Diocese of Noba

The Diocese of Noba (Latin: Dioecesis Nobensis) is a former Christian diocese located in present-day Algeria. It is currently a Catholic titular see.

In antiquity, the diocese was centered on the Roman town of Noba, in the province of Mauretania Caesariensis. The Roman town is now lost to history.[1]

We know of various bishops of the diocese. Mesnage,[2] unlike Morcelli, attributes only two bishops to the town, mentioned in 484; While Morcelli a third, Felix, though he could also belong to another town of this name.[3]

Today Noba survives as a titular bishopric. The current bishop is Gilson Andrade da Silva, auxiliary bishop of San Salvador of Bahia.[4]

Known bishops

  • Felice (fl.411)
  • Verecondo e Miggino † (fl.484)
  • William Joseph Trudel (1933–1968)
  • Eduardo Koaik (1973–1979)
  • Hubert Marie Pierre Dominique Barbier (1980–1984)
  • Romeo Panciroli (1984–2006)
  • Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib (2006–2009)[5]
  • Gilson Andrade da Silva, dal 27 luglio 2011

References

  1. ↑ Titular Episcopal See of Noba, at GCatholic.org.
  2. ↑ J. Mesnage, L'Afrique chrétienne, (Paris, 1912), p. 497
  3. ↑ Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa christiana, Volume I, (Brescia, 1816), pp. 245–246
  4. ↑ David Cheney, Diocesi di Noba at Catholic-Hierarchy.org
  5. ↑ Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 207, Number 17,149.


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