Africa Roman mapTurres Concordiae is a
titular see of the
Roman Catholic Church, North Africa. The ancient
bishopric was founded in the
Roman province of
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 Tunis ...
,
Roman North Africa. The exact location of its seat and
cathedra
A ''cathedra'' is the raised throne of a bishop in the early Christian basilica. When used with this meaning, it may also be called the bishop's throne. With time, the related term ''cathedral'' became synonymous with the "seat", or principa ...
, though is not known. However, its name indicates its cathedra was founded in proximity to a
fort and it is possible that (like many towns in North Africa with the name Turres) this town was located on the
African Limes
The borders of the Roman Empire, which fluctuated throughout the empire's history, were realised as a combination of military roads and linked forts, natural frontiers (most notably the Rhine and Danube rivers) and man-made fortifications ...
.
The
diocese ceased to effectively function in the 7th century with the
Muslim conquest of the Maghreb, but was re-founded, at least in name, in the 20th century as a titular see and the current
Bishop is
Salvatore Angerami
Salvatore Angerami (26 November 1956 – 7 July 2019) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate, who served as an auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naples, and titular bishop of Turres Concordiae, North Africa.
He was ordained on ...
.
[''Le Petit Episcopologe'', Issue 221, Number 18,319.] who replaced
Joseph Frans Lescrauwaet in 2014.
References
Catholicism in Africa
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