Epenetus of Carthage was a close friend of the apostle Paul and is recognized as “the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia” (Romans 16:5). While not much information is available about Epenetus, he is regarded as a saint in both the Greek Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church. Some believe him to be one of the seventy-two disciples (see Luke 10:1)—although that would seem to conflict with the biblical detail of his being the first convert in Asia Minor—and the first bishop of Carthage. His name is also spelled Epaenetus.