Tabuda
Tabuda, Thouda or Tahuda (former Roman Thabudeos)[1] was a Roman–Berber colonia in the province of Mauretania Caesariensis. A key town in the Roman, Byzantine and Vandal empires, it is identifiable with the stone ruins at the oasis adjacent to the village of Sidi Okba, Algeria.
Thouda Tabuda | |
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Town | |
 The ruins of Thouda, Biskra, Algeria | |
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  Thouda Location in Algeria | |
| Coordinates: 34°50′N 5°44′E | |
| Elevation | 87 m (285 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (+1) |
| Postal code | 07000 |
Bishopric
The Diocese of Tabuda (Tabudensis) is a suppressed and titular see of the Roman Catholic Church in the province of Numidia.[2][3]
Known Bishops
- Laurent Tétrault, (13 Nov 1947 Appointed – 14 Mar 1951 Died)
- Teodor Bensch (26 Apr 1951 Appointed – 1 Dec 1956)
- Antonio Añoveros Ataún † (25 Aug 1952 Appointed – 2 Apr 1964)
- Teodor Bensch † (21 Sep 1954 Ordained Bishop – 1 Dec 1956)
- James Louis Flaherty † (8 Aug 1966 Appointed – 9 Aug 1975)
- Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, O.F.M. (3 May 1985 – )
Roman North Africa.
References
- Amira Khouas; Mohamed Hamoudi; Fatma Khaldaoui; Hamza Mihoubi; Yacine Rabah Hadji (2017). "Subsurface geophysics applied to archaeological investigation of Thabudeos Roman fortress (Biskra, Algeria)". 10 (522). Arabian Journal of Geosciences. doi:10.1007/s12517-017-3260-1. Cite journal requires
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- Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013, ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), "Sedi titolari", pp. 819-1013
Bibliography
- Pierre Morizot, Regard sur les inscriptions de Thouda du XVIIIe siècle à nos jours, volume=154, issue=2, Feb 2016
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