Putia in Byzacena explained

The diocese of Puzia in Byzacena (Latin: Dioecesis Putiensis in Byzacena) is a suppressed and titular seat of the Roman Catholic Church.

History

Puzia in Byzacena was centered on a Roman era civitas of the Province of Byzacena, in what was Roman North Africa. That town has been tentatively identified with ruins at Bir-Abdallah, Tunisia.^[1]

The only known bishop of this diocese is Servando, who took part in the synod gathered in Carthage by the Vandal king Huneric in 484, after which Servando was exiled.^{[2] [3]}

Today, Puzia in Byzacena survives as a titular bishop's residence. The current titular bishop is Jaime Cristóbal Abril González, auxiliary bishop of Nueva Pamplona.^[4]

Known bishops

• Servando † (mentioned in 484)
• Miguel Obando Bravo, S.D.B. (18 January 1968 - 16 February 1970 appointed Archbishop of Managua)
• Hans-Georg (Johannes) Braun † (3 March 1970 - 17 July 2004 deceased)
• Dirceu Vegini (15 March 2006 - 20 October 2010 appointed bishop of Foz do Iguaçu)
• Luis Gonzaga Fechio (January 19, 2011 - January 6, 2016 appointed bishop of Amparo)
• Jaime Cristóbal
• Abril González, from 16 April 2016 Bir-Abdallah

References

1. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/t1437.htm Titular Episcopal See of Putia in Byzacena, Tunisia
2. [Pius Bonifacius Gams]
3. Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa christiana, Volume I, (Brescia, 1816), p. 259
4. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d3p29.html entry at