Tabuda
| Thouda سيدي عقبة Sidi Okba, Algeria | |
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| town | |
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Sidi Okba street scene [2] | |
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  Thouda Location in Algeria | |
| Coordinates: 34°50′N 5°44′E / 34.833°N 5.733°E | |
| Elevation | 87 m (285 ft) |
| Time zone | +1 (UTC+1) |
| Postal code | 07000 |
Tabuda or Thouda was a Roman-Berber colonia in the province of Mauretania Caesariensis. A key town in the Roman, Byzantine and Vandal empires, it is identifiable with the stone ruins at the oasis adjacent to the village of Sidi Okba, Algeria.
In 683 AD, the city was taken by Muslim forces under Uqba ibn Nafi.
Bishopric
The Diocese of Tabuda (Tabudensis) is a suppressed and titular See of the Roman Catholic Church in the province of Numidia.[3][4]
Known Bishops
- Laurent Tétrault, (13 Nov 1947 Appointed - 14 Mar 1951 Died)
- Teodor Bensch (26 Apr 1951 Appointed - 1 Dec 1956)
- Antonio Añoveros Ataún † (25 Aug 1952 Appointed - 2 Apr 1964)
- Teodor Bensch † (21 Sep 1954 Ordained Bishop - 1 Dec 1956)
- James Louis Flaherty † (8 Aug 1966 Appointed - 9 Aug 1975)
- Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, O.F.M. (3 May 1985 - )
Roman North Africa.
Sidi Okba Oasis, 1930 [5]
Sidi Uqba mosque, Sidi Okba 1900.
File:Street Sidi Okba, 1924
Sidi-Okba, 1962.
References
- ↑ "A Street, Sidi Okba, Algeria". World Digital Library. 1899.
- ↑ "A Street, Sidi Okba, Algeria". World Digital Library. 1899.
- ↑ Tabuda.Cathoic heirachy.org.
- ↑ Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013, ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), "Sedi titolari", pp. 819-1013
- ↑ Tupper, William Vaughn, Entrance to Sidi Okba, (Tupper Scrapbooks Collection, 1930) Volume 1: Algeria.
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