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Talaptula was an ancient Entry
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Talaptula was an ancient Roman
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-Berber
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civitas
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of the province
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of Byzacena
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History
At the end of the 3rd century AD, the ...
, which existed during the Roman era and late antiquity
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. The exact location of the town is unknown.
An ancient Catholic
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diocese was centered on the town, and it survives today as a titular bishop
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ric of the Roman Catholic Church
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.at ''gcatholic.org'' The current
bishop
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is Terence Brady (Australia
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), serving since 2007.References
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