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Cubda

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Africa Proconsularis (125 AD)

Cubda was an ancient city in Tunisia. It is a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church.

The town was an ancient bishopric,[1][2] centered in an unknown city,[3] probably of the same name. It was situated in the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis, now northern Tunisia.[4][5]

History

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The church records tell of only 2 known bishops of this diocese.

Cubda survives today as a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church,[6] and the current bishop is Efraín Mendoza Cruz, of Mexico, who replaced José María Izuzquiza Herranz in 2011.

References

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  1. ^ J. Ferron, v. Cubdensis in Dictionnaire d'Histoire et de Géographie ecclésiastiques, vol. XIII, (Paris, 1956), col. 1083.
  2. ^ Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa Christiana, Volume I, (Brescia, 1816), p. 146.
  3. ^ Titular Episcopal See of Cubda.
  4. ^ Cubuda at Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
  5. ^ Titular Episcopal See of Cubda.
  6. ^ Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, (Leipzig, 1931), p.465.