Legis Volumni was a
Roman and
Byzantine era town in the
Roman province and
Berber
Berber or Berbers may refer to:
Ethnic group
* Berbers, an ethnic group native to Northern Africa
* Berber languages, a family of Afro-Asiatic languages
Places
* Berber, Sudan, a town on the Nile
People with the surname
* Ady Berber (1913–196 ...
kingdom of
Numidia
Numidia ( Berber: ''Inumiden''; 202–40 BC) was the ancient kingdom of the Numidians located in northwest Africa, initially comprising the territory that now makes up modern-day Algeria, but later expanding across what is today known as Tunis ...
in the
Maghreb. It served as an ancient
Latin Catholic diocese. The town is identified with ruins near the modern city of
Lioua
Lioua ( ar, ليوة) is a town and Communes of Algeria, commune in Ourlal District, of Biskra Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it had a population of 15,960, but this had grown to 21,416 in 2008.
The town is on the edge of the Saha ...
in
Algeria.
Bishopric
Legis Volumini was also the seat of an ancient
bishopric, which remains a
titular see of the
Roman Catholic church.
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Known Bishops
* Francis Paul McHugh (August 1967 – May 2003)
* Juan Tomás Oliver Climent (27 February 2004 – current)
References
{{coord missing, Algeria
Roman sites in Algeria
Archaeological sites in Algeria
Former populated places in Algeria