Centuria, also known as Centuriensis, was a Roman era

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Numidia Numidia ( Berber: ''Inumiden''; 202–40 BC) was the ancient kingdom of the Numidians located in northwest Africa, initially comprising the territory that now makes up modern-day Algeria, but later expanding across what is today known as Tuni ...

, Roman province of Africa. It has been tentatively identified with ruins near Ain El Hadjar in

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, south of Saida.

Bishopric

The city was the seat of an ancient

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and the current bishop is Ferenc Cserháti. Known bishops of the town include: * Quodvultdeus (fl. 402–411) ( Catholic bishop attended the Council of Milevum (402) and Council of Carthage (411) *Cresconio

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411) (rival

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) * Gennaro fl.

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Luis Camargo Pacheco Luis Camargo Pacheco (1582 – 29 March 1665) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Seville (1622–1665). ''(in Latin)''

(1622–1665) *Johann Kaspar Kühner (1664–1685) * Andrew Giffard (1705 Appointed - Did not take office) * John Douglass (10 Sep 1790 appointed – 8 May 1812 died) *

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(1818–1844) * Antonio Majthényi (1840–1856) *

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, (1857 – 1 Nov 1861) *Thomas McNulty (1864–1866) *Bonifacio Antonio Toscano (1874–1896) *Giuseppe Perrachon (18 Dec 1925 – 1944) *Stanislao Czajka (1944–1965) * William Joseph Moran (1965–1996) * Piotr Libera (1996–2007) * Ferenc Cserháti (15 Jun 2007 appointed – ) Titular Episcopal See of Centuria
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References

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