Catabum Castra was an ancient Roman town of North Africa during the Byzantine Empire, Vandal Kingdom and Roman Empire. The town has been tentatively identified with ruins at Djidioua[1] in Algeria.
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Titular see of Catabum Castra
editDuring the Roman Empire the town of Catabum Castra was the seat of an ancient bishopric.[2] That ancient diocese ceased to function with the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb.[3][4] The diocese was, however, nominally restored in 1933 as a titular bishopric.[5]
Known Bishops
editCatabum Castra has had the following incumbents of the lowest (episcopal) rank :
- Patera (fl.484)
- Urbain Etienne Morlion], M. Afr. (1966.09.29 – 1971.01.20)
- Gabriel Lee Gab-sou (이갑수 가브리엘) (1971.07.25 – 1975.06.05)
- Simon Michael Fung Kui Heong (1975.08.29 – 1976.05.31)
- Michael Nnachi Okoro (1977.06.27 – 1983.02.19)
- František Václav Lobkowicz, O. Praem. (1990.03.17 – 1996.05.30)
- Mathias Ri Iong-hoon (이용훈 마티아) (2003.03.19 – 2008.10.10)
- Olivier Michel Marie Schmitthaeusler, M.E.P. (2009.12.24 – ...), Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh (Cambodia), President of Episcopal Conference of Laos and Cambodia
References
edit- ^ Titular Episcopal See of Catabum castra at GCatholic.org.
- ^ Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013, ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), "Sedi titolari", pp. 819-1013
- ^ Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, (Leipzig, 1931), p. 465.
- ^ Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa christiana, Volume I (Brescia, 1816), p. 131.
- ^ GigaCatholic with titular incumbent biography links.
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