Phatanus
Phatanus was a city and bishopric in Roman Egypt, which remains a Latin Catholic titular see.History
The city, near modern El-Batanu or El-Batnu, was important enough in the Late Roman province of Aegyptus Primus to become one of the suffragans of the Metropolitan of the capital, none other than the original Patriarchate of Alexandria. Later it faded.Titular see
The diocese was nominally restored s Latin Titular bishopric of the Episcopal rank under the name of Phatanus, Phatanen or Fatano
It is vacant since decades, having had only two incumbents, so far of the fitting episcopal rank, including one Eastern Catholic :
Youhanna Nueir, Friars Minor as Auxiliary Bishop of Luqsor of the Copts , Eparch of Assiut of the Copts ; died 1195
