Tabuda

Thouda
Tabuda
Town
The ruins of Thouda, Biskra, Algeria
The ruins of Thouda, Biskra, Algeria
Thouda is located in Algeria
Thouda
Thouda
Location in Algeria
Coordinates: 34°50′N 5°44′E / 34.833°N 5.733°E / 34.833; 5.733
Elevation
87 m (285 ft)
Time zoneUTC+1 (+1)
Postal code
07000

Tabuda, Thouda or Tahuda (former Roman Thabudeos)[1] was a RomanBerber colonia in the province of Numidia. A key town in the Roman, Byzantine and Vandal empires, it is identifiable with the stone ruins at the oasis adjacent to the village of Sidi Okba, Algeria.

Bishopric

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The Diocese of Tabuda (Tabudensis) is a suppressed and titular see of the Roman Catholic Church in the province of Numidia.[2][3]

Known Bishops

  • Laurent Tétrault, (13 Nov 1947 Appointed – 14 Mar 1951 Died)
  • Teodor Bensch (26 Apr 1951 Appointed – 1 Dec 1956)
  • Antonio Añoveros Ataún † (25 Aug 1952 Appointed – 2 Apr 1964)
  • Teodor Bensch † (21 Sep 1954 Ordained Bishop – 1 Dec 1956)
  • James Louis Flaherty † (8 Aug 1966 Appointed – 9 Aug 1975)
  • Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, O.F.M. (3 May 1985 – 30 Dec 2019)
  • Elias Richard Lorenzo, O.S.B. (27 Feb 2020 - )[4]

References

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  1. ^ Amira Khouas; Mohamed Hamoudi; Fatma Khaldaoui; Hamza Mihoubi; Yacine Rabah Hadji (2017). "Subsurface geophysics applied to archaeological investigation of Thabudeos Roman fortress (Biskra, Algeria)". Arabian Journal of Geosciences. 10 (522). doi:10.1007/s12517-017-3260-1. S2CID 135096972.
  2. ^ Tabuda catholic-hierarchy.org.
  3. ^ Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013, ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), "Sedi titolari", pp. 819-1013
  4. ^ "Tabuda (Titular See) [Catholic-Hierarchy]".

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