Ain Zana

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Ain Zana
Commune and town
DZ 41 Ain Zana.svg
CountryFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Province Souk Ahras Province
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)

Ain Zana (Aïn-Zana) is a town and commune in Souk Ahras Province in north-eastern Algeria. It is the site of Diana Veteranorum, a former ancient city and bishopric in Numidia. It is now the Latin Catholic titular see, Diana. [1]

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History

Diana was important enough in the Roman province of Numidia to become one of the many suffragan bishoprics no later than mid third century AD, yet was to fade.

Titular see

The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as a Latin titular bishopric.

It has had the following incumbents, all of the lowest (episcopal) rank :

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References

  1. "Communes of Algeria". Statoids. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.

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