Tullia is an Ancient city and former bishopric in Numidia and present Latin Catholic titular see.

History

The city, near modern

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to become a

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bishopric.

Titular see

The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 and has had the following incumbents, both of the lowest (episcopal) and intermediary (archiepiscopal) ranks: * Titular Bishop Joost van den Biesen,

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(M. Afr.) (later Mr.) (1948.02.12 – 1958.01.24) * Titular Bishop Roman Andrzejewski (1981.11.12 – 2003.07.07) * Titular Archbishop Georges-Marie-Martin Cottier,

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O.P. (2003.10.07 – 2003.10.21), later Cardinal) * Titular Bishop Luis Morao Andreazza,

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(O.F.M.) (2003.11.12 – 2007.04.21) * Titular Bishop Franco Giulio Brambilla (2007.07.13 – 2011.11.24) * Titular Bishop João Justino de Medeiros Silva (2011.12.21 – 2017.02.22), Auxiliary Bishop of

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. * Titular Bishop John-Nhan Tran (2023.1.23 – present), Auxiliary Bishop of

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References

External links

GigaCatholic with titular incumbent biography links
Catholic titular sees in Africa Former Roman Catholic dioceses in Africa Roman towns and cities in Algeria {{Algeria-hist-stub