Tagarbala
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Tagarbala was a Roman–Berber civitas of the province of Byzacena during late antiquity. It 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 Christian episcopal see.[3][4] One bishop is known of this ancient diocese, Fortunatianus, who participated in the synod in Carthage in 484 called by the Vandal king Huneric, after which Fortunatianus was exiled.
Today Tagarbala survives as titular bishopric. Bishop Joseph Espaillat, is the titular bishop.[1][5]
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Tagarbala is a titular see of the Catholic Church.[6]
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Titular Episcopal See of Tagarbala, at Gcatholic.org.
- Back to citation Tamera, Tunisia National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA.
- Back to citation Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, (Leipzig, 1931), p. 468.
- Back to citation Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa christiana, Volume I, (Brescia, 1816), p. 298.
- Back to citation "Tagarbala (Titular See) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- Back to citation Wikidata item Q1669398