The town of Centenaria was also the seat of an ancient bishopric, which ceased to effectively function in the 7th century. One bishop is known from antiquity, Flourentius (fl.484) who attended the Council of Carthage (484).Henri Irénée Marrou, André Mandouze, Anne-Marie La Bonnardière, Prosopographie de l'Afrique (Éditions du Centre national de la recherche scientifique, 1 Jan. 1982) p 475. chrétienne (303–533) The bishopric was re-established in name during the 20th century and has had 6 titular bishops (mostly from South America) since.Centenaria at catholic-hierarchy.org. Centenaria at GCatholic.org. The current bishop is Hermenegildo José Torres Asanza Centenaria at CatholicHierarchy.org. who replaced Luis Adriano Piedrahíta Sandoval in 2007.
