Primian (Primianus) was an early Christian Bishop of Carthage, and leader of the Donatist movement in Roman North Africa.
Seen as a moderate by some in his faction, he was a controversial figure in a time of fragmentation of the Donatists, a reactionary branch of Christianity.
[7] Three years of proceedings in the Roman civil courts saw Primian retake Maximianist-held basilicas in Musti, Assuras and Membressa.
[8] A number of the bishops split with Primian to follow Maximianus, forming their own short-lived schism.
[9] He also attended the Council of Carthage (411),[10] where he made comment condemning the actions of Cyprian, the Donatist bishop of Tubursica, for immorality.