Henchir-Boucha

Henchir-Boucha is a former Catholic diocese and archaeological site in Tunisia. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Henchir-Boucha is at 36°31′41″N9°53′10″E / 36.52806°N 9.88611°E / 36.52806; 9.88611 ^[4] between Majaz al Bab and Bir al Mashariqah, central Tunisia. The site is 189 meters above sea level. ^[5] and is on the Oued Zitoun lake and Oued es Sid River. ^[6]

History

During the Roman Empire and late antiquity Henchir-Boucha was the site of an ancient Roman town ^[7] called Tubyza and was in the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis (now northern Tunisia). The remains of a large Roman Circus is at the site. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

Tubyza may have been a suburb of the nearby city Municipium Aurelium Commodianum.

Bishopric

Tubyza was the seat of an ancient Catholic bishopric. ^{[1] [11]} It is now a titular bishopric. ^[12]

In antiquity, two bishops from Henchir-Boucha are known. Felix of Tubyza, was beheaded in Rome under Diocletian (15 January 304) for not handing over scriptures (traditor), ^{[13] [14]} and Honorius, who attended the Council of Carthage (411). ^[13] The current bishop is Lucio Alfert of Paraguay.

References

1. Titular Episcopal See of Tubyza
2. Tubyzanus at catholic-hierarchy.org.
3. "Henchir Boucha (Boucha Henchir) Carte (Plan), Photos et la meteo - (Tunisie): Ruine (S) - Latitude:36.5281 and Longitude:9.88611".
4. "Henchir Boucha, Tunisia - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates".
5. Henchir Boucha: Tunisia National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, Maryland, USA .
6. "Oued es Sid".
7. Victor Guérin, Archaeological Journey in the Regency of Tunis (Рипол Классик).
8. John H. Humphrey: Roman Circuses: Arenas for Chariot Racing. University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles 1986,
9. [Commodum] site no. 028.113, Henchir Fraxine/Henchir Bou Cha (anc. Municipium Aurelium Commodum) (doc page: 98; PDF page: 99)(gives UTM coordinates: 358,900N; 498,350E = approx: 36 deg 32' N, 9 deg 53' E) from Institut National du Patrimoine Tunisie | Archaeological Map | Carte National des Sites Arqueologiques e des Monuments Historiques | Bir Mcherga 028 Archived 2021-09-27 at the Wayback Machine | Cahier BIR MCHERGA 028 Archived 2021-09-23 at the Wayback Machine . (in French)
10. Pflaum H. G., "Romanisation de l'ancien territoire de la Carthage punique" - in Antiquités africaines, 4, 1970. pp. 75-118.. (in French)
11. Tubyza in catholic-hierarchy.org (English).
12. Apostolic Succession - Titular Sonship Archived 2015-02-04 at the Wayback Machine .
13. Tracts for the Times, Volumes 1-2 (1840) p81.
14. John Richardson, The Canon of the New Testament Vindicated (1700) p38.