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Pupiana was an ancient city and formerbishopric in present-dayTunisia. It is currently aLatin Catholic titular see.

Pupiana was located near the modern Mra-Mita, Ain-Ouassel. It was important enough in theRoman province ofAfrica proconsularis to become asuffragan of its capital's Metropolitan ArchbishopricCarthage, but faded.

The diocese was nominally restored as Pupiana, temporarily renamedPapiana in 1923–1929; the Italian curiate form isPapia.

It has had the following incumbents, of the lowest (episcopal) rank :

• Igino Nuti,Friars Minor (O.F.M.) (1921.12.20 – 1966.04.21)
• Jan Nowicki (1968.03.23 – 1973.08.14)
• Marian Jozef Rechowicz (1973.12.31 – 1983.09.28)
• Henry Apaloryamam Ssentongo (1988.12.15 – 1992.03.30)
• Virgil Bercea (1994.07.20 – 1996.11.06)
• Oscar Julio Vian Morales,Salesians (S.D.B.) (1996.11.30 – 2007.04.19), asApostolic Vicar ofEl Petén (Guatemala) (1996.11.30 – 2007.04.19), later Metropolitan Archbishop ofLos Altos, Quetzaltenango–Totonicapán (Guatemala) (2007.04.19 – 2010.10.02), Metropolitan Archbishop of Guatemala (2010.10.02 – 2013.04.25), restyled Metropolitan Archbishop ofSantiago de Guatemala (Guatemala) (2013.04.25 – ...)
• Otto Separy (2007.07.02 – 2009.06.09)
• Joseph M. Siegel (2009.10.28 – ...),Auxiliary Bishop ofJoliet (USA)

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• Catholic titular sees in Africa

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