Aquae Novae in Numidia is a former Roman city and bishopric and presently a Latin Catholic titular see.
History
Aquae Novae was an ancient city in present
Algeria
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, which was important enough to become a
suffragan
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bishopric in the
Roman province
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of
Numidia
Numidia was the ancient kingdom of the Numidians in northwest Africa, initially comprising the territory that now makes up Algeria, but later expanding across what is today known as Tunisia and Libya. The polity was originally divided between ...
, but faded.
Titular see
The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as a
titular bishopric
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.
It has had the following incumbents, all of the lowest (episcopal) rank :
*
Douglas Joseph Warren (1964.06.16 – 1967.09.26), as
Auxiliary Bishop
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...
of
Wilcannia–Forbes (Australia) (1964.06.16 – 1967.09.26), later succeeded as Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes (1967.09.26 – 1994.03.30)
* Samuel Silverio Buitrago Trujillo,
Lazarists
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(C.M.) (1968.10.11 – 1972.12.18),
Auxiliary Bishop
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...
of
Manizales
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Currently, the city is the main center for the production of Colombian coffee and an importa ...
(Colombia) (1968.10.11 – 1972.12.18), later Bishop of
Montería
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(Colombia) (1972.12.18 – 1976.10.11), finally Metropolitan Archbishop of
Popayán
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(Colombia) (1976.10.11 – 1990.04.11)
* Tito Solari Capellari,
Salesians
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(S.D.B.) (1986.12.16 – 1998.03.07), Auxiliary Bishop of
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
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(Bolivia) (1986.12.16 – 1998.03.07),
Coadjutor Archbishop The term "coadjutor" (literally "co-assister" in Latin) is a title qualifier indicating that the holder shares the office with another person, with powers equal to the other in all but formal order of precedence.
These include:
* Coadjutor bishop ...
of
Cochabamba
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(Bolivia) (1998.03.07 – 1999.07.08), succeeding as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cochabamba (1999.07.08 – 2014.09.24)
* Albano Bortoletto Cavallin (1973.06.14 – 1986.10.24), Auxiliary Bishop of
Curitiba
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(Brazil) (1973.06.14 – 1986.10.24), Bishop of
Guarapuava
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(Brazil) (1986.10.24 – 1992.03.11), Metropolitan Archbishop of
Londrina
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(Brazil) (1992.03.11 – 2006.05.10)
* Francisco Javier Múnera Correa,
Consolata Missionaries
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(I.M.C.) (1998.11.28 – ...),
Apostolic Vicar
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The Apostles
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*The Twelve Apostles of Jesus, or something related to them, such as the Church of the Holy Apostles
*Apostolic succession, the doctrine connecting the Christian Churc ...
of
San Vicente del Caguán
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Religion
Its Marian Catedral Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes (dedicated to the Virgin of Mercy) is the cathedral episcopal see of the ...
(Colombia).
See also
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Aquae in Numidia
Aquae in Numidia is a former Roman city and bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see in present Algeria.
History
In Antiquity, the city (situated near modern Henchir-El-Hamman) was important enough in the Roman province of Numidia to bec ...
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Aquae Novae in Proconsulari
Aquae Novae in Proconsulari is a former Ancient city and bishopric in Roman Africa and present Latin Catholic titular see.
Its modern location are the ruins of Sidi-Ali-Djebin, in present Tunisia.
History
Aquae Novae was important enough in the ...
Source and External links
GigaCatholic with titular incumbent links
Catholic titular sees in Africa