Bure (diocese)
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Bulnensis also known as Bure is a titular episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Church[1] ascribed to [2] the ecclesiastical province of Africa Proconsularis, as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Carthage.[3]
Very little is known of the ancient Christian diocese. The bishopric is mentioned in passing by Optatus of Milevi[4] Only one bishop is known from antiquity and the exact location of Bure is not known, though it is thought to be in the region of Djebel-Gorra and was doubtless in Tunisia.
Bure ceased to function as a Catholic diocese with the arrival of the Islamic armies at the end of the 7th century and was only established as a titular diocese in 1933. Today Bure survives as a titular bishopric.[5]
Known Bishops of Buritanus:
- Donataus (catholic bishop fl 411.)
- Jacques Teerenstra, (1949 – 1955 Appointed)
- Stephen Aloysius Leven (1955–1969)
- Secundo Tagliabue (1970–1976)
- Dominic Anthony Marconi (1976 Appointed – )