During the Roman Empire Cincara, ^[1] was a civitas of Africa Proconsularis.

The town was on the Medjerda river ^[2] and therefore in the bread basket of Roman North Africa. The Ruins of Cincara can still be seen at Bordj Toumi in Tunisia.

Bishopric

Cincara was a seat of an ancient Christian diocese, ^[3] of which we know two bishops, one donatist and one catholic indicating the controversy had reached the town. Both bishops attended the Council of Carthage in 411. ^{[4] [5]}

Today Cincara survives (since 1933)as a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. ^{[6] [7]}

• Restituto ( fl 411)
• Campano (fl 411)(donatista)
• Bishop José Andrés Corral Arredondo (1989 – 1992)
• Bishop Roger Francis Crispian Hollis (1987 – 1988)
• bishop Ricardo Blanco Granda (1969 – 1986)
• Bishop Manuel Castro Ruiz (1965 – 1969)

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