▁Media ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁suppress ed ▁and ▁tit ular ▁see ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church . ▁Media ▁is ▁listed ▁as ▁an ▁ancient ▁epis cop al ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁province ▁of ▁Ma ure t ania ▁Ca es ari ensis , ▁in ▁today ' s ▁Al ger ia . ▁ ▁The ▁bishop ric ▁was ▁centered ▁on ▁a ▁Roman ▁town , ▁now ▁lost ▁to ▁history ▁but ▁that ▁fl our ished ▁in ▁late ▁anti qu ity ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁last ▁long ▁after ▁the ▁Muslim ▁con quest ▁of ▁the ▁Mag h reb . ▁Some ▁conject ure ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁located ▁at ▁Méd é a , ▁though ▁this ▁town ▁was ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁different ▁town ▁called ▁Lam dia . ▁ ▁The ▁only ▁known ▁bishop ▁of ▁this ▁dioc ese ▁is ▁Em ilio , ▁who ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁syn od ▁assemble d ▁in ▁Car th age ▁in ▁ 4 8 4 ▁by ▁King ▁Hun er ic ▁the ▁r uler ▁of ▁the ▁V andal ▁Kingdom , ▁after ▁which ▁Em ilio ▁was ▁ex iled ▁to ▁V andal - control led ▁Sic ily ▁. ▁ ▁Today ▁Media ▁surv ives ▁as ▁a ▁tit ular ▁bishop ric ▁and ▁the ▁current ▁bishop ▁is ▁Gabriel ▁Nar cis o ▁Esc obar ▁Ay ala , ▁apost ol ic ▁vic ar ▁of ▁Ch aco ▁Par agu ay o . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Ma ure t ania ▁Ca es ari ensis ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : R oman ▁towns ▁and ▁cities ▁in ▁Ma ure t ania ▁Ca es ari ensis ▁ ▁Category : C atholic ▁tit ular ▁sees ▁in ▁Africa