Tigisis in Numidia
  Shown within Algeria | |
| Location | oum el bouaghi Province, Algeria |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 36°06′38″N 06°56′48″E / 36.11056°N 6.94667°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Periods | Roman Empire |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | In ruins |
Tigisi in Numidia was a colonia (town) and episcopal see of the Roman province of Numidia[1] in Roman North Africa..
Tigisis, identified as Ain el Bordj, Algeria was a fortified town of Numidia, in the neighborhood of Lambese and Thamagada.[2]
Bishopric
The town of Tigisis was the seat of a bishopric during the Roman, Vandal and Byzantine era.[3] The persecution under Diocletian appears to have reached its height in Tigisis during Feb. 304.
Although the diocese ceased to function in the early 7th century, it was reestablished in name in 1933, since which there have been four bishops.
Known Bishops
- Secundus of Tigisis, Primate of Numidia.[4] Donatist fl303-312.
- Gaudentius (Donastist) fl411.
- Domnicosus a Catholic bishop fl484 [5]
- Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath (16 Feb 1968 Appointed – 5 Mar 1973)
- Mogale Paul Nkhumishe (5 Nov 1981 Appointed – 9 Jan 1984)
- Aldo Maria Lazzarín Stella, (15 May 1989 Appointed – 16 Oct 2010)
- Peter Comensoli (20 Apr 2011 Appointed – 20 Nov 2014)[6]
References
- ^ Joseph Bingham, Origines Ecclesiasticae; Or the Antiquities of the Christian Church and Other Works: In Nine Volumes, Volume 3 (Straker, 1843)p230.
- ^ Procop. Vandal. ii. 13.
- ^ Tigisi at catholic-hierarchy.org
- ^ François Decret, Early Christianity in North Africa(James Clarke & Co, 2011) p102.
- ^ Notita Num 89.
- ^ Tigisi in Numidia at catholic-hierarchy.org.