El-Kentour (الكنتور) is a town and mountain in

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. It is located in the Constantine Mountains. El-Kentour is also the site of the El-Ouahch to El-Kentour tunnel, which is part of the National Road 3.

Location

El-Kentour is situated 3 km south of

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and 4½ km north of

Zighoud Youcef Zighoud Youcef ( ar, زيغود يوسف) is a town and commune in Constantine Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 28,764. The town was formerly known as Smendou, and was renamed to its current name in honor of Yo ...

. The topography is mountainous, with the Oued Ensa river flowing to the east. The boundary between

Skikda Skikda ( ar, سكيكدة; formerly Philippeville from 1838 to 1962 and Rusicade in ancient times) is a city in northeastern Algeria and a port on the Mediterranean. It is the capital of Skikda Province and Skikda District. History The Phoeni ...

and

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runs through the village.

History

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and

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times the town was known as Centuriones.

Bishopric

The town was the seat of an ancient

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and was from the 4th to the 6th century a stronghold of

Donatism Donatism was a Christian sect leading to a schism in the Church, in the region of the Church of Carthage, from the fourth to the sixth centuries. Donatists argued that Christian clergy must be faultless for their ministry to be effective and ...

. The Bishopric remains today a

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of the

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, and the current

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. Known

s include: ; Titular bishops * Vasyl Volodymyr Tuchapets since 2012, Ukrainian Catholic Archiepiscopal Exarch of Kharkiv * (2005–2012), auxiliary bishop of Lingayen–Dagupan, Philippines *

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(1999–2005), auxiliary bishop of

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* (1964–1998), auxiliary bishop of the

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(1964–1967), auxiliary bishop of

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(1967–1973) ; Residing bishops * Firmianus

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bishop fl.484. * Ianuarius

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fl411. *

Nabor of Centurio Secundus of Tigisis () was an early church leader and primate of Numidia. He was a leading organiser of the early Donatist movement in Carthage. Biography Personal life Little is known about Secundus' personal life. He lived in Numidia during the D ...

,J. Stevenson, W. H. C. Frend
''A New Eusebius: Documents Illustrating the History of the Church to AD 337''
(Baker Books, 1 Jul. 2013) attendee of

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fl303-305.

References

Populated places in Skikda Province Populated places in Constantine Province Catholic titular sees in Africa Dioceses established in the 1st century {{ConstantineDZ-geo-stub