Regiae (city)
Regiae was an ancient city and former bishopric in Roman North Africa. It is currently a Latin Catholic titular see. Its presumed location is Arbal, in modern Algeria.
History
The city was important enough in the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis to become a suffragan diocese of its capital Caesarea Mauretaniae's Metropolitan archbishopric.However it later faded.
Titular see
The diocese was nominally restored as a Latin Catholic titular bishopric in 1933, the Italian Curiate title being Regie.It has had the following incumbents, all of the lowest rank :
- Marcel Daubechies, White Fathers, former Apostolic Administrator of Bangweulu, when appointed as Apostolic Vicar of Kasama, later promoted first Bishop of Kasama, emeritate as Titular Bishop of Buffada
- Thomas Joseph Riley
- Luis María Estrada Paetau, Dominican Order
- Donald Joseph Hying
- Janusz Marian Danecki, Conventual Franciscans, Auxiliary Bishop of Campo Grande