Unizibira
Unizibira was an ancient town and bishopric in Roman North Africa which remains a Latin Catholic titular see.
History
Unizibira is plausibly identified with modern Henchir-Zembra, now in the Sahel region of southern Tunisia. The main archaeological remains of the town are those of a Roman amphitheatre.It was among many cities important enough in the Roman province of Byzacena, to become a suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan of Carthage, in the papal sway.
There are three historically documented bishops of Unizibira :
- Donatist Maximinus attended the Carthage ">Carthage (episcopal see)">Carthage , which saw gathered together the Catholic bishops and schismatic Donatists bishops of Roman Africa, whose heresy was condemned; there was no Catholic counterpart from Unizira.
- Ciprianus participated in the Council of Carthage called by king Huneric of the Vandal Kingdom, after which he was exiled like most Catholic bishops. He is also mentioned by Victor of Vita in its history of persecution vandale. A Bishop Cyprian, remembered in the Roman Martyrology on the date of October 12, may be him.
- Donatus, who took part in the Council of 641 against the heresy Monothelitism.
Titular see
The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as a titular bishopric of Unizibira / Unizibiren.It has had the following incumbents, so far of the fitting Episcopal rank:
- Pius Bonaventura Dlamini, as Bishop of Roman [Catholic Diocese of Mariannhill|Mariannhill] ; previously Bishop of Umzimkulu
- Rémy [Victor Vancottem] as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Mechelen–Brussel ; later Bishop of Namur
- Agapitus Enuyehnyoh Nfon, as Auxiliary bishop of Archdiocese of Bamenda ; later Bishop of Kumba
- Bishop-elect Luis Enrique Rojas Ruiz, as Auxiliary Bishop of Roman Catholic [Archdiocese of Mérida in Venezuela|Archdiocese of Mérida in Venezuela] .