Zella (see) explained

The Diocese of Zella (la|Dioecesis Zellensis|link=no) is a suppressed and titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.^{[1] [2]} The diocese of Zella, is located in today's Tunisia.

During the Roman Empire the Diocese was centered on a Roman town of the Roman province of Byzacena.During late antiquity the city had both a Donatist and Catholic congregation. These two both sent bishops to the Conference of Carthage of 411.^{[3] [4]}

Today Zella survives as a titular bishopric and the current archbishop, personal title, is Angelo Acerbi, who was already the prelate of the Order of Malta's military sovereign.

Known bishops

• Donaziano † (fl411)
• Natalico † (fl 411) (Donatist bishop)
• Franz Brazys (1964–1967)^[5]
• Cesare Zacchi (1967–1974)
• Angelo Acerbi (1974)

References

1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d2z17.html Zella
2. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/t2007.htm Zellae
3. Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa christiana, Volume I, (Brescia, 1816), p. 370
4. [Pius Bonifacius Gams]
5. News: December 31, 1964. MARIAN FATHER IS APPOINTED BISHOP. LXVII Number 36. 16. The Catholic Transcript. December 3, 2021.