The Diocese of Noba () is a former

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located in present-day

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. It is currently a

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. In

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, the diocese was centered on the

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of Noba, in the

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Mauretania Caesariensis Mauretania Caesariensis (Latin for "Caesarea, Numidia, Caesarean Mauretania") was a Roman province located in present-day Algeria. The full name refers to its capital Caesarea, Numidia, Caesarea Mauretaniae (modern Cherchell). The province had ...

. The Roman town is now lost to history. We know of various bishops of the diocese. Mesnage, unlike Morcelli, attributes only two bishops to the town, mentioned in 484; While Morcelli a third, Felix, though he could also belong to another town of this name. Today Noba survives as a

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ric. The current bishop is Gilson Andrade da Silva, auxiliary bishop of San Salvador of Bahia.

Known bishops

*Felice (fl.411) *Verecondo e Miggino † (

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484) *William Joseph Trudel (1933–1968) *Eduardo Koaik (1973–1979) *

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(1980–1984) *

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(1984–2006) *

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(2006–2009)''Le Petit Episcopologe'', Issue 207, Number 17,149. *Gilson Andrade da Silva, dal 27 luglio 2011

References

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