Cubda

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Cubda was an ancient city in Tunisia. It is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church.

The town was an ancient bishopric, [1] [2] centered in an unknown city, [3] probably of the same name. It was situated in the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis, now northern Tunisia. [4] [5]

History

The church records tell of only 2 known bishops of this diocese.

Cubda survives today as a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church, [6] and the current bishop is Efraín Mendoza Cruz, of Mexico, who replaced José María Izuzquiza Herranz in 2011.

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References

  1. J. Ferron, v. Cubdensis in Dictionnaire d'Histoire et de Géographie ecclésiastiques, vol. XIII, (Paris, 1956), col. 1083.
  2. Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa Christiana, Volume I, (Brescia, 1816), p. 146.
  3. Titular Episcopal See of Cubda.
  4. Cubuda at Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
  5. Titular Episcopal See of Cubda.
  6. Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, (Leipzig, 1931), p.465.