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

Aïn Bouziane Aïn Bouziane is a town and commune in Skikda Province in north-eastern Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border ...

and 4½ km north of Zighoud Youcef. The topography is mountainous, with the Oued Ensa river flowing to the east. The boundary between

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and

Constantine Province Constantine () is one of the 58 provinces (''wilayas'') of Algeria, whose capital is the city of the same name, with 1 291 575 inhabitants, with a density of 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) History In 1984 Mila Province was carved out of its territory. ...

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

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. 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 *

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since 2012, Ukrainian Catholic Archiepiscopal Exarch of Kharkiv *

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(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 ...

,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 Council of Cirta 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