Ad Turres (Byzacena)

Turres in Byzacena was a Roman and Vandal era colonia (city) in North Africa.

The exact location of the town is unknown but is probably the ruins at Tamarza or nearby ruins of Msilica.^[1] Tamarza is located close to the Algerian border, 70 km from Tozeur and is surrounded by steep and arid wild country. The site is renowned for its clear water cascades and springs that irrigate the town's park.^[2]

Bishopric

Turres in Byzacena was the site of an early

Roman Catholic Church^[5]^[6]^[7] in the province of Byzacena.^[8]

Bishops

Juan Carlos Aramburu Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) June 14, 1967 – April 22, 1975
Bonifácio Piccinini Bishop of Cuiabá (Brazil) June 27, 1975 – August 15, 1981
Manuel Salazar y Espinoza Emeritus Bishop of Leon de Nicaragua (Nicaragua) December 19, 1981 – August 16, 1995
Hil Kabashi Apostolic administrator of southern Albania December 3, 1996

References

^ Titular Episcopal See of Turres in Byzacena, GCatholic.org.
^ Tamarz at barclaystravel.com
^ Titular Episcopal See of Turres in Byzacena, GCatholic.org.
^ Joseph BINGHAM (M. A.), Origines ecclesiasticæ (William Straker, 1843) p286.
^ The Apostolic Succession.
^ Turres in Byzacena at GCAtholic.org.
^ Turres in Byzacena at catholic-hierarchy.org.^{[self-published source]}
^ Joseph Bingham, Origines sive Antiquitates ecclesiasticae (sumtibus Orphanotrophei, 1727) p 529.

[1] Titular Episcopal See of Turres in Byzacena, GCatholic.org.

[2] Tamarz at barclaystravel.com

[3] Titular Episcopal See of Turres in Byzacena, GCatholic.org.

[4] Joseph BINGHAM (M. A.), Origines ecclesiasticæ (William Straker, 1843) p286.

[5] The Apostolic Succession.

[6] Turres in Byzacena at GCAtholic.org.

[7] Turres in Byzacena at catholic-hierarchy.org.^{[self-published source]}

[8] Joseph Bingham, Origines sive Antiquitates ecclesiasticae (sumtibus Orphanotrophei, 1727) p 529.

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