Arad (see)

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Arad was an ancient city and bishopric and is now a Catholic titular see.

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History

The ancient city was in the Roman province of Palestina III. It was a diocese, suffragan of the Metropolitan of Petra.

Its remains are at Tell-'Arad in modern Jordan.

Titular see

The diocese was nominally restored as a titular see of the lowest (episcopal) rank in 1725.

It is vacant since 1969 after having had the following, often non-consecutive incumbents:

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