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Turrisblanda, was a Roman and Byzantine era colonia (town) in the Roman Empire province of Byzacena in what is today modern Tunisia. Its exact location remains unknown. [1] It was also a capital of an historic diocese of the Roman Empire. [2] The bishopric remains today as a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. [3] [4] [5] The current bishop is Jan Szkodoń, Auxiliary Bishop of Cracow.

Known bishops

There are three bishops attributed to this diocese. [6] [7]

The Titular see was established 1933.

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References

  1. R. B. Hitchner "Turris Blanda".
  2. Joseph BINGHAM (M. A.), Origines ecclesiasticæ (William Straker, 1843) p286.
  3. David M. Cheney, Turrisblanda, at catholic-hierarchy.org.
  4. Titular Episcopal See of Turrisblanda at GCatholic.org.
  5. Steph. Antonii Morcelli, Africa Christiana: in tres partes tributa (ex officina Bettoniana, 1816). p338
  6. Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, (Leipzig, 1931), p. 469
  7. Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa christiana, Volume I, (Brescia, 1816), pp. 337–338.