Tigava

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Tigava was an ancient Roman-Berber town and bishopric in Roman Africa, which remains a Latin Catholic titular see.

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It corresponds with the modern locality of El-Kherba in Algeria.

History

Tigava was one of many cities in the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis which were important enough to become a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archbishopric in its capital Caesarea Mauretaniae (modern Cherchell), but like most faded.

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Titular see

Tigava's diocese is included in the Catholic Church's list of titular bishoprics [1] since it was nominally restored in 1933.

It has had the following incumbents, so far of the fitting Episcopal (lowest) rank : [2]

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References

  1. Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013, ISBN   978-88-209-9070-1), p. 989
  2. "Titular See of Tigava, Algeria". GCatholic. Retrieved 2018-01-29.