Turrisblanda
Turrisblanda, was a Roman and Byzantine era colonia (town) in the Roman Empire province of Byzacena in what is today modern Tunisia. Its exact location remains unknown.[1] It was also a capital of an historic diocese of the Roman Empire.[2] The bishopric remains today as a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.[3][4][5] The current bishop is Jan Szkodoń, Auxiliary Bishop of Cracow.
Known bishops
There are three bishops attributed to this diocese.[6][7]
- The Donatist Massimino who attended the Carthage conference of 411, which brought together the Catholic and Donatist bishops of Roman Africa; on that occasion the town did not have the Catholic bishop.
- Paul who took part in the synod gathered in Carthage by the Huneric the Vandal king in 484, after which Paul was exiled.
- Daziano participated in the antimonotelite council of 641.
The Titular see was established 1933.
- Jan Pietraszko, Auxiliary Bishop of Cracow November 23, 1962 – March 2, 1988
- Jan Szkodoń, Auxiliary Bishop of Cracow May 14, 1988
References
- ^ R. B. Hitchner "Turris Blanda".
- ^ Joseph BINGHAM (M. A.), Origines ecclesiasticæ (William Straker, 1843) p286.
- ^ David M. Cheney, Turrisblanda, at catholic-hierarchy.org.
- ^ Titular Episcopal See of Turrisblanda at GCatholic.org.
- ^ Steph. Antonii Morcelli, Africa Christiana: in tres partes tributa (ex officina Bettoniana, 1816). p338
- ^ Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, (Leipzig, 1931), p. 469
- ^ Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa christiana, Volume I, (Brescia, 1816), pp. 337–338.