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Turuda was an ancient Roman Empire, Roman-Berbers, Berber city and former diocese in Africa (Roman province), Africa Proconsulare in Algeria. It is currently a Roman Catholic titular see.


History

Turuda was important enough in the Roman province of Africa (Roman province), Africa proconsularis to become one of the many suffragans of its great capital Carthage (episcopal see), Carthage's Metropolitan Archbishop, but was to fade like most.


Titular see

In 1989 it was nominally restored as a Latin titular bishopric. It has had the following incumbents of the lowest (episcopal) rank : * Sigitas Tamkevičius, Jesuits (S.J.), (1991.05.08 – 1996.05.04), as Auxiliary Bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaunas, Kaunas (Lithuania) (1991.05.08 – 1996.05.04), later promoted Metropolitan Archbishop of Kaunas (1996.05.04 – 2015.06.11), President of Episcopal Conference of Lithuania (1999.11.03 – 2002.09.20), Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Lithuania (2002.09.20 – 2005.09.20), President of Episcopal Conference of Lithuania (2005.09.20 – 2014.10.28) * Eugenio Romero Pose (1997.03.07 – death 2007.03.25), Auxiliary Bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madrid, Madrid (Spain) (1997.03.07 – 2007.03.25) * Anthony Adaji, Anthony Ademu Adaji, Missionary Society of Saint Paul of Nigeria (M.S.P.) (2007.06.28 – 2009.06.01), as Auxiliary Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Idah, Idah (Nigeria) (2007.06.28 – 2009.06.01); later succeeded as Bishop of Idah (2009.06.01 – ...) * Woldeghiorghis Mathewos (2010.01.20 – ...), Apostolic Vicar of Apostolic Vicariate of Hosanna, Hosanna (Ethiopia)


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Catholic titular sees in Africa Former Roman Catholic dioceses in Africa