The Diocese of Buto is a suppressed, vacant and titular see of both the Roman Catholic and Coptic Churches, centered on the ancient City of Buto in the Nile Delta of Egypt.
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Location
Buto identified with Tell al-Fara'in ("Pharaohs' Mound") and the village of Ibtu or Abtu near the city of Desouk (Arabic: دسوق), was an ancient city in the Nile Delta is one of the oldest cities on earth, with a history back to the Neolithic age. During the Roman and Byzantine era it became the seat of an early Christian bishopric.
History
During the Roman and Byzantine era there was a Bishopric based in the town of Buto. Ammon, bishop of Buto attended the Council of Chalcedon, and the last Titular Bishop František Tomášek spoke at Vatican 2.
The see remains part of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Africa. and is a titular See in the Roman Catholic Church.