Sidi Fredj
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Location | Sidi Fredj, Algeria |
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Coordinates | 36°45′54″N 2°50′54″E / 36.764961°N 2.848203°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1970s |
Construction | concrete |
Height | 24 m (79 ft) |
Shape | square building with light atop[1][2] |
Markings | white |
Power source | mains electricity |
Operator | National Maritime Signaling Office |
Light | |
Focal height | 42 m (138 ft) |
Range | 17 nmi (31 km; 20 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl(3) W 12s |
Sidi Fredj, known under French rule as Sidi Ferruch, is a coastal town in Algiers Province, Algeria. It is located within the territory of the municipality of Staouéli, on a presque-isle on the Mediterranean Sea. It is the site of the ancient city and bishopric Obori, which remains a Catholic titular see.
History
Obori was important enough in the
Caesarea Mauretaniae's Metropolitan Archbishopric, but faded like most sees in Roman Africa
.
Sidi Fredj was the landing spot where the French established their beachhead for the
Invasion of Algiers in 1830
. A number of ships of the French Navy were subsequently named Sidi Ferruch, the colonial name of the town under French rule, in honour of the event.
Titular see
The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as the
titular bishopric
of Obori (Latin) / Obori (Curiate Italian) / Oboritan(us) (Latin adjective).
It has had the following incumbents, so far of the fitting episcopal (lowest) rank :[3]
- James Francis Carney (1966.01.07 – 1969.01.08) as ) (1966.01.07 – 1969.01.08), next succeeding as Metropolitan Archbishop of Vancouver (1969.01.08 – death 1990.09.16)
- Luigi Zanzottera, ) (1969.03.13 – 1970.05.31) and on emeritate
- Juan José Pineda Fasquelle, Claretians (C.M.F.) (2005.05.21 – ...), Auxiliary Bishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras).
See also
- List of lighthouses in Algeria
- List of Catholic dioceses in Tunisia
References
- List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Western Algeria". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/t1297.htm GCatholic
External links
36°45′40″N 2°50′38″E / 36.76111°N 2.84389°E