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 :
The bishopric ceased to function in the seventh century at the advent of Islam.

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: