Usilla or Usula was a town in the Roman province of Byzacena, now Inchilla in Tunisia.

Ptolemy mentions the town, which appears also in the Tabula Peutingeriana and other geographical documents.[1] These indicate that it was situated 51 km (32 mi) from Thysdrus (El Djem) and 45 km (28 mi) from Thaenae (Sfax). The ruins of the town include those of a Byzantine basilica.[2]

Usula became a Christian bishopric, that is included in the Catholic Church's list of titular sees.[3]

The names of six of its bishops have been preserved:[2]

References

  1. ^ "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Usilla".
  2. ^ a b Sophrone Pétridès, "Usilla" in Catholic Encyclopedia (New York 1912)
  3. ^ Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013, ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 1002