Titular diocese of Rucuma
Rucuma is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church .
It goes back to a submerged bishopric in the ancient city of the same name, which was in the Roman province of Africa proconsularis (today northern Tunisia ). The bishopric was assigned to the ecclesiastical province of Carthage .
| Titular Bishops of Rucuma | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Joseph-Léonce Villepelet | Bishop emeritus of Nantes ( France ) | 2nd July 1966 | December 10, 1970 |
| 2 | Patrick Fani Chakaipa | Auxiliary in Salisbury ( Zimbabwe ) | October 15, 1972 | May 31, 1976 |
| 3 | John Huston Ricard SSJ | Auxiliary Bishop in Baltimore ( USA ) | May 25, 1984 | January 20, 1997 |
| 4th | Thomas Maria Renz | Auxiliary Bishop in Rottenburg-Stuttgart ( Germany ) | April 29, 1997 | |