop of Mzuzu on 1 April 2025.