Tagarbala

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Africa Proconsularis (125 AD)

Tagarbala was a

Roman Catholic diocese
.

The town is identifiable with stone ruins at Bordj-Tamra,[1] Tamera in modern Tunisia.[2]

Roman Tagarbala was also the seat of an ancient

Vandal king Huneric
, after which Fortunatianus was exiled.

Today Tagarbala survives as titular bishopric. Bishop Joseph Espaillat, is the titular bishop.[1][5]

References

  1. ^ a b Titular Episcopal See of Tagarbala, at Gcatholic.org.
  2. ^ Tamera, Tunisia National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA.
  3. ^ Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, (Leipzig, 1931), p. 468.
  4. ^ Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa christiana, Volume I, (Brescia, 1816), p. 298.
  5. ^ "Tagarbala (Titular See) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-11-19.