Djidioua
Jdiouia | |
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Commune and town | |
Country | Algeria |
Province | Relizane Province |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
Djidioua is a town and commune in Relizane Province, Algeria and the presumed site of Ancient city and bishopric Catabum Castra, now a Latin Catholic titular see..[1]
History
Catabum Castra was important enough in the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis to become a suffragan bishopric of its capital Caesarea in Mauretania's Metropolitan Archbishop. Under the French it was known as Saint Aimé.
Titular see of Catabum Castra
The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as a titular bishopric.
It has had the following incumbents of the lowest (episcopal) rank :
- Urbain Etienne Morlion], White Fathers (M. Afr.) (1966.09.29 – 1971.01.20)
- Gabriel Lee Gab-sou (이갑수 가브리엘) (1971.07.25 – 1975.06.05)
- Simon Michael Fung Kui Heong (1975.08.29 – 1976.05.31)
- Michael Nnachi Okoro (1977.06.27 – 1983.02.19)
- František Václav Lobkowicz, Norbertines (O. Praem.) (1990.03.17 – 1996.05.30)
- Mathias Ri Iong-hoon] (이용훈 마티아) (2003.03.19 – 2008.10.10)
- Olivier Michel Marie Schmitthaeusler, Paris Foreign Missions Society (M.E.P.) (2009.12.24 – ...), Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh (Cambodia), President of Episcopal Conference of Laos and Cambodia
References
- ↑ "Communes of Algeria". Statoids. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
Source and External links
Coordinates: 35°56′N 0°50′E / 35.933°N 0.833°E
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