Thiava, Numidia
Thiava was an ancient
History
It was located near
The town was seat of a
Thiava was notable for being almost completely
The town became a center of the
The city had been
The first bishop of the town was Honoratus, a childhood friend of Augustine who had appointed him. Honoratus had been a monk at nearby Thagaste.
In 402, Honoratus died in Thiava. As he had been a monk at both Thagaste and Thiava and his personal assets were large, there arose a dispute between Thiava and Alypius of Thagaste[7] It was becoming custom for monks to give their assets to the order where they became a monk and so Alypius felt the estate should go to his order.[8]
Augustine eventually decided the matter in favor of Thiava
Christian rule ended in the 7th century with the spread of Islam.
Titular see
The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as a Latin Catholic
It has had the following incumbents, so far of the fitting Episcopal (lowest) rank :[10]
- Ignace Ramarosandratana (1939.05.25 – 1955.09.14) as last Miarinarivo (Madagascar) (1939.05.25 – 1955.09.14), later (see) promoted first Bishop of Miarinarivo (1955.09.14 – death 1957.09.01)
- José Pedro da Silva (1956.07.30 – 1965.02.13) as Patriarchate of Lisboa (Portugal) (1956.07.30 – 1965.02.13), later Bishop of Viseu(Portugal) (1965.02.13 – retired 1988.09.14), died 2000
- Eugène-Jean-Marie Polge (1965.05.19 – 1968.04.25) as Auxiliary Bishop of Coadjutor Archbishopof Avignon (France) (1968.04.25 – 1970.06.25), succeeding as Metropolitan Archbishop of Avignon (1970.06.25 – retired 1978.04.25); died 1993
- Peltæ (1937.12.13 – 1950.03.28) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Detroit (USA) (1937.12.13 – 1950.03.28) and Bishop of Saginaw(USA) (1950.03.28 – retired 1968.10.30)
- Archdiocese of Dublin(Ireland) (1975.02.13 – retired 1996.06.07) and on emeritate
- Hélio Pereira dos Santos (2016.04.27 – ...), as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil), no previous prelature.
See also
References
- ^ Mark Vessey, A Companion to Augustine (John Wiley & Sons, 2015) p 134.
- ^ Thiava at catholic-hierarchy.org
- ^ François Decret, Early Christianity in North Africa (James Clarke & Co, 2011) p122.
- ^ Serge Lancel, Saint Augustine, (Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd, 2002) p314.
- ^ The Ecclesiastical History of M. L'abbe Fleury, from A.D. 400 to A.D. 429 (J.H. Parker, 1843)
- ^ John Henry Parker, Ecclesiastical History from A.D. 400 to 456 with Notes, Volume 1 (Oxford, 1843) p166
- ^ Serge Lancel, Saint Augustine, (Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd, 2002) p314.
- ^ The Ecclesiastical History of M. L'abbe Fleury, from A.D. 400 to A.D. 429 (J.H. Parker, 1843)
- ^ David Johnston, The Cambridge Companion to Roman Law (Cambridge University Press, 2015) p111.
- ^ "Titular See of Thiava, Algeria". GCatholic. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
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