Diocese of Thucca Terenbenthina

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The Diocese of Thucca Terenbenthina is an ancient

Roman Catholic Church.[1][2]
The diocese is also known as Tucca Terebentina or دڨة , (Latin : Dioecesis Thuccensis Terebenthina ).

History

Also known as Tucca Terebentina, the diocese is an ancient episcopal see of the Roman province of Byzacena. In antiquity the bishopric was centered on[3][4] Dougga.[5]

The diocese was founded during the

Roman Catholic Church titular see.[6]

Very little is known of the history of the Bishopric. The

Carthage conference of 411
may have belonged to this town but it is uncertain.

Today Thucca Terebentina survives as a

. Modern bishops have included:

References

  1. ^ Titular Episcopal See of Thucca Terebenthina, GCatholic.org.
  2. ^ David Cheney,Diocese of Tucca Terebentina, on Catholic-Hierarchy.org.]
  3. ^ Collectif, L’Afrique romaine.(Atlande, Neuilly-sur-Seine, 2006) p69-439, p.310.
  4. ^ Mustapha Khanoussi, « L’évolution urbaine de Thugga (Dougga) en Afrique proconsulaire : de l’agglomération numide à la ville africo-romaine »,(CRAI (Comptes-rendus des séances de l’Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres), 2003), pp. 131–155
  5. ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Thugga". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  6. ^ Titular Episcopal See of Thugga.