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Tabbora

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Tabbora was a town in the late Roman province of Africa Proconsularis. The Catholic diocese that had its seat there was a suffragan of Carthage, the capital of the province.

Location

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Tabbora is believed to have been situated in the vicinity of the stone ruins at Tembra, located west of Bijga (ancient Bisica) in the valley of Wadi Siliana, Tunisia.

Bishops

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Two bishops are known:[1]

No longer a residential see, Tabbora is included in the Catholic Church's list of titular sees.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa christiana, Volume I, Brescia 1816, pp. 292–293
  2. ^ Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2013, ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 979
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