Catabum Castra was an

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of North Africa during the

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and

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. The town has been tentatively identified with ruins at

Djidioua Djediouia or جديوية is a town and commune located at 35°5'46 "north, 0°49'50"east in Relizane Province, Algeria and the presumed site of Ancient city and bishopric Catabum Castra, now a Latin Catholic titular see.. by 2008 this had risen t ...

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Titular see of Catabum Castra

During the

the town of Catabum Castra was the

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of an

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. That ancient diocese ceased to function with the

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. The

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was, however, nominally restored in 1933 as a

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Known Bishops

Catabum Castra has had the following incumbents of the lowest (episcopal) rank : * Patera (

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484) * 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) *

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, O. Praem. (1990.03.17 – 1996.05.30) * Mathias Ri Iong-hoon (이용훈 마티아) (2003.03.19 – 2008.10.10) * Olivier Michel Marie Schmitthaeusler, M.E.P. (2009.12.24 – ...),

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(Cambodia), President of Episcopal Conference of

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References

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