# Urusi

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{{Short description|Titular see in Tunisia}}
'''Urusi''' was a [civitas](/source/civitas) and ancient [episcopal see](/source/bishopric) of the [Roman province](/source/Roman_province) of [Africa Proconsularis](/source/Africa_Proconsularis) in present-day [Tunisia](/source/Tunisia).

The town flourished from 30BC until 640AD<ref>R. B. Hitchner [https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/324840  Urusi] at ''Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places'' (2012).</ref> and has been tentatively identified with ruins at [Henchir Soudga](/source/Henchir_Soudga), ({{coords|35.98709|N|9.57727|E}})<ref>R. Cagnat and A. Merlin, ''Atlas archéologique de la Tunisie (1:100, 000)'', (Paris, 1914–32).  p.30.10</ref><ref>''Barrington Atlas'': BAtlas 33 E1.</ref> in [Siliana Governorate](/source/Siliana_Governorate). The ruins lie just outside the [Jebel Serj National Park](/source/Jebel_Serj_National_Park).

==Bishopric==
The town was made famous by the courage of the [martyr](/source/martyr) [Mansuetus of Urusi](/source/Mansuetus_of_Urusi), who was burned alive, according to [Victor of Vita](/source/Victor_of_Vita)<ref>[Victor of Vita](/source/Victor_of_Vita), ''History of the persecution by the Vandals'', I, 3.</ref> at the gate of Urusi. In 305, during the same persecution the [basilica](/source/basilica)s of [Lemsa](/source/Limisa), [Zama](/source/Zama_(Tunisia)) and [Furni, Tunisia](/source/Furni%2C_Tunisia) had been burned.

The [diocese](/source/diocese) was established in 1933 as a [titular see](/source/titular_see).<ref>''Annuario Pontificio 2013'' (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013, {{ISBN|978-88-209-9070-1}}), "Sedi titolari", pp. 819-1013</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/t1911.htm|title=Titular Episcopal See of Urusi|publisher=GCatholic.org|accessdate=25 June 2015}}</ref>

===Leadership===
;Known bishops
*Mansuetus, bishop of Urusi 
*Quintianus of Urusi  [fl.](/source/floruit)484
;Titular bishops and archbishops 
* William Thomas Porter, 1933–1950
*Teófilo José Pereira de Andrade, 1951–1954
*Peter Bernard Pereira 1955–1966 
*Dante Frasnelli Tarter, 1967–1977
*Celso José Pinto da Silva 1978–1981
*[José Carlos Castanho de Almeida](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Aracatuba) 1982–1987
*[Luca Brandolini](/source/Luca_Brandolini), 1987–1993
*[Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_M%C3%A1laga) 1996–1999
*José María Libório Camino Saracho 1999–2002
*[Buenaventura Malayo Famadico](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Gumaca) 2002–2003
*[Julian Charles Porteous](/source/Julian_Porteous) 2003–2013
*[Jose Elmer Imas Mangalinao](/source/Jose_Elmer_Mangalinao) 2016-2018
*[Aquilino Bocos Merino](/source/Aquilino_Bocos_Merino), C.M.F. 2018
*[Luis Cabrera Herrera](/source/Luis_Cabrera_Herrera) 2024–

==References==
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Category:Cities in Tunisia
Category:Catholic titular sees in Africa

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