Pederodiana
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Pederodiana, was a Roman town of the Roman province of Byzacena.[1] Its exact location is unknown but it is tentatively identified with Oum-Federa or Fodra in modern Tunisia.[2] During the Roman Empire the town was also the seat of an ancient episcopal see under Carthage.
History
The only known
Today Pederodiana survives as a
Kwangju.[6]
Known bishops include:
- Adeodato (mentioned in 484)
- Alcides Mendoza Castro (1967–1983)
- Fabián Marulanda López (1986–1989)
- Simon Ok Hyun-jin (2011-2022)
- Federico Guillermo Wechsung (2023-present)
References
- ^ Rev. Joseph Bingham,Origines Ecclesiasticæ (W. Straker, 1840) p230.
- ^ Titular Episcopal See of Pederodiana at GCatholic.org.
- ^ Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, (Leipzig, 1931), p. 467.
- ^ Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa christiana, Volume I, (Brescia, 1816), p. 254.
- ^ Die Apostolische Nachfolge Archived 2016-12-16 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Pederodiana, at Catholic-Hierarchy.org.