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Caeciri was a Roman–Berber civitas (town) and ancient diocese in Africa Proconsularis. Its exact location is unknown, though it must have been in the Sahel, Tunisia region south of Algiers in modern Algeria.

History

Caeciri must have been of some size as it was the seat of an ancient Christian bishopric, which survives today as a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. Only one bishop is known from antiquity, Quobolo, who took part in the Council of Carthage (646). The current bishop of Caeciri is Antonio Arcari, who succeeded Miklós Beer. Other bishops include José Domínguez Rodríguez of Cuba and Eduardo Francisca Pironio.

References

1. Caeciri at GCatholic.org.
2. Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, (Leipzig, 1931), p. 464.
3. Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa christiana, Volume I, (Brescia, 1816), p. 113.
4. Caeciri at catholic-hierarchy.org.

• Catholic titular sees in Africa
• Former populated places in Algeria
• Roman towns and cities in Africa (Roman province)