Caesarea in Mauretania
Ancient city and bishopric in Roman North Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Caesarea (disambiguation).
Caesarea in Mauretania (Latin: Caesarea Mauretaniae, meaning "Caesarea of Mauretania") was a Roman colony in Roman-Berber North Africa.[1] It was the capital of Mauretania Caesariensis[2] and is now called Cherchell, in modern Algeria. In the present time Caesarea is used as a titular see for Catholic and Eastern Orthodox bishops.
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