Tabalta

Tabalta was an ancient Roman-Berber city in the province of Africa Proconsularis and of Byzacena during the late antiquity. It was a Catholic diocese.

The site of the ancient town is tentatively given as ruins at Henchir-Gourghebi in the Sahel region of Tunisia.[1]

The city was also the seat of a titular Bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church.[2][3] modern Henchir-Gourghebi in Tunisia .[4] The current Bishop is Jose Kalluvelil who replaced Thomas Daly of San Jose in 2015.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Biskopric of Tabalta at GCatholic.org.
  2. ↑ The "Itinerarium provinciarum Antonini Augusti.
  3. ↑ The apostolic succession , Stand: Annuario Pontificio 1869 - 22.02.2017.
  4. ↑ Biskopric of Tabalta at GCatholic.org.
  5. ↑ http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d2t05.html
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